| Financier | Commitments |
|---|---|
| IDA Credit | 15.00 |
| Borrower/Recipient | 15.00 |
Africa Higher Education Centers of Excellence Project Add. Fin.
Development Objective
The Project Development Objective is to support the Recipients to promote regional specialization among participating universitiesin areas that address regional challenges by strengthening the capacities of these universities to deliver quality training andapplied research.
Key Details
Project Details
P153111
Closed
Andreas Blom
N/A
Western and Central Africa
August 27, 2015
(as of board presentation)
September 10, 2015
N/A
US$ 30.00 million
N/A
2016
US$ 15.00 million
B
Not Applicable
September 30, 2020
Yes
BANK APPROVED
September 13, 2022
Finances
Financing Plan (US$ Millions)
Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)
| Product Line | IBRD/IDA |
|---|---|
| IBRD Commitment | N/A |
| IDA Commitment | 15.00 |
| IBRD + IDA Commitment | 15.00 |
| Lending Instrument | |
|---|---|
| Grant Amount | N/A |
| Total Project Cost** | 30.00 |
Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of April 30, 2025
No data available.
Detailed Financial Activity as of April 30, 2025
No data available.
Results Framework
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS
| INDICATOR | BASELINE | CURRENT | TARGET |
|---|
No of students enrolled in new specialized Master, PhD, post-grad, post-doc and/or short-term courses/ programs Value 1580.00 3510.00 17375.00 Date November 1, 2013 June 9, 2015 December 31, 2018 Comment Addition of 1775 students No. of internationally (regionally/sub-regioanally) accredited education programs. Value 3.00 0.00 18.00 Date November 30, 2013 December 31, 2018 Comment Addition of 3 accredited education programs. Amount of externally generated revenue by the ACEs. Value 976877.00 5872424.00 9551250.00 Date November 1, 2013 June 9, 2015 December 31, 2018 Comment Addition of USD$1,551,250 Number of Students with at least 1 month internship in a private sector company or a local institutions relevant to their field/ sector. Value 1037.00 2281.00 6928.00 Date November 1, 2013 June 9, 2015 December 31, 2018 Comment Addition of 1028 students Number of regional students enrolled in new specialized short-term courses, Master and PhD programs Value 987.00 1458.00 9432.00 Date November 30, 2013 June 9, 2015 December 31, 2018 Comment Addition of 532 students to end target
INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS
| INDICATOR | BASELINE | CURRENT | TARGET |
|---|
No of faculty trained by the ACEs Value 100.00 329.00 1200.00 Date November 1, 2013 June 9, 2015 December 31, 2014 Comment Addition of 300 faculty to original target No of newly established or revised curricula (meeting labor market skills), as approved by the appropriate institutional organ. Value 0.00 48.00 66.00 Date November 1, 2013 June 9, 2015 March 31, 2018 Comment Addition of 6 new established or revised curricula. Increase of internationally recognized research publications in disciplines supported by the ACE-Programme Value 1098.00 1222.00 1335.00 Date November 1, 2013 June 9, 2015 December 31, 2018 Comment Addition of 135. No of ACE-Institutions reporting on at least 85% of their indicators, submitting the RF to the AAU in time. Value 0.00 6.00 14.00 Date November 1, 2013 December 1, 2014 December 31, 2018 Comment Addition of 2. No of partnership agreements between ACEs and engaged partner institutions Value 48.00 107.00 208.00 Date November 1, 2013 June 9, 2015 December 31, 2018 Comment Addition of 38 partnership agreements. ACE project implementation team meetings with openedly disclosed minutes Value 0.00 30.00 136.00 Date November 15, 2015 June 9, 2015 December 31, 2018 Comment Addition of 16. Annual program report prepared and submitted to WB Value N/A Two semi-annual activity program reports have been Done Date November 1, 2013 December 1, 2014 December 31, 2018 Comment Annual disclosed unqualified external financial audit with the ACE annual budget (planned and executed). Value 0.00 0.00 37.00 Date November 1, 2013 December 31, 2018 Comment RFU holding regular meetings with at least 15 ACEs participating Value 0.00 2.00 8.00 Date November 1, 2013 December 1, 2014 December 31, 2018 Comment Level of satisfaction of ACE and ACE Steering Committee on quality of support provided by the Regional Facilitation Unit (AAU). Value 73.00 0.00 75.00 Date May 20, 2014 December 31, 2018 Comment Direct project beneficiaries Value 2717.00 0.00 18765.00 Date November 1, 2013 December 31, 2018 Comment Addition of 2075 beneficiaries (300 faculty and 1775 students). (including 858 female beneficiaries.) Number of regional faculty trained by the ACEs Value 27.00 44.00 415.00 Date November 1, 2013 June 9, 2015 December 31, 2018 Comment Addition of 80 faculty Number of regional faculty trained by the ACEs Value 27.00 44.00 415.00 Date November 1, 2013 June 9, 2015 December 31, 2018 Comment Addition of 80 faculty. Number of national faculty trained by the ACEs Value 73.00 285.00 685.00 Date November 1, 2013 June 9, 2015 December 31, 2018 Comment Addition of 120 faculty. Female beneficiaries Value 332.00 0.00 4464.00 Date November 1, 2013 December 31, 2018 Comment Number of female faculty regionally trained by the ACEs Value 7.00 10.00 131.00 Date November 1, 2013 June 9, 2015 December 31, 2018 Comment Addition of 30 faculty Number of national female faculty trained by the ACEs Value 14.00 69.00 195.00 Date November 1, 2013 June 9, 2015 December 31, 2018 Comment Addition of 40 faculty.