Most professionals involved in the design and building construction sector state, that the age of sustainable high-rise timber buildings has started. They agree that timber is an ideal material when grown in sustainably managed forests. It is being used more and more extensively in the building and construction industry. This movement regarding the construction of high-rise timber buildings is transnational and is being implemented in the EU and worldwide, for example in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the USA. However, education in high-rise timber construction is still very limited, especially in Europe. Most HEIs in the EU, that have technical degrees in design, construction and materials for high-rise buildings have curricular implementing the studies of concrete and steel, being prefabricated or manufactured on site. Normally, education in construction from timber focuses on 1 to 2 storey timber buildings (one family houses, etc.). However, architects and engineering companies are already working on sustainable high-rise timber buildings of up to 16 stories high. Thus, there is an urgent need to educate students with innovative applied skills needed in this area at an undergraduate degree level.The wider objective of this project was to develop a trans-disciplinary and transnational course/ elective element in the EU HEIs in the design, construction and management of sustainable high-rise timber buildings in order to enhance the quality and relevance of students’ knowledge and skills for future labour market needs. The project was implemented by five higher education institutions from Denmark, United Kingdom, Lithuania, Portugal, Estonia and Lithuanian Study and Consulting Center together with Estonian Woodhouse Association.The specific objectives of the project were:1) To strategically research at which level the sustainable design, construction and management of high-rise timber buildings are to be planned and implemented in the partner countries.2) To educate all participants (students, teachers, entrepreneurs) in the field of the sustainability and the emerging global problems. 3) To develop and implement the new strategic trans-disciplinary module/elective element, which meets the needs of the HEIs and market representatives, fulfils the future challenges of sustainable design and construction of high-rise timber buildings.4) To improve competencies of students and teachers in problem solving and team work, innovative thinking, motivation, awareness of cross-professional project input and project management by using project-based learning approach.5) To ensure open awareness of the project results to local, national, EU level and international target groups.Working in international in trans-disciplinary groups, participants increased their knowledge, motivation and obtained a wider view of today’s rapidly growing environmental problems, faced in our planet, for example green-house gas emissions, carbon and ecological foot printing, as a background to explain why the use of sustainable timber in high-rise buildings and construction is important for the future world-wide construction industry.35 teachers from five universities have enhanced competences on innovative module development and teaching strategies, by taking part in intensive trainings, workshops, development of intellectual outputs. They have learnt about the most challenging issues in design, construction and management of sustainable high-rise timber buildings and are using their knowledge and skills in daily education and research activities.The new module was jointly developed by academic staff and business enterprises. The module was integrated into the existing study programmes, thus undergraduate students have direct access to outcomes of the project. 82 students participated in intensive short-time mobility periods and worked together on real projects. Students gained innovative knowledge on HiTimber issues, moreover, by project-based learning they improved their skills in critical thinking, problem solving, group working, negotiation, reaching consensus, taking responsibility for their own learning and social participation. Thus, HEIs have opportunity to educate new professionals, who will be able to apply their knowledge and contribute to the design, construction and management of high-rise timber buildings in labour market. Stakeholders, e.g. public authorities, professional associations, building entrepreneurial associations and private companies were in-depth involved in the process of definition of the new professional profile, development of the new module and teaching materials.By sharing innovative knowledge to all target groups the HiTimber project contributed to the extension of knowledge in the HEIs and building industry by disseminating idea of sustainable buildings constructed in timber to give an overall European context in the sustainable and construction sector.