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Lead Economist, The World Bank Accelerating Higher Education Expansion and Development (AHEAD) Program by Harsha Aturupane Lead Economist, The World Bank 2018

THE WORLD BANK Owned by about 180 countries (including Sri Lanka) Initially established to help reconstruction of countries affected by the Second World War Currently supports development of low-income countries (grants and soft loans) and middle-income countries (soft loans) Focus on equity and social justice – the poor, and the bottom 40 percent of income groups

Countries Developed with World Bank Assistance Some Examples France Germany Italy Austria Japan South Korea Singapore Hungary Poland Czech Republic Slovak Republic

Higher Education Sector Challenges Low gross enrolment ratio in Higher Education Shortage of qualified academic staff Quality variation among institutions Domination of teacher centered and passive student learning High variation in labor market prospects and employment experiences Less focus on research and innovation Low level of public funding …..but improving in recent years QAA system ………a new stage of development

AHEAD Characteristics Operation Period : ………….to June 2023 Value : US$ 100 Million Program for Results Instrument Program : US$ 93 Million Project : US$ 07Million Results based financing Disbursement linked indicators

AHEAD Investment for Higher Education in Sri Lanka Economic and Social Development Innovations for industry Student Intake Quantity and Quality of Graduates Academic research Investment in Higher Education Quality of Teaching and Learning Quantity and Quality of Staff Governance of research and innovation Governance of Teaching and Learning

AHEAD Operation in Support of the Sri Lanka Higher Education Development Strategy Results Area One: Increasing Access to Higher Education in Priority Areas for Economic Development Results Area Two: Improving the Quality of Higher Education Results Area Three: Promoting Research, Development, and Innovation

Focus on Economic Contribution of Graduates Academic quality on trust Academic quality with public accountability Socio-emotional skills Blending academic excellence with socio-emotional skills

Focus on Research and Development and Innovation Teaching universities Research universities Innovation universities Blending academic research and innovations for development

Lessons Learned from Previous Operations 1. Mainstream operations within the government system Management Financing Policy reforms 2. Focus on results and outcomes Endogenous outcomes Exogenous impacts 3. Provide multi-disciplinary technical support 4. Simplification of procedures 5. Inter-relationships between Results Areas

Program for Results: Simplified Procedures and Processes Path independence Administration Procurement Financial management Environmental safeguards Focus on results and outcomes AHEAD: a new Operation Independent of IRQUE and HETC GoSL guidelines for foreign funded projects Simpler than GoSL funds GoSL documents Electronic system …. to be developed GoSL regulations …. to be implemented Stronger academic support, closer monitoring, funding linked to performance targets

Releases funds for Outcomes and Results 1. Increased enrollments STEM programs 2. Performance on quality Progress of Ph.Ds Faculty ELTA-ELSE outcomes Department ELTA-ELSE outcomes Performance on Research and Development and Innovation Commercialization RDI outcomes Progress of UBL – Cells

Support at University Level Operations Technical Secretariats (OTS) 01 OTS Directors and staff 02 Coordinators for results and outcomes 03 Development of UBL-Cells 04 Support at University Level

Thank you