The successful planning of construction projects requires a cross disciplinary cooperation of planners with different expertise. Building Information Modelling (BIM) as a modern networked working method offers the chance to improve digital planning workflows as well as communication and collaboration during a project. This paper raises the question of how Building Information Modelling (BIM) can be taught to students and presents an example of best practice in the field of Project Based Learning (PBL). In this paper, the authors describe the development of a joint PBL-based teaching-learning project between HTWK Leipzig and TU Dresden. A practical example scenario was created, in which students from various disciplines were divided into different specialist groups depending on their field of study. Therefore, different roles were distributed in the respective groups, whereby various responsibilities were assigned according to the individual learning backgrounds of the students. Overall, students from different institutions worked together in a common planning process specifically developed for this project. With the help of digital collaboration tools the physical distance between the two institutions was overcome. Thus, the concept matches real-world-planning scenarios since usually representatives from specialised disciplines are based in different locations. The evaluation of the students did not only focus on the final results, but above all on the cooperation between the individual groups. Special attention was paid to the professional communication and data exchange between disciplines. Throughout the course, students had to analyse and design their own approach to the teaching and learning scenario, supported by regular consultations with teachers considering feedback and reflecting new experiences of the participating students.