Problem Based and Project Based Learning (PBL) have proven to be a highly successful method for training
professionals in higher education. After the establishment of PBL institutions in Canada, the Netherlands,
Denmark and Sweden during the reform period in the 60’s and 70’s, many higher institutions in the US,
Europe, Australia and more recently in Asia, Africa and South America have been
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educational method. As a consequence, the cultural dimension in PBL has gained in importance. This was the
reason to choose the cultural dimension as the central theme of the fourth international PBL research symposium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia July, 2–3 2013.