The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report
Cote d'Ivoire Higher Education Development Support Project (P160642)
Cote d'Ivoire Higher Education Development Support Project (P160642)
AFRICA WEST | Cote d'Ivoire | Education Global Practice |
IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2019 | Seq No: 4 | ARCHIVED on 17-Mar-2021 | ISR45706 |
Implementing Agencies: Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research
Key Dates
Key Project Dates
Bank Approval Date: 22-Mar-2019 Effectiveness Date: 12-Jul-2019
Planned Mid Term Review Date: 18-Oct-2021 Actual Mid-Term Review Date:
Original Closing Date: 13-Mar-2024 Revised Closing Date: 13-Mar-2024
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Project Development Objectives
Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document)
The Project Development Objectives are: (a) improve higher education management; (b) increase enrollment in professional programs; (c) improve
the quality and labor market relevance of degree programs of participating public tertiary institutions.
Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective?
No
Components Table
Name
Component 1: Strengthening Tertiary Education Management:(Cost $13.00 M)
Component 2: Enhancing short duration professional programs:(Cost $32.00 M)
Component 3: Enhancing Graduates' Employability in public universities and INPHB:(Cost $55.00 M)
Overall Ratings
Name Previous Rating Current Rating
Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Unsatisfactory Moderately Unsatisfactory
Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Unsatisfactory Moderately Unsatisfactory
Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial
Implementation Status and Key Decisions
The Project was approved on March 22, 2019, signed on April 19, 2019, and declared effective on July 12, 2019. A number of critical project-
supported activities have been launched. Despite some modest achievements to date, Progress towards achievement of the Project Development
Objective (PDO) and Overall Implementation Progress (IP) are both rated Moderately Unsatisfactory. In order to: (i) address some of key
challenges faced by the Project; (ii) re-direct resources to activities which are strategically important to the Government today, and (iii) increase the
Project’s chances of successfully achieving the PDO, the Government of Cote d’Ivoire requested that the Project be restructured. Following a series
of productive discussions with the CMU and the Government, the task team has drafted the restructuring package. The proposed restructuring
includes the following key changes: (i) Subcomponent 2.1—Creation of Higher Institutes of Professional Training and Technology (ISFPT) would be
cancelled; and (ii) Under Component 3—Enhancing Graduates' Employability in Public Universities and INPHB the number of tertiary institutions to
received funding through a Performance-Based Contract (PBC) would be reduced from seven to two main universities (Felix Houphouët-Boigny
University of Cocody, Nagui Abrogoua University of Abobo-Adjamé).
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Component 1: Strengthening Tertiary Education Management
Subcomponent 1.1: Supporting the establishment of a Performance-based Contracts system of subgrants: All seven beneficiary tertiary institutions
(Felix Houphouët-Boigny University of Cocody, Nagui Abrogoua University of Abobo-Adjamé, Alassane Ouattara University of Bouaké, Jean
Lorougnon Guédé University of Daloa, Péléforo Gon Coulibaly University of Korhogo, University of Man and the Institut National Polytechnique
Houphouët Boigny (INPHB)) have produced a first draft of their respective Performance-Based Contracts (PBCs). Additional work is needed to
finalize the PBCs, including drafting more detailed operational plans for respective beneficiary tertiary institutions.
Subcomponent 1.2: Reinforcing Education Sector Management Capacity: The National Policy for Higher Education (Politique Nationale de
l’Enseignement Supérieur PNES) is published. The Terms of Reference (ToRs) for: (i) the study on the financing of higher education; and (ii) the
development of the Education Management Information System (EMIS) are both in the process of being validated by the Ministry of Higher
Education and Scientific Research (MESRS). The Employment Observatory has been established at the ministry level.
Subcomponent 1.3: Establishing a new Quality Assurance (QA) System: The legal text for the creation of the National Agency for Quality Assurance
(ANAQ) is in the process of being validated by the MESRS. The process for elaboration of a National Strategy for the development and deployment
of the Quality Assurance (QA) system for Higher Education Institutions is underway. A total of 288 departments responded to the survey and data
are currently being analyzed. Results are expected to be made available by May 2021.
Subcomponent 1.4: Project Management: The Project Steering Committee (PSC) and the Technical Committee (TC) have both been duly
established. The PSC’s second technical meeting took place in December 2020. The additional Bureau de Coordination du Programme Emploi
(BCPE) staff have been recruited.
