The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Higher Education for Economic Transformation Project (P166415) Higher Education for Economic Transformation Project (P166415) EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA | Tanzania | Education Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2021 | Seq No: 5 | ARCHIVED on 01-Nov-2022 | ISR53128 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, United Republic of Tanzania Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 27-May-2021 Effectiveness Date: 13-Sep-2021 Planned Mid Term Review Date: -- Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 31-Jul-2026 Revised Closing Date: 31-Jul-2026 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) To strengthen the learning environment and labor market alignment of priority programs at beneficiary higher education institutions and improve the management of the higher education system Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Strengthening the Learning Environments and Labor Market Alignment of Priority Programs:(Cost $329.00 M) Strengthening the Management of the Higher Education System:(Cost $78.00 M) Project Coordination and Management:(Cost $8.00 M) Unallocated:(Cost $10.00 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Unsatisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Unsatisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions The Tanzania Higher Education for Economic Transformation (HEET) Project was approved by the World Bank Board of Directors on May 27, 2021. The financing agreement was signed on August 19, 2021 and the project became effective on September 13, 2021, following the constitution of the National Project Implementation Unit (NPIU), which manages the day-to-day implementation of the project, in line with the Project Operations Manual (POM). A formal launch for the project was held on September 13, 2022 with the participation of a wide array of stakeholders including representatives of public and private higher education institutions, government agencies and officials, and development partners. All beneficiary universities and Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) agencies supported by the project are making progress in the implementation of Year 1 activities in their strategic investment plans, which guide their investments under the project towards meeting the project development objective. 11/1/2022 Page 1 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Higher Education for Economic Transformation Project (P166415) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Moderate Moderate Moderate Macroeconomic Moderate Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Substantial Substantial Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Substantial Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Moderate Substantial Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Substantial Substantial Substantial Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Moderate Other Substantial Substantial Substantial Overall Moderate Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Strengthen learning environments and labor market alignment of priority programs IN01192466 ►Students and faculty participating in internships/ apprenticeships/ attachments/ fellowships/ a form of placement in industries/companies or research institutions (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 16,000.00 16,000.00 28,582.00 70,400.00 Date 31-Oct-2020 31-Oct-2020 27-Sep-2022 31-Mar-2026 IN01192469 Female (Number, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 6,200.00 6,200.00 10,553.00 30,300.00 IN01192470 Students and faculty members with disabilities (Number, Custom Supplement) 11/1/2022 Page 2 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Higher Education for Economic Transformation Project (P166415) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 110.00 110.00 202.00 700.00 IN01192471 Students (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 14,800.00 14,800.00 26,917.00 66,900.00 Date 31-Oct-2020 31-Oct-2020 27-Sep-2022 31-Mar-2026 IN01192472 Faculty (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 1,200.00 1,200.00 1,665.00 3,500.00 Date 31-Oct-2020 31-Oct-2020 27-Sep-2022 31-Mar-2026 IN01192473 ►Degree programs within priority areas that are aligned to labor market needs (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 6.00 6.00 12.00 260.00 Date 31-Oct-2020 31-Oct-2020 27-Sep-2022 31-Mar-2026 IN01192474 ►Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 13,002.00 100,600.00 Date 31-Oct-2020 05-Nov-2021 27-Sep-2022 31-Mar-2026 IN01192475 Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning - Female (Number, Corporate Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 4,619.00 43,200.00 IN01192476 Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning - students with disabilities (Number, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 91.00 720.00 Strengthen management of the higher education system IN01192467 ►Active use of a Tertiary Education Management Information System (TEMIS) (Yes/No, Custom) 11/1/2022 Page 3 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Higher Education for Economic Transformation Project (P166415) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 31-Oct-2020 05-Nov-2021 05-Nov-2021 24-Mar-2026 IN01192468 ►Higher education institutions supported by the project that achieve a minimum threshold of the annual targets set in the performance agreements (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 14.00 Date 31-Oct-2020 05-Nov-2021 27-Sep-2022 31-Mar-2026 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Strengthening the Learning