Higher Education Quality and Capacity Improvement Project

Abstract*

The development objective of the Higher Education Quality and Capacity Improvement Project for Cambodia is to: (a) improve the quality of teaching, management, and research in project-supported entities; and (b) pilot the targeting of disadvantaged students for enhanced retention. There are four components to the project. The first component of the project is strengthening the capacity of the higher education system. This component will focus primarily... Show More

Development Objective

The development objective of this higher education project is to: (a) improve the quality of teaching, management, and research in project-supported entities; and (b) pilot the targeting of disadvantaged students for enhanced retention.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P106605
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Tsuyoshi Fukao
Borrower 2
Ministry of Economy and Finance

Country
Cambodia
Disclosure Date
September 16, 2008
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
August 5, 2010
Effective Date
December 30, 2010

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 23.00 million
Implementing Agency
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport
Region
East Asia and Pacific
Fiscal Year 3
2011

Commitment Amount
US$ 23.00 million
Environmental Category
C
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
September 30, 2017

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
August 15, 2023

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 - Education100%
- FY17 - Access to Education25%
- FY17 - Science and Technology25%
- FY17 - Standards, Curriculum and Textbooks25%
- FY17 - Teachers25%

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