
- May 2
Mentorship in PBL – Lessons from the Sustainable Solid Waste Student Challenge in Zambia
Text and photos: Kamuti Mulonda, Lecturer from University of Zambia I was the main mentor for students from the University of Zambia...

- Apr 23
STUDENT POST: Muli-Bwanji from Finland!
Text: Meryem Boudalal A journey of 8 students from Finland experiencing Zambia If I say the African country that has the world's greatest...

- Apr 13
Building industry-university collaboration in Zambia
Text and photo: Jenni Hopeela HAMK has implemented an Accelerated Growth for SMEs (AGS) Co-creation and Innovation programme in...

- Apr 8
HAMK students arrived to Zambia
HAMK students arrived to Zambia for the last part of AGS Co-creation and Innovation programme cooperation Text Jenni Hopeela The AGS...

- Mar 22
STUDENT POST: The importance of understanding each other’s culture in collaborative teamwork
After the first workshop with students from University of Zambia and Mulungushi University, various feelings have been shared. Feelings...

- Feb 21
STUDENT POST: Initial feelings with Accelerated Growth for SMEs in Zambia
The HAMK in Africa project offers students and lecturers a great opportunity to broaden our perspectives and take a peek into the...

- Feb 20
Co-creation and innovation program in Zambia
Accelerated Growth for SMEs (AGS) Co-creation and Innovation program for 18 Zambian enterprises was launched in a webinar on the 8th of...

- Feb 7
New round of Student projects have started!
Four (4) student projects are being implemented in collaboration with partners in Finland, Kenya, Zambia, South Africa and Ghana....

- Feb 7
Why it’s time for Kenyan universities to adopt the Problem Based Learning approach
Why it’s time for Kenyan universities to adopt the Problem Based Learning approach in preparation for the first lot of Competency Based...

- Jan 7
The first Pilot Student Challenges successfully finished
A webinar was held for the presentations of the projects which celebrated real-life learning in higher education. Text Jenni Hopeela &...

- Dec 14, 2021
Research for agro-entrepreneurship open university concept in Zambia
PBL-BioAfrica is collaborating with Ambitious.Africa and ESGROW to find out opportunities for an open university concept in Zambia that...

- Dec 9, 2021
Prof. Yambayamba: Time for HEIs to adopt PBL
The Chair of PBL-BioAfrica’s Board, delivered a keynote address on operationalising PBL at RUFORUM’s Triennial Conference in Benin. The...

- Nov 11, 2021
From Bio-Trash to Cash
A group of eight students from Egerton University are working on a Sustainable Biowaste Management and Commercialization in Nakuru County...

- Nov 8, 2021
PBL-BioAfrica and Fida collaborating for accessible quality education in Kenya
PBL-BioAfrica is collaborating with Fida International, a Finnish civil society organisation, in investigating the possibilities for...

- Oct 12, 2021
Experiencing PBL
In the Sustainable Bioeconomy module at HAMK, we have been able to experiment with PBL (Problem-based Learning) together with Zambian...

- Oct 7, 2021
Cooperation puzzle
Working life is very international today, and engineers need knowledge in international working methods and language skills....

- Sep 23, 2021
Aluminium in sustainable development
An international student team is working on developing sustainable aluminium management in Zambia.

- Sep 21, 2021
Towards a cleaner Nairobi
Students of Biotechnology and Food Engineering at HAMK share their initial thoughts on solving waste management issues in Kenya together...

- Sep 15, 2021
Over 100 teachers participate in ODL training
An ODL training course for developing teachers’ competence in planning, preparing, and organising online and distance-based education...

- Sep 13, 2021
At the start of something new
Students of Biotechnology and Food Engineering at HAMK are excited about participating PBL-BioAfrica's student project. Students are...