Africa Centres of Excellence Project Achievements and Impact

AFRICA CENTRES OF AFRICA CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE (ACE I) EXCELLENCE (ACE I) PROJECT STATUS & RESULTS 16thProject Steering Committee Meeting February 24, 2020 Abuja, Nigeria Adeline Addy Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) Officer Association of African Universities (AAU)

1. Positive & Significant Performance: All PDOs achieved confirming project effectiveness 2. Significant Investment of US$ 137 million made to support STEM, Health and Agriculture education 3. 22 Regional Hubs in 11 countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cote d Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal & Togo) strengthened to addressing local development challenges 4. Training quality & academic profile improved: 58 programmes obtain international accreditation 5. Graduates adaptability and relevance to labour market enhanced: over 9,000 practical internships undertaken 6. Culture of revenue generation fostered to ensure project sustainability: over US$50 million raised ACE I 2014 - 2020

Project Development Objective (PDO) DLIs Baseline Target Performance End Target Status PDO Outcome 1: Promote regional specialization among participant universities in regional challenge areas Regional Students 987 8,900 12,261 EXCEEDED Int l Accreditation 3 15 58 EXCEEDED Internships 1,037 5,900 9,070 EXCEEDED External Revenue 976,877 8,000,000 49,799,153 EXCEEDED Research Publications 1,098 1,331 2,593 EXCEEDED

Project Development Objective (PDO) DLIs Baseline Target Performance Status of Project End Target PDO Outcome 2: Strengthen the capacities of participant universities to deliver quality training and applied research Total Students 1,580 15,600 30,730 EXCEEDED Faculty Trained 100 900 3,583 EXCEEDED New/Revised Curricula 0 60 231 EXCEEDED New Partnerships 48 170 447 EXCEEDED

Student Enrollment Students by Course Type PhD; 2,369; 8% STC; 16,483; 53% MSc; 11,878; 39% Enrollment per Type per Sector 35,000 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 National Students 983 4,680 18,469 Regional Students 987 8,900 12,261 10,000 Total Students 5,000 0 Baseline Target Actual Stem 1,111 8,000 7,304 16,415 Health 650 2,287 3,794 6,731 Agric 535 1,214 4,861 6,610 Total 2,296 11,501 15,959 29,756 1,580 15,600 30,730 PhD MSc STC Total

PhD 250 235 200 150 108 100 50 37 0

MSc 2500 2000 1500 1000 540 500 0

Internships 9,070 Baseline Target Actual 8,718 5,900 5,664 352 1,037 1,000 236 37 Faculty Students Total Internships

One (1) International Institutional Accreditation CERHI, Nigeria Self- Evaluation; 38; 19% Int'l Accreditation ; 58; 29% Gap Assessment; 2; 1% Fifty-seven (57) Int l Programme Accreditations Nat. Accreditation ; 95; 48% Reg. Accreditation ; 7; 3% Sixty-one (61) National Programme Accreditations

Revenue 8.67 2.38 0.14

Research Publications 160 140 140 128 120 100 73 80 70 60 55 60 48 48 44 41 39 36 36 40 21 20 20 20 8 7 4 3 1 0 0

Verification Verification of Results of Results

Disbursement- linked Result (DLR) 2.1 (Short Course Students) Verification Report Status of Achievements Next Steps Submitted results verified and letters issued in record time Total disbursement rate up and now at 92%; Only 3 ACEs yet to max out WACCBIP (84%); CEA-SAMEF (68%) and CEA-MEM (23%). CEA-SAMEF extra results under verification WACCBIP & CEA-MEM to submit results soon Defaulting centres to submit extra results by end February 2020. 2.2 (Masters Students) Results submitted to Technopolis and online survey and telephone calls launched Total disbursement up and now at 91%. ACEGID, ACENTDFB & WACCI yet to max out (35%, 56% and 37% respectively) PhD Disbursements at 98%; ENSEA at 62% as programme was introduced late 2.3 (PhD Students) ENSEA s performance to improve with new student intake in February 2020. 2.4 (Internships) Overall, internships has lowest disbursement rate of 74%. 8 Centres (ACENTDFB, CEA-MITIC, PAMI, WACCBIP, WACCI, CEA-SAMEF, CEA-SMA & CEA-CCBAD) have low disbursement rates of between 17% - 60% Poor performance centres to submit extra results by February 2020 or risk forfeiting payments for internships.

Disbursement-linked Result (DLR) 2.5 (Accreditation) Verification Report Status of Achievements Next Steps Self-evaluation verified for CEA-MEM and disbursement letter issued Total disbursement at 96%; CEA-MEM in progress CEA-MEM international accreditation is currently underway. 2.7 (External Revenue) Results verified for ACEPRD, ACENTDFB, CEA-SAMEF, CEA-CETIC and CERSA, and letters issued. Overall disbursement at 88%. Significant increase for ACEPRD, ACENTDFB & CEA- CETIC. ACEPRD, CEA-SAMEF, CEA-MITIC and CEA-MEM still have challenges Defaulting ACEs hopeful can make up for deficits before project closure. 2.8 (Teaching & Learning) Onsite verification done for CEFTER, RWESCK, CEA-CETIC, CERSA, CEA-SMA & CEA-MEM. Reports approved and letters dispatched Total disbursement rate is at 85%. Six ACEs have 1 milestone pending and 3 centres yet to max out. Construction work and procurement in progress; all milestones to be achieved early March 2020.

Next steps Next steps FEBRUARY 1 MARCH 3, 2020: VERIFICATION OF RESULTS (ON DEMAND) MARCH 1 31, 2020 RECONCILIATION OF DLR EARNINGS: FEBRUARY APRIL 2020 IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION REPORT (ICR)

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