1. M&E and verification process
All ACE’s must be able to provide accurate, verifiable data on a timely manner on progress within all aspects of the project but most importantly on the Disbursement Linked Indicators (DLI’s)

2. DLI table

3. Education Students: segregated Male : Female and National : Regional
PhD – Registrar Office
MSc – Registrar Office
Short courses – Is this system in place?
Education capacity:
Internships students – Is this system in place?
Placement scientist – Is this system in place?
Accreditation – TBD (ACE I will pave the way)
Tracer studies – Is this system in place?
Employment public/private (research)
Star-ups

4. Research Publications: (Elsevier ACE I) Other research outcomes:
When (within the project period, avoid double counting)
Where (what kind/quality of media/journal)
What (is subject matter relevant to the ACE)
Who (from where are the authors and are they active members of the ACE)
Other research outcomes:
Research collaborations (when, where, what, who) – Is this system in place?
Patents
Inventions – Is this system in place?
Uptakes of research results – Is this system in place?

5. Reporting Audit Report Reporting
ACE’s relies on a external government body – that are not always know for timeliness
Reporting
Financial – Is central administration able to meet the requirement
Narrative – Is central administration able to meet the requirement

6. Sustainability: Revenue generation: Institutionalization of change:
What counts and what don’t count
Cash - Is this system in place with Busary?
In kind –This system seems not to be fully in place?
Institutionalization of change:
This is not a part of the ACE verification scheme – but might be a very relevant thing to look at from a meta learning approach

7. Breakout session – partnership and regionality
What constitutes a well-functioning partnership?
Are academic and none academic partnerships different and if so how?
Are national and regional (none national) partnerships different and if so how?
How do you establish new partnerships with types of partners that have little or no experience in partnering? (E.g. University – Industry)
What are some of the important does and don’t in partnerships?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of partnerships?
How can you limit the disadvantages and maximize the advantages of any given partnership?