Afghanistan: Strengthening Higher Education Program

Development Objective

The development objective of the program is to progressively restore basic operational performance at a group of core universities in Afghanistan, which will provide an institutional base for an agenda focusing on tertiary education development, capacity building and reform.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P089040
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Harsha Aturupane
Borrower 2
N/A

Country
Afghanistan
Disclosure Date
March 23, 2005
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
May 19, 2005
Effective Date
July 14, 2005

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 65.00 million
Implementing Agency
N/A
Region
South Asia
Fiscal Year 3
2005

Commitment Amount
US$ 45.00 million
Environmental Category
C
Last Update Date
September 6, 2022
Closing Date
June 30, 2013

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED

Associated Projects
P121805

Notes
1. Total project cost includes funding from World Bank and non-bank sources in US$ millions. Active and Closed projects show current commitments. Proposed (pipeline) and dropped projects show the forecast amount. The commitment amount for projects in the pipeline is indicative and may be modified during the project preparation.
2. Borrower refers to the Borrower of a Loan or Recipient of a Grant.
3. ”Fiscal Year” is the fiscal year in which the project was approved (or dropped if the status is dropped). The World Bank's fiscal year is from July 1 - June 30. For example, a fiscal year of 1996 corresponds to July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1996.

Sectors

Themes

FY17 - Human Development and Gender

FY17 - Education68%
- FY17 - Access to Education17%
- FY17 - Science and Technology17%
- FY17 - Standards, Curriculum and Textbooks17%
- FY17 - Teachers17%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Jobs100%

FY17 - Public Sector Management

FY17 - Public Administration33%
- FY17 - Administrative and Civil Service Reform33%

Project Map

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA GRANT FOR POST-CONFLICT	40.00
Afghanistan Resilience Trust Fund	5.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	40.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	40.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	5.00
Total Project Cost**	65.00

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of February 28, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of February 28, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Aug 11, 2014	IDA-H5920	Loan Disb	-645.53
Jun 23, 2010	IDA-H5920	Loan Commitment	20,000,000.00
Jun 19, 2014	IDA-H5920	Loan Disb	-8,069.48
Feb 28, 2014	IDA-H1620	Loan Cancel	281,791.00
Apr 10, 2014	IDA-H5920	Loan Disb	-434,149.20
Jun 2, 2014	IDA-H5920	Loan Disb	-112,249.00
Jan 28, 2014	IDA-H5920	Loan Disb	673,364.10
Oct 15, 2013	IDA-H5920	Loan Disb	588,999.50
Dec 23, 2013	IDA-H5920	Loan Disb	384,750.20
Dec 23, 2013	IDA-H5920	Loan Disb	137,858.25
Nov 18, 2013	IDA-H5920	Loan Disb	272,410.25
Feb 13, 2014	IDA-H1620	Loan Disb	-116,202.07
Feb 27, 2014	IDA-H5920	Loan Disb	259,009.44
Dec 16, 2013	IDA-H5920	Loan Disb	488,863.62
Dec 16, 2013	IDA-H5920	Loan Disb	279,740.70
Oct 16, 2013	IDA-H5920	Loan Disb	697,343.20
Dec 30, 2013	IDA-H5920	Loan Disb	777,296.10
Jul 8, 2013	IDA-H5920	Loan Disb	546,639.60
Feb 25, 2014	IDA-H5920	Loan Disb	365,306.12
Nov 18, 2014	IDA-H5920	Loan Disb	-7,750.01
Jul 24, 2013	IDA-H5920	Loan Disb	151,831.98
Nov 18, 2014	IDA-H5920	Loan Cancel	7,750.01
May 19, 2005	IDA-H1620	Loan Commitment	40,000,000.00
Aug 11, 2014	IDA-H5920	Loan Cancel	1,268,890.00

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Project Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2013-06-26
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Satisfactory	2013-06-26
Financial Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2013-06-26
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Satisfactory	2013-06-26
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2013-06-26
Procurement	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2013-06-26
Counterpart Funding	Satisfactory	2013-06-26

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 12-26-2013
Outcomes	Substantial
Risk to Development Outcome	Substantial
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance	Substantial
Government Performance	Substantial
Implementing Agency	Moderately Satisfactory

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 05-12-2014	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Satisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome	Significant	N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Government Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Implementing Agency	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Icr Quality	Satisfactory	N/a
M&e Quality	Substantial	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Percent of project faculties using revised and updated curriculum	Value	Curriculum is dated by at least 30 years in most f	97 of 110 faculties covering all 12 SHEP partner u	12 universities with revised curriculum in selecte
	Date	June 1, 2005	May 28, 2013	June 30, 2013
	Comment		89 percent of the selected faculties have completed the revision of curricula.	The 89 percent of the target has been achieved.

Increased percentage of faculty members with at least Master level degrees	Value	40% in Balkh, 18% in Herat, 41% in Kabul, 90% in K	345 academic staff have been sent for the Masters	350 faculty staff from 12 universities in Master P
	Date	June 1, 2005	May 28, 2013	June 30, 2013
	Comment		Across all 12 partner universities, SHEP has increased the percentage of faculty members with at least a Masters degree by anaverage of 34.4%.	295 academic staff have completed their Masters degrees. This is 85 percent of the target. When the balance 50 complete theirMasters 99 percent of the target would have been achieved.

Percent of administrators at the university level and MOHE staff with management training.	Value	None.	Out of a total 1730 administrative staff at the Mo	40 administrative staff from 12 universities and M
	Date	June 1, 2005	May 28, 2013	June 30, 2013
	Comment		The 2 universities not covered under this training were Bamyan and Alberoni Universities	With 1730 administrative staff trained the target has been greatly exceeded.

Percent increase in efficient use of labs, libraries and other facilities in six universities.	Value	Limited use of facilities.	18 faculties have received lab facilities, which h	Labs and teaching and learning facilities in selec
	Date	June 1, 2005	May 28, 2013	June 30, 2013
	Comment		Faculties in all twelve universities were targeted for the installation/ rehabilitation of lab equipment and other learningfacilities. Out of these, 18 faculties have received lab facilities, which have been installed and are in use. Another 13 facultiesare awaiting lab equipment, which is being procured. Apart from lab equipment, 6 libraries have been developed and 14 computer labshave been installed in all twelve universities	The target has been largely achieved. Only two buildings at Kandahar university and one package of equipment will be completed onemonth after project closing.

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Simple strategic plan developed and made operational by mid term.	Value	Plan already in existence in Kabul Univ. 5 other u	All twelve universities have developed strategic p	12 universities implementing strategic plans in li
	Date	June 10, 2005	May 28, 2013	June 30, 2013
	Comment			The target has been fully achieved.

Management Information System developed and introduced by midterm.	Value	Does not exist.	8 out of 12 universities are in the process of est	New Higher Education governance bodies with manage
	Date	June 10, 2005	May 28, 2013	June 30, 2013
	Comment			The target has been achieved 66 percent.