The BASIS project (Boosting Agricultural Studies in Sub-Saharan Africa) addresses the topic of capacity building in HE. The focus of project activities and interventions is placed on six higher education institutions (hereinafter: HEIs) in 3 countries of Sub-Saharan Africa (hereinafter: SSA), namely Togo, Senegal and Uganda. The activities and interventions are devised to help the partnership achieve the set project objectives, and they are as follows:

OVERALL PROJECT OBJECTIVE is to support partner higher education institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa in improving the relevance and inclusiveness of higher education. This is to be obtained by attaining two specific project objectives: SO1) To reshape student practice and shift it from teaching to competence-based practical work, and introduce farm placements to ensure better student employability, and SO2) To build capacities and strengthen policies of partner HEIs to promote social inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility of agricultural education. The project refers to the overarching priority relating to sustainable growth and jobs with the focus on the field of agriculture.