1. AFRICA HIGHER EDUCATION CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE
NEXT STEPS

2. Overview Where are we? Where do we want to be? Immediate next steps
Key steps over next 6 months
Financial and Procurement Reporting Milestones
Verification and Disbursements
General implementation support and supervision
Country /regional level milestones
ACE Extension and Reallocation

3. Where are we? Readiness Student Enrollment & Internship Accreditation
Research Publications
Revenue Generation
Infrastructure and Equipment FM
Procurement
100%
28%
40%
78%
24%
17%
35%
18%

4. Continue the great work!
EDUCATION AND APPLIED RESEARCH
Msc-Phd and relevant short-term professional training
Push for international accreditation
Priorities revenue generation activities
Priorities completion of infrastructure and equipment results

5. Immediate next steps Fill ACE survey -today/now!
Most Accra 2017 PowerPoints uploaded on AAU website- now
Share regional aide memoire-within two week of workshop close!
To national governments

6. Key ACE Project Next Steps-next 6 months
2017
Submission of Annual Works plans and Procurement Plans (ACEs)- November 30th 2017
Clearance of Procurement Plans and Annual Work Plans (WB/AAU)-January
2018
Interim financial reporting (ACEs responsible) – February
FM DLIs-financial audit for 2017 (ACEs responsible) – Submission June
Procurement Audit (ACEs responsible) – June 30th 2018
End of civil works procurement (ACEs responsible) – June 30th 2018

7. Disbursement of verification results
Center feedback on draft verification workshop now
Submission of requisite EEPs-November 16th
Communication of Verification letters- November 23
DLI (for CDI ACEs)
DLI 2.5 self-assessment/accreditation results
DLI 2.6 research publications
DLI 3 and 4-Financial Management and Procurement
WB disbursement clearance letters to each country - November
Submission of withdrawal applications- Immediately after

8. Next round of verification-2018
One round of verification of student, infrastructure/equipment, accreditation and revenue generation (DLI 2.7) – Jan-March 2018
Submission of all results – Jan
DLI Student Results
Data quality check by Technopolis - Feb 2018
Survey and phone calls – March 2018
Infrastructure and Equipment DLIs – DLI 2.8
Submission of milestones ready for verification – January
DLI 2.8 technical missions to selected ACE – February 2018

9. General implementation support and supervision
ACE Audio – Jan and March
AAU/WB/ACES
Webex with selected ACEs as needed
AAU/WB
Country level WB/Centers procurement meeting/workshops – August 2017
Supervision missions to selected ACEs – September/October – March-April 2018
AAU/WB/National focal point
ACE 1 workshop – May 2018

10. Milestones and Restructuring
Country /regional level milestones
National review meetings-1 per country between now and – May 2018
National review committee
Virtual Regional Steering Committee – May 2017
ACE Project Restructuring
Submission of extension requests from Ministries of Finance – December
WB approval and processing of Project extension –all countries– March 2017
Finalization of restructuring to include fund reallocation in Nigeria, Senegal and Cameroon – early 2017

11. THANK YOU