In most African countries, there is no systemic human biomonitoring and research on environmental exposure and the impact on the health of the African population.The objective of this project is closer cooperation between European (Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark) and African (Morocco, Benin, Ethiopia) universities by co-building capacities in environmental health for the assessment of environmental exposure in the population through universities and occupational health services. This will be done by promoting international training of researchers and health professionals, forming research groups, upgrading infrastructures for health monitoring, and establishing an African surveillance system with occupational physicians and university researchers, which will allow for the collection of statistically representative biomonitoring data on environmental agents and health.In the preparatory phase, we will map the current state of the art, i.e., experience, needs and priorities, in the different African countries (WP2). Next, we will set up targeted initiatives to enhance the education of researchers and occupational physicians in training. We will provide guidance, counselling and coaching for HEIs in environmental health research, make them familiar with EU standards, and aid in the set-up of national environment and health research groups (WP3). Meanwhile, we will set up a sentinel surveillance network for human biomonitoring (WP4). The results of the previous work packages will be used to connect European and African academics and health professionals specialized in environmental health to share and multiply the national and internal experience and expertise. This will be done by communication and dissemination through our joint website, meetings and conference(s)(WP5). Throughout the whole project, we will ensure the quality and management of the project and made a dedicated work package that covers the entire project period (WP1).