Component 2: Enhancing Short Duration Professional Programs
Subcomponent 2.1. Creation of Higher Institutes of Professional Training and Technology (ISFPT). The first identified site at the Village des
Technologies de l’Information et de la Biotechnologie (VITIB) has been declared unsuitable for the construction of the first Institut Supérieur de
Formation Professionnelle de de technologie (ISFPT) given the nature of the soil in that specific location. In light of the overall reduction of the
funding available under the Project, the MESRS is considering the cancellation of this subcomponent.
Subcomponent 2.2. Reviewing and Upgrading Higher Technician Certificate (BTS). The ToRs for the revision of the programs, specialties,
integration of professionals from industries and internships are in the process of being validated by the MESRS. The study for revision of the
programs is expected to be completed by June 2022. The revision would be implemented gradually, starting from the 2021/2022 academic year.
Component 3: Enhancing Graduates' Employability in Public Universities and INPHB. The development of the PBC for the beneficiary tertiary
institutions (Felix Houphouët-Boigny University of Cocody, Nagui Abrogoua University of Abobo-Adjamé, Alassane Ouattara University of Bouaké,
Jean Lorougnon Guédé University of Daloa, Péléforo Gon Coulibaly University of Korhogo, University of Man and the INPHB) is currently underway.
In light of the overall reduction of the funding available under the Project, the MESRS is considering reducing the PBC to two main universities—
Felix Houphouët-Boigny University of Cocody, Nagui Abrogoua University of Abobo-Adjamé.
Risks
Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool
Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating
Political and Governance Substantial Substantial Substantial
Macroeconomic Substantial Substantial Moderate
Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate
Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Substantial Substantial
Institutional Capacity for Implementation and
Substantial High High
Sustainability
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Fiduciary Substantial High High
Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Low
Stakeholders Substantial Substantial Substantial
Other -- -- --
Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial
Results
PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes
Improve the management of the higher education system
IN00960622
►Number of tertiary institutions supported by the project that achieve at least 80% of the annual targets set in the performance-based
contracts (Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 7.00
Date 06-Jan-2019 11-Aug-2020 12-Mar-2021 31-May-2024
The indicator will be updated once the PBCs are operational. Expected by May 2021, after Project
Comments: restructuring
Increase enrolment in profesional programs
IN00960623
►Number of students enrolled in professional programs (short term and degrees) supported by the project (Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 5,600.00
Date 17-Sep-2018 11-Aug-2020 12-Mar-2021 31-May-2024
Support to professional programs has not started yet. The indicator will be updated once the PBC and the
Comments: ISFPT are operational. Expected by the beginning of the academic year in October 2021.
IN00960624
of which female (Percentage, Custom Supplement)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00
Improve the quality and labor market relevance of degree programs
IN00960621
►Percentage of existing programs in public universities and INPHB supported by the project with at least an increase of 10 points of
percentage in graduates’ employment rates (Percentage, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
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Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 75.00
Date 21-Jun-2018 11-Aug-2020 12-Mar-2021 31-May-2024
The indicator will be updated once the PBC and the ISFPT are fully operational and the first promotion of
Comments: graduates is available.
IN00960625
►Percentage of INPHB programs supported by the project which meet international accreditation standards (Percentage, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 75.00
Date 18-Nov-2018 24-Jun-2020 12-Mar-2021 31-May-2024
The indicator will be updated once the PBC with INPHB is operational.
Comments:
Overall Comments PDO
The Project has not yet started providing direct support to the beneficiary institutions. Therefore no data can be reported to the PDO at this
stage.
Intermediate Results Indicators by Components
Component 1: Strengthening Tertiary Education Management
IN00960628
►Number of tertiary institutions supported by the project with new management bodies as set by the revised law on tertiary education
(Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 7.00
Date 22-Jun-2018 11-Aug-2020 12-Mar-2021 31-May-2024
The new law in being approved by the Government. Once the law is approved then public tertiary
Comments: institutions will create the new management bodies.
IN00960630
►Tertiary education statistical yearbook published (Yes/No, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value No No Yes Yes
Date 14-May-2018 11-Aug-2020 12-Mar-2021 31-May-2024
2018/2019 and 2019/2020 statistical yearbooks have been produced.
Comments:
IN00960633
►National QA Authority is functioning (Yes/No, Custom)
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Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value No No No Yes
Date 14-May-2018 11-Aug-2020 12-Mar-2021 29-Dec-2023
The National QA Authority (ANAQ) is not functioning yet. The consultant to develop the whole QA system
