Support for Autonomous Higher Education Project (SAHEP)

Abstract*

The development objective of the Support for Autonomous Higher Education Project for Vietnam is to improve research, teaching, and institutional capacity at selected autonomous universities and strengthen the national higher education management system. The project has two components. The first component, improved research, teaching, and institutional management capacity at three selected autonomous universities will support the three selected autonomous... Show More

Development Objective

The Development Objective of the Project is to improve research, teaching, and institutional capacity at selected autonomous universities and strengthen the national higher education management system.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P156849
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Michael Drabble , Dung Dao
Borrower 2
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM

Country
Viet Nam
Disclosure Date
December 22, 2016
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
May 15, 2017
Effective Date
December 27, 2018

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 174.60 million
Implementing Agency
Industry University of Ho Chi Minh City,Hanoi National Economics University,Vietnam National University of Agriculture,Hanoi University of Science and Technology,Ministry of Education and Training
Region
East Asia and Pacific
Fiscal Year 3
2017

Commitment Amount
US$ 155.00 million
Environmental Category
B
Last Update Date
December 13, 2023
Closing Date
June 30, 2023

Consultant Services required
TBD
Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED

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 - Education Facilities90%
- FY17 - Education Governance, School-Based Management3%
- FY17 - Science and Technology28%
- FY17 - Standards, Curriculum and Textbooks6%
FY17 - Gender32%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Credit	155.00
Borrower/Recipient	19.60

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	155.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	155.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	174.60

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

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
May 15, 2022	IDA-60360	Int Charges	152,346.69
May 15, 2022	IDA-60360	Int Charges	152,346.69
Dec 7, 2021	IDA-60360	Loan Disb	976,578.00
May 13, 2022	IDA-60360	Loan Disb	4,456,432.00
Mar 25, 2022	IDA-60360	Loan Disb	8,231,138.50
Jul 20, 2022	IDA-60360	Loan Disb	1,868,164.00
Dec 27, 2021	IDA-60360	Loan Disb	6,338,904.50
Dec 21, 2022	IDA-60360	Loan Disb	6,103,747.00
May 26, 2021	IDA-60360	Loan Disb	10,376,027.00
Nov 15, 2021	IDA-60360	Int Charges	192,603.84
Nov 15, 2021	IDA-60360	Int Charges	966.30
Nov 15, 2021	IDA-60360	Int Charges	115,562.28
Nov 15, 2021	IDA-60360	Int Charges	115,562.28
Aug 10, 2021	IDA-60360	Loan Disb	3,272,844.00
Aug 3, 2021	IDA-60360	Loan Disb	867,556.00
Dec 14, 2021	IDA-60360	Loan Disb	600,518.00
Jan 4, 2021	IDA-60360	Loan Disb	314,504.75
Dec 22, 2020	IDA-60360	Loan Disb	4,152,667.00
Jan 29, 2021	IDA-60360	Loan Disb	316,000.00
Jan 8, 2021	IDA-60360	Loan Disb	-314,473.25
Feb 8, 2021	IDA-60360	Loan Disb	9,580,916.00
May 15, 2021	IDA-60360	Int Charges	51,618.61
May 15, 2021	IDA-60360	Int Charges	51,618.61
May 15, 2021	IDA-60360	Int Charges	85,041.47
May 15, 2021	IDA-60360	Int Charges	1,648.15
Jun 15, 2021	IDA-60360	Loan Disb	508,000.00
Nov 15, 2020	IDA-60360	Int Charges	14,192.17
Nov 15, 2020	IDA-60360	Int Charges	14,192.17
Nov 15, 2020	IDA-60360	Int Charges	22,027.12
May 29, 2020	IDA-60360	Loan Disb	3,627,953.00
Jun 1, 2020	IDA-60360	Loan Disb	177,777.00
Oct 13, 2020	IDA-60360	Loan Disb	866,037.60
Dec 8, 2020	IDA-60360	Loan Disb	270,000.00
May 15, 2024	IDA-60360	Int Charges	512,178.84
May 15, 2024	IDA-60360	Int Charges	23,910.04
May 15, 2024	IDA-60360	Loan Repay	2,995,491.00
May 15, 2024	IDA-60360	Int Charges	307,307.30
May 15, 2024	IDA-60360	Int Charges	307,307.30
May 15, 2017	IDA-60360	Loan Commitment	155,000,000.00
Dec 29, 2023	IDA-60360	Loan Disb	-21,244.28
Nov 30, 2023	IDA-60360	Loan Disb	-108,002.38
Dec 29, 2023	IDA-60360	Loan Cancel	7,349,359.50
May 15, 2023	IDA-60360	Loan Repay	3,308,563.20
May 15, 2023	IDA-60360	Int Charges	286,917.44
May 15, 2023	IDA-60360	Int Charges	286,917.44
May 15, 2023	IDA-60360	Int Charges	425,755.97
May 15, 2023	IDA-60360	Int Charges	93,874.80
Dec 14, 2023	IDA-60360	Loan Disb	-751,332.75
Nov 30, 2023	IDA-60360	Loan Disb	-7,109.22
Nov 15, 2023	IDA-60360	Int Charges	51,802.71
Nov 15, 2023	IDA-60360	Int Charges	504,603.40
Nov 15, 2023	IDA-60360	Loan Repay	3,268,372.20
Nov 15, 2023	IDA-60360	Int Charges	317,140.90
Nov 15, 2023	IDA-60360	Int Charges	317,140.90
Dec 27, 2023	IDA-60360	Loan Disb	-123,104.31
Jan 17, 2023	IDA-60360	Loan Disb	378,808.00
Jan 17, 2023	IDA-60360	Loan Disb	2,547,765.00
Mar 21, 2023	IDA-60360	Loan Disb	5,709,000.00
Jan 11, 2023	IDA-60360	Loan Disb	1,298,921.00
Jun 28, 2023	IDA-60360	Loan Disb	2,458,400.00
Jun 28, 2023	IDA-60360	Loan Disb	4,588,186.50
Dec 23, 2022	IDA-60360	Loan Disb	1,056,752.00
Dec 20, 2021	IDA-60360	Loan Disb	2,657,151.00
Sep 8, 2022	IDA-60360	Loan Disb	3,186,829.00
Oct 24, 2022	IDA-60360	Loan Cancel	48,941,920.00
Nov 15, 2022	IDA-60360	Int Charges	8,010.70
Nov 9, 2022	IDA-60360	Loan Disb	10,288,151.00
Nov 15, 2022	IDA-60360	Int Charges	210,950.05
Nov 15, 2022	IDA-60360	Int Charges	259,574.69
Nov 15, 2022	IDA-60360	Loan Repay	4,963,707.00
Nov 15, 2022	IDA-60360	Int Charges	210,950.05
Dec 14, 2022	IDA-60360	Loan Disb	936,622.00
May 15, 2022	IDA-60360	Int Charges	253,537.16
May 15, 2022	IDA-60360	Int Charges	4,636.11
May 15, 2022	IDA-60360	Int Charges	4,636.11

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Procurement	Satisfactory	2023-06-11
Financial Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2023-06-11
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2023-06-11
Counterpart Funding	Moderately Satisfactory	2023-06-11
Project Management	Satisfactory	2023-06-11
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2023-06-11
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2023-06-11

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 12-13-2023
Outcomes	Substantial
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank Performance	Substantial
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 10-15-2024	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome		N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance		N/a
Government Performance		N/a
Implementing Agency		N/a
Icr Quality	Substantial	N/a
M&e Quality	Substantial	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

PDO 1: Students and researchers per laboratory workstation in VNUA and HUST Value 220.00 81.00 110.50
Date March 1, 2017 April 28, 2023 December 30, 2022
Comment
PDO 2: Additional internationally accredited programs at VNUA and HUST (5-year total) Value 0.00 28.00 2.00
Date December 30, 2016 April 28, 2023 December 30, 2022
Comment

PDO 3: Proposed actions from the previous year’s ‘Autonomy Implementation Reports’ implemented each year in VNUA and HUST (5-year total)	Value	0.00	123.00	13.00
	Date	December 30, 2016	April 28, 2023	December 30, 2022
	Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

IR 1: Increase in the value of resources for research obtained through competitive selection of VNUA and HUST (5-year total)	Value	0.00	14370.00	1100.00
	Date	December 30, 2016	April 28, 2023	December 30, 2022
	Comment

IR 6: Universities granted institutional accreditation using newly adopted accreditation standards by four independent accreditation centers (End Result = 5-year total)	Value	0.00	96.00	53.00
	Date	December 30, 2016	April 28, 2023	December 30, 2022
	Comment

IR 2: New research collaboration projects approved and launched each year at VNUA and HUST (End Target = 5-year total) Value 0.00 278.00 26.00
Date December 30, 2016 April 28, 2023 December 30, 2022
Comment
IR 7: University programs accredited by four independent accreditation centers (End Target = 5-Year total) Value 0.00 521.00 101.00
Date December 30, 2016 April 28, 2023 December 30, 2022
Comment

IR 3:New research collaboration projects approved and launched each year at VNUA and HUST led by female team leaders (End Target = Year 5)	Value	26.52	36.12	27.50
	Date	December 30, 2016	April 28, 2023	December 30, 2022
	Comment

IR 8: Downloads of e-resources each year by users of eLibrary Portal (End Target = 5-year total) Value 0.00 2703103.00 16000.00
Date December 30, 2016 April 28, 2023 December 30, 2022
Comment
IR 4: Programs updated at VNUA and HUST. End Target = 5-year total) Value 0.00 113.00 13.00
Date December 30, 2016 April 28, 2023 December 30, 2022
Comment
IR 9: Higher education institutions providing data each year for the HEMIS system (Final goal = Number of years 5) Value 0.00 222.00 235.00
Date December 30, 2016 April 28, 2023 December 15, 2022
Comment
IR 5: Female students enrolled in updated programs at VNUA and HUST each year (End Target = Year 5) Value 33.00 33.40 36.50
Date December 30, 2016 April 28, 2023 December 30, 2022
Comment
Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning Value 0.00 622743.00 0.00
Date July 31, 2017 April 28, 2023
Comment
Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning - Female Value 0.00 257187.00 0.00
Date
Comment

IR 11: Recommendations based on lessons learned from university autonomy pilots incorporated into MOET policies	Value	N/A	HUST and VNUA are finalizing their 5-year Autonomy	YES
	Date	December 31, 2016	April 28, 2023	December 15, 2022
	Comment

PDO 1: Students and researchers per laboratory workstation in VNUA and HUST	Value	220.00	81.00	110.50
	Date	March 1, 2017	April 28, 2023	December 30, 2022
	Comment

IR 5: Female students enrolled in updated programs at VNUA and HUST each year (End Target = Year 5)	Value	33.00	33.40	36.50
	Date	December 30, 2016	April 28, 2023	December 30, 2022
	Comment