EASTERN & SOUTHERN AFRICA HIGHER EDUCATION CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE (ACEII) Lusaka, Zambia May 2, 2018

Africa Development Challenges Sub Saharan Africa is a land of youth, rich natural resources, and great opportunities and promises Remarkable growth over the last 15 years, but still the world’s poorest region, faces challenges in maintaining sustainable and inclusive economic growth Commitment from African governments to transform the continent through “industrialization” and “regional integration” Recent economic growth and foreign investment have boosted demand for greater technological skills and applied research Higher education GER about 6 percent; less than 30% major in science, health, ICT and engineering programs. Low research output

Higher Education as Driver for Growth Skills development For productivity For competitiveness Access to knowledge / information Application; problem-solving Remaining relevant Adapting to change Generating new knowledge: research

Benefits of Regional Center of Excellence (CoE) Promote specialization and economy of scale Promote mobility of students and faculty Concentrate limited resources to develop best talent Knowledge spill-over and networking nationally regionally and share best practice Demonstration Effect: Pilot Higher education reform Globally, the CoE approach used in post basic education and can be effective in serving the short term skills needs but also in catalyzing reform and in injecting dynamism to the system

ACE as a Response What are ACEs? What do ACEs aim to achieve? Existing African institutions, competitively selected using criteria benchmarked to the best international practices in postgraduate education. What do ACEs aim to achieve? Promote regional specialization among participating universities in areas that address specific common regional development challenges Strengthen the capacities of these universities to deliver quality, market-relevant post-graduate education, and build collaborative research capacity in select priority sectors, such as health, extractive industries, or transport, etc.

Overview – ACE I & ACE II 46 Centers of Excellence across Africa 22 in Central and West Africa 24 in Eastern and Southern Africa 16 Countries 10 priority sectors US$ 313: US$ 165 for ACE I and US$ 148 for ACE II Funding of each center is tied to agreed results and only disbursed for their achievement – ensuring stronger ownership.

Forging a network to support SSA’s development EXAMPLES OF BANK-SUPPORTED RESULTS IN 2011& 2012 Forging a network to support SSA’s development Cameroon IT (1) Rwanda IT (1); Energy (1) Education (1); Statistics (1) Nigeria Agriculture (3); IT (1); Extractives (1); Material Science (1); Health (4) Senegal IT (1) Health (1) Uganda Agriculture (2) Material Science (1) Health (1) Ethiopia Agriculture (1); Water (1); Transport (1); Health (1) Burkina Faso Water (1) Kenya Agriculture (2) Energy (1) Tanzania Agriculture (2; Water (1); Health (1) Ivory Coast Agriculture (1) Statistics (1) Extractives (1) Ghana Agriculture (1) Water Mgt. (1) Health (1) Malawi Agriculture (1) Health (1) Benin Applied Math (1) Togo Agriculture (1) Mozambique Extractives (1) Zambia Extractives (1); Health (1)

Distribution by Thematic Area Agriculture (14); Information Technology (4); Energy (2) Extractives (Oil, Gas, Mining) (2); Water Management and Infrastructure (4) Material Science and Mining (4); Transport (1); Health (11) Education (1); Statistics (3)

ACE Management Structure Coordinated and administered by a Regional Facilitation Unit: Inter- University Council for East Africa Supported/supervised by a National Steering Committee (NSC) and guided by a Regional Steering Committee (RSC) Implemented by each ACE with full dedicated center management staff

Results-based Financing Model Funds are disbursed only when the agreed results are achieved: Agrees on a set of results which are measurable, achievable and within control of institution Makes funding allocation objective, predictable, and transparent Uses government procurement rules to strengthen capacity Respect for institutional autonomy and leadership, and still aligns institutional objectives with development goals Improves institutional capacity to plan, decide and implement Increases accountability, focuses on results

ACE II Recent Developments Zambia ACEs became effective and received the 1st disbursement 19% of IDA disbursed against DLI1 only IUCEA/WB Joint supervision mission to Ethiopia, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya (upcoming) 1st Annual Work Plan along with budget for all ACEs have been developed, reviewed, and approved, most ACEs have also submitted their 2nd Annual Work Plans and results framework 2018 IUCEA launch the two regional initiatives: master scholarships for female students and incubators IUCEA in the process of contracting independent verification firms for successive DLIs IUCEA interviewing the shortlisted candidates for ACEII project coordinator

ACE II Results – Total Student Enrollment by Gender Indicator: Count of students enrolled in ACEs disaggregated by gender Student Enrollment by Gender

ACE II Results – Regional Student Enrollment by Gender Indicator: Count of students enrolled in ACEs disaggregated by gender Student Enrollment by Gender

ACE II Results – Project Development Objective PDO Baseline By 2017 By 2018 MOUs on partnerships for collaboration 66 84 158 Accredited educational Programs offered by ACEs 59 58 125 Direct Project beneficiaries (Total) 779 1195 3271 Direct Project beneficiaries (% Females) 40 398 766

Intermediate Results (Component one) ACE II Results – Intermediate Result (Component 1: Strengthening ACEs in Regional Priority Areas) Intermediate Results (Component one) Baseline By 2017 By 2018 Faculty and PhD Student Exchange- Research & Teaching (Total) 64 138 248 Faculty and PhD Student Exchange- Research & Teaching (Females) 16 19 36 Amount of externally generated revenue by ACEs (million USD) 6.1 12.39 23.61 Internationally recognized publications (Total) 194 308 557 (Co-authored with regional collaborators) 15 122 213 No. of institutions hosting ACEs participating in the PASET benchmarking 7 13

ACE II some highlights ACEIoT receives national accreditation CDT Africa wins 2 million pounds of Global Health Research Award ACE DS teams up with Microsoft ACEIoT receives national accreditation ACEWM wins $1.5m for water infrastructure project WISE-future student enrollment hits 50

ACEs reporting 0 enrollment and 0 income generation 12 ACEIoT ACEs reporting 0 enrollment and 0 income generation Center Enrollment External income generation CDT-Africa Insefood ACEESD ACEIoT ACEITLMS ACE-DS ACEIDHA ACESM CESAAM ACEESD ACEIoT ACE-DS CREATES MaRCCI ACEIDHA ACESM

Overall challenges Advocacy and branding of ACEs Balancing autonomy and sustainability National, regional, and International accreditation Academic staff professional development Industrial partnership can be further strengthened Difficulty in enrolling regional and female students ACE staff incentives Technical assistance to ACEs National Steering Committee functioning Verification delayed causing cash shortages in some ACEs