Environments and Labor Market Alignment of Priority Programs IN01192477 ►Higher education institutions that have established an Industrial Advisory Committee (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 1.00 14.00 Date 31-Oct-2020 05-Nov-2021 27-Sep-2022 31-Mar-2026 Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) has established its Industrial Advisory Committee. All beneficiary universities are expected to have established the Industrial Advisory Comments: Committee by the next ISR. IN01192480 ►MoUs/ agreements/ letters of intent to partner signed with industry, private sector companies or employers (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 25.00 25.00 46.00 210.00 Date 31-Oct-2020 31-Oct-2020 27-Sep-2022 31-Mar-2026 IN01192483 ►Facilities that are newly constructed/ rehabilitated/ equipped at the higher education institutions supported by the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 370.00 Date 31-Oct-2020 05-Nov-2021 27-Sep-2022 31-Mar-2026 IN01192485 Lecture Halls and Seminar Rooms (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 11/1/2022 Page 4 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Higher Education for Economic Transformation Project (P166415) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 130.00 Date 31-Oct-2020 05-Nov-2021 27-Sep-2022 31-Mar-2026 IN01192488 Dormitories (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 34.00 Date 31-Oct-2020 05-Nov-2021 27-Sep-2022 31-Mar-2026 IN01192489 Laboratories and Workshops (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 108.00 Date 31-Oct-2020 05-Nov-2021 27-Sep-2022 31-Mar-2026 IN01192491 Other (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 98.00 Date 31-Oct-2020 05-Nov-2021 27-Sep-2022 31-Mar-2026 IN01192492 ►Priority programs using digital technology in teaching and learning (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 50.00 50.00 133.00 180.00 Date 31-Jan-2021 31-Jan-2021 27-Sep-2022 31-Mar-2026 IN01192495 ►University staff and leaders who receive training on teaching and supporting students with special educational needs (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 3.00 3.00 318.00 2,500.00 Date 31-Jan-2021 31-Jan-2021 27-Sep-2022 31-Mar-2026 IN01192497 ►Higher education institutions with an implementation plan for the national gender equity strategy for higher education (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 7.00 14.00 Date 31-Jan-2021 05-Nov-2021 27-Sep-2022 31-Mar-2026 IN01192499 11/1/2022 Page 5 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Higher Education for Economic Transformation Project (P166415) ►Priority programs that include content on climate change mitigation and adaptation in their curriculum (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 8.00 8.00 17.00 167.00 Date 31-Jan-2021 31-Jan-2021 27-Sep-2022 31-Mar-2026 Strengthening management of the higher education system IN01192479 ►Tertiary education graduate tracking reports published by MoEST (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.00 Date 31-Oct-2020 05-Nov-2021 27-Sep-2022 31-Mar-2026 IN01192482 ►National quality assurance regime or system updated in line with international good practices (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 31-Oct-2020 05-Nov-2021 27-Sep-2022 31-Mar-2026 IN01192487 ►Students in STEM programs that are female (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 33.00 33.00 33.00 39.00 Date 31-Oct-2020 31-Oct-2020 31-Oct-2020 31-Mar-2026 IN01192490 ►Staff (academic and other) enrolled in advanced degree programs to upgrade their capacity (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 104.00 1,100.00 Date 31-Jan-2021 12-Aug-2021 27-Sep-2022 31-Mar-2026 IN01192493 Masters (Male) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 22.00 280.00 Date 31-Jan-2021 12-Aug-2021 27-Sep-2022 31-Mar-2026 IN01192494 Masters (Female) (Number, Custom Breakdown) 11/1/2022 Page 6 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Higher Education for Economic Transformation Project (P166415) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 9.00 197.00 Date 31-Jan-2021 12-Aug-2021 27-Sep-2022 31-Mar-2026 IN01192496 PhD (Male) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 51.00 355.00 Date 31-Jan-2021 12-Aug-2021 27-Sep-2022 31-Mar-2026 IN01192498 PhD (Female) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 22.00 268.00 Date 31-Jan-2021 12-Aug-2021 27-Sep-2022 31-Mar-2026 Project coordination and management IN01192478 ►Project beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 13,771.00 116,500.00 Date 31-Oct-2020 12-Aug-2021 27-Sep-2022 31-Mar-2026 IN01192481 Project beneficiaries (Female) (Number, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 2,123.00 50,100.00 IN01192484 Project beneficiaries (Persons with disabilities) (Number, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 101.00 740.00 IN01192486 ►Grievances received addressed within stipulated timeframe (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 85.00 Date 31-Oct-2020 05-Nov-2021 05-Nov-2021 31-Mar-2026 11/1/2022 Page 7 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Higher Education for Economic Transformation Project (P166415) Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P166415 IDA-68870 Effective USD 425.00 425.00 0.00 52.56 348.44 13% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P166415 IDA-68870 Effective 27-May-2021 19-Aug-2021 13-Sep-2021 31-Jul-2026 31-Jul-2026 Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) 11/1/2022 Page 8 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Higher Education for Economic Transformation Project (P166415) There are no related projects. 11/1/2022 Page 9 of 9