An innovative initiative dedicated to advancing sustainable construction, climate resilience, and circular economy practices — integrating natural materials, digital innovation, and traditional engineering knowledge.
Our mission is to empower students, researchers, and practitioners with the skills, tools, and knowledge to develop resource-efficient, climate-responsive building solutions across Africa and Europe.
The BUCABUMA logo is a composite emblem that encodes the project's identity in four interlocking visual elements, unified by a two-tone wordmark. At its centre is a single guiding idea: inside the framework of circularity and natural building materials, it is the exchange of ideas, knowledge, technology, and mobility between people that drives transformation. The Globe forms the emblem's structural foundation: an open, line...
Our four pillars of impact guide every initiative, scholarship, and research project across Africa and Europe.
Championing circular natural building materials, bamboo, timber for a regenerative construction future.
Explore impactFully funded fellowships that transform careers and bridge continents.
Explore impactConnecting KNUST, KIT, UoN, AAU and WITS in shared sustainable purpose.
Explore impactFrugal engineering innovations that close the loop from raw material to recycled resource.
Explore impactHover or tap an institution to explore their work
During Mobility
A coordinated set of services accompanies every scholarship holder before departure, on arrival and throughout the mobility — delivered by the host institution under the supervision of its Local Coordination Office (LCO).
On-arrival reception, induction and a structured orientation programme covering academic and administrative life on campus.
Guidance on residences on or near the campus, and help securing a room before arrival.
Pairing with a supervisor or mentor for the full duration, with regular check-ins on research milestones.
Practical support before departure and continuous follow-up for administrative and personal matters.
Invitation letters, visa assistance, residence cards and research authorisations.
Language preparation aligned with the host institution and field of study.
Tailored accessibility arrangements and individualised support so that scholars with disabilities can participate fully in academic and research activities on equal terms.
Note — Services are coordinated by the host institution and may vary in form across the consortium. Full provisions are detailed on the Application Information page.
Read more on Application Info
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Photos & Collections
Women in construction: assembling a sustainable wooden structure.
A Key to Sustainable Construction Bamboo plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of sustainable architecture.
Shade for the Crown Square: To improve the quality of the public space
Re-interpretation of Natural Building Materials using Frugal Digital Construction Technologies in Ghana.
