1. 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

2. 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%

3. 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 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.

4. AGGREGATE STUDENT: 2014 – 2018

5. 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 Figures represent results for 9 months only. It is therefore expected that they may increase further by close of the year.

6. 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.

7. 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

8. 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%

9. 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
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

10. AGGREGATE EXTERNAL REVENUE - PER ACE

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. Comments/ Commentaires? Questions?? Other input/ Contributions???
THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION
JE VOUS REMERCIE DE VOTRE AIMABLE ATTENTION
Comments/ Commentaires?
Questions??
Other input/ Contributions???
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15. 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%

16. 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%