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Meeting demand for specialized Skills and Knowledge critical for Africa’s development

Meeting demand for specialized Skills and Knowledge critical for Africa’s development. Africa Centers of Excellence. Proposed next steps: ACEs. Finalize ACE Implementation Plans ( AAU coordinated ) By May 31: Submission of revised Implementation Plans

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Meeting demand for specialized Skills and Knowledge critical for Africa’s development

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  1. Meeting demand for specialized Skills and Knowledge critical for Africa’s development Africa Centers of Excellence

  2. Proposed next steps: ACEs • Finalize ACE Implementation Plans (AAU coordinated) • By May 31: Submission of revised Implementation Plans • By June 15: Review of the revised Implementation plans • If necessary: 2nd and subsequent rounds –to be determined • Finalize ACE Fiduciary Manuals (Govt and WB country-level) • By May 31: First draft of fiduciary manuals • By June 15: WB comments to ACEs on fiduciary manuals • If necessary 2nd and subsequent rounds –to be determined

  3. Achieve project effectiveness (Govt and WB country-level): • By June 10: Signing of all 9 Financing Agreements • By June 20: Sharing Performance and funding contract with WB • End June: National Review Committee meeting • End June: ratified legal opinion • July – August: Parliamentary approval for some countries • Starting in July: Project effectiveness for countries • Upon effectiveness: Withdrawal application and Transfer of funds • August 18 Steering Committee meeting

  4. Implementation and support/supervision process: • July –October: hands on support to get each ACE effective • M&E support • October: WB /AAU supervision to all ACEs • November 18-20: next ACE workshop • November 30: submission of first set of results and Annual Work Plan for 2015 (with updated budget and procurement plan) • National Review Committee meeting

  5. World Bank: (with help from AAU) • Support ACEs and Govt. • Share all documents from the workshop • Share examples on Implementation plans and infrastructure DLIs • By June 10: Finalize Regional Operations manual • By June 10: Organize the signing of the Financing Agreements

  6. Focal points/Steering Com: (In collaboration with MoF and WB country education specialist): • Establishing the national review committee • Adapt the performance and funding contract • Endorsement of the Reg. Operations Manual • Elaboration of an acceptable Declaration of Intention to collaborate regionally within higher education • Legal opinion on the WB-Govt Financial Agreement • Parliamentary approval

  7. Feedback from reviews • Good dynamic teams, strong support, hard working • Range of ACEs Areas of Improvement: • Leadership: risk of a one-man show, full time ACE Center Leader, internal university support • Focus on people – not equipment • The impact on development is not well thought out • Scientific excellence vs. relevance • Very few links with health, agriculture, and industrial sector • Need for better understanding on the Financing modality • Insufficient faculty to scale-up • More focus on teaching-learning methods and use of ICT • More planning on international evaluation and accreditation

  8. Key ACE partners • One or two e.gof ACE partnership with sector?

  9. Thank You –Comments / questions? We welcome opportunities for collaboration and partnerships Andreas, ablom@worldbank.org More info on Africa Centers of Excellence on www.aau.org WB support and analysis of Africa higher education: www.worldbank.org/afreducation #sci4dev

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