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Higher Education Development Project

Development Objective

The project development objective is to increase access to, and improve the quality and relevance of, higher education in Afghanistan.

Key Details

Project Details

  • P146184

  • Active

  • Abdul Sofizada , Harsha Aturupane

  • MoF - Ministry of Finance,Ministry of Finance

  • Afghanistan

  • June 6, 2015

  • (as of board presentation)

    July 7, 2015

  • September 15, 2015

  • US$ 50.00 million

  • Ministry of Higher Education

  • South Asia

  • 2016

  • US$ 50.00 million

  • B

  • March 22, 2023

  • June 30, 2025

  • TBD

  • BANK APPROVED

  • Notes

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

No data available.
Financier Commitments
Afghanistan Resilience Trust Fund 50.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment N/A
IDA Commitment N/A
IBRD + IDA Commitment N/A
Lending Instrument
Grant Amount 50.00
Total Project Cost** 50.00

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of January 31, 2025

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Financier Approval Date Closing Date Principal Disbursed Repayments Interest, Charges & Fees

Detailed Financial Activity as of January 31, 2025

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Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name Review Date
Overall Safeguards Rating Moderately Satisfactory 2022-10-24
Procurement Moderately Satisfactory 2022-10-24
Financial Management Moderately Satisfactory 2022-10-24
Project Management Satisfactory 2022-10-24
Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory 2022-10-24
Monitoring and Evaluation Satisfactory 2022-10-24
Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory 2022-10-24

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATORIMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 06-07-2023
OutcomesSubstantial
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank PerformanceHighly Satisfactory
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATORICR REVIEW: 06-08-2023PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome RatingSatisfactory N/a
Risk To Development OutcomeN/a
Bank PerformanceHighly SatisfactoryN/a
Borrower PerformanceN/a
Government PerformanceN/a
Implementing AgencyN/a
Icr QualitySubstantialN/a
M&e QualityHighN/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • Number of public universities developing, implementing and monitoring strategic five year rolling institutional development plans c onsistent with the National Higher Education Strategic PlanValueTemplate for University Strategic Institutional De24 universities have prepared and issued SIDPs acc24
    DateJanuary 1, 2015August 26, 2021December 20, 2022
    Comment
  • Student enrollment in universities in priority degree programs for economic developmentValue64200.0088624.0086500.00
    DateJanuary 1, 2015August 26, 2021December 20, 2022
    Comment
  • Increased numbers of full time academic staff with at least a Master’s degree in priority degree programsValue700.001000.001600.00
    DateJanuary 1, 2015December 31, 2021December 20, 2022
    Comment
  • Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learningValue0.0088624.0086500.00
    DateDecember 31, 2015August 26, 2021December 20, 2022
    Comment
  • Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning - FemaleValue11400.0018000.0013000.00
    Date
    Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • Female enrollment in priority degree programs in the 1st year of public universitiesValue3000.006700.005500.00
    DateJanuary 1, 2015August 26, 2021December 20, 2022
    Comment
  • Number of female students with access to adequate residential facilities for women on university campusesValue2500.005800.005500.00
    DateJanuary 1, 2015August 26, 2021December 20, 2022
    Comment
  • Number of full time academic staff trained in, and practicing, outcome-based education and student centered learningValueStaff Development Centers available in universitie2,050 academics have been trained in and are pract1250
    DateJanuary 1, 2015August 26, 2021December 20, 2022
    Comment
  • Number of public universities with functional ICT centers for ICT based higher educationValueScorecard for ICT centers and ICT based education 10 universities have new and functional ICT center12
    DateJanuary 1, 2015August 26, 2021December 20, 2022
    Comment
  • Number of scholarships awarded to full time faculty staff for Master's Degrees in priority disciplinesValueScholarship selection criteria prepared265 scholarships completed350
    DateJanuary 1, 2015August 26, 2021December 20, 2022
    Comment
  • Number of technical staff completing short-term technical and maintenance coursesValue0.00400.00400.00
    DateJanuary 1, 2015August 26, 2021December 20, 2022
    Comment
  • Number of universities with Internal Quality Assurance Units (IQAUs) functioning to international standardsValueNo university with an IQAU functioning to internat9 universities with IQAUs functioning to internati16
    DateJanuary 1, 2015August 26, 2021December 20, 2022
    Comment
  • Number of public and private universities which complete a new regionally benchmarked quality assurance cycleValuenone4848
    DateJanuary 1, 2015August 26, 2021December 20, 2022
    Comment
  • Number of university senior managerial and administrative staff completing short-term leadership and management courses in the context of greater authority and accountabilityValuenone450 staff trained500
    DateJanuary 1, 2015August 26, 2021December 20, 2022
    Comment
  • Development oriented research projects, mainly in the priority disciplinesValueUniversities can implement group and individual re39 team research projects and 78 individual resear140
    DateJanuary 1, 2015August 26, 2021December 20, 2022
    Comment