14th Project Steering Committee Meeting February 18, 2019, Djibouti Africa Centre of Excellence (ACE I) Project ______________________________________________________________ PROJECT STATUS AND RESULTS L’ETAT DU PROJET ET RESULTATS Adeline Addy, M&E Officer Association of African Universities (AAU) 14th Project Steering Committee Meeting February 18, 2019, Djibouti

Inter-ACE Partnerships for Research and Training SOME HIGHLIGHTS Inter-ACE Partnerships for Research and Training Example: 2iE has partnerships with 6 ACEs (4 ACE I & 2 ACE II) Visibility & Recognition Example: WACCBIP is one of the highly sought-after partners by Global Health Networks Research Sponsorship Example: MITIC has awarded over 300 travel fellowships and 280 scholarships Advocacy Example: KNUST has launched a Regional Conference & School on Water Climate & Environmental Sanitation Entrepreneurship & Innovation OAU-OAK Alumni launch e-commerce platform in Benin & set up West Africa ICT group Employability 90% of CEFOR March 2017 graduates are gainfully employed; WACCBIP employs 10 graduates as research Assistants For 2017 most accreditations obtained were national. In 2018, we have more international accreditations – an increase from 14% to 40%. Similarly, Gap/Self-Assessments incrased significantly from 6% to 40%

CUMULATIVE PROJECT PDO RESULTS  Disbursement-linked Indicators (DLIs) Jan – Dec 2018 Actual Results Project Cumulative Results End Target PAD Status of Project End Targets PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES (PDO) Total Students 6566 22,634 15,600 ACHIEVED Regional Students 2530 8,212 8,900 92% Accreditation 30 173 15 Internships 1,397 4,228 5,900 72% External Revenue $10,537,953 41,279,450 $8,000,000 INTERMEDIATE RESULTS Faculty Trained 817 3,195 900 New/Revised Curricula 28 223 60 Research Publications 507 2,198 1,331 New Partnerships 117 447 170 Project Meetings 166 906 120 Global overview of PDO achievements as at December 2018. Eight (8) out of the 10 indicator targets have been achieved and even exceeded in some cases. Accreditation and New/Revised Curricula which were over the 80% mark at the last sitting have now been fully achieved. Internships and External Revenue are still below the 50% mark.

AGGREGATE STUDENT: 2014 – 2018

AGGREGATE STUDENTS BY COURSE TYPE: PER ACE Overall total enrolment increased by approx. 5,000 over the last year and the trend is also reflected in enrolllment for the various courses. 2018 Figures represent results for 9 months only. It is therefore expected that they may increase further by close of the year.

AGGREGATE ENROLLMENT BY COURSE: PER ACE This graph shows the performance per ACE at PhD level. 8 ACEs exceeded the average PhD enrolment of 93 students with CEA-SMA (Benin) enrolling above 200 PhDs over the entire project life. 14 out of 22 ACEs performed below average and therefore the need to push for higher enrolment at the PhD level. We however note that centres have put in place strategies to address this. ENSEA for example has just introduced its first PhD programme. We are likely tot see the numbers increase by early 2019.

STUDENT INTERNSHIPS & FACULTY OUTREACH (2014 – 2018) Internships have generally seen an upward trend since the start of the project. For the period January – September 2018, we see a slight decrease but this is because it’s the result for a nine-month period while that for the preceding periods are for a full year

AGGREGATE PROGRAMME ACCREDITATION 30 INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITATIONS 61 NATIONAL ACCREDITATIONS For 2017 most accreditations obtained were national. In 2018, we have more international accreditations – an increase from 14% to 40%. Similarly, Gap/Self-Assessments incrased significantly from 6% to 40%

INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITATION INTERNATIONALLY ACCREDITED PROGRAMMES ACE # OF PROGS ACCREDITING AGENCY DATE ACEGID 2 AQAS, Germany 12 DEC, 2018 CEA-CERSA 1 HCERES, France 26 MAR, 2018 CEA-MITIC 20 MAR, 2017 CEA-SMA 1 JUL, 2018 CEA-SAMEF 4 30 JUL, 2018 CEA-2iE Certification ISO 9001- 2008 31 JUL, 2014 KNUST-RWESCK 5 21 AUG, 2018 WACCBIP Royal Society of Biology, UK 1 NOV, 2016 WACCI 15 MAY, 2018 CEA-CETIC 8 CTI, France

AGGREGATE EXTERNAL REVENUE - PER ACE

ACE Publications in 2017 Well done to CETIC for achieving the highest number of publications at 65, followed by ACEGID with 35 and CEA-MITIC with 32.

ACE Citations in 2017 Well done to ACEGID for the highest number of citations at 492, followed by CETIC at 117, then WACCBIP at 64.

ACE with Publications in top 10% SJR journal Well done to ACEGID for the highest number of publications in the top 10% SJR journal with 27, followed by WACCBIP with 9.

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VERIFICATION OF RESULTS DLRs ACTIVITY NEXT STEPS 2.1 (Short-term Students) Results collated at RFU level and verified; results shared with Technopolis for inclusion in verified results for 2.2 – 2.4 (PhD, Masters &Internships) March 2019: Finalization of reports & issuance of verification letters for disbursement request 2.2 – 2.4 (PhD, Masters & Internships) Results compiled in January and verified in record 3 weeks; Real-time updates shared with ACEs; preliminary results shared with ACEs and M&E Clinics planned to finalize results at Djibouti Workshop. 2.5 Results reported by 5 ACEs (ACEGID, CEA-SMA, CEA-SAMEF, KNUST & WACCI) were verified and letters issued on earnings; mostly international accreditations On Demand: Results would be verified as and when they are submitted. 2.6 All ACEs except 4 have maxed out the allocation for this result; verification of results was limited to these 4 centres; step 1 of the verification process is underway Reports from the verifier would be shared with experts for assessment of relevance to centres’ objectives; reports would be discussed and finalized ; letters on earnings would be issued For 2017 most accreditations obtained were national. In 2018, we have more international accreditations – an increase from 14% to 40%. Similarly, Gap/Self-Assessments incrased significantly from 6% to 40%

VERIFICATION OF RESULTS DLRs ACTIVITY NEXT STEPS 2.7: External Revenue Generated Results submitted were verified and letters issued on corresponding earnings On Demand: Results would be verified as and when they are submitted. 2.8: Teaching & Learning Environment Results reported were verified physically by experts and letters issued to cover earnings March 2019/ July 2019 Results would be verified as and when reported but quarterly verification visits have been scheduled 3.1 – 3.4: Financial Management Results were verified by the WB fiduciary teams and letters issued on earnings June 30, 2019 4: Procurement For 2017 most accreditations obtained were national. In 2018, we have more international accreditations – an increase from 14% to 40%. Similarly, Gap/Self-Assessments incrased significantly from 6% to 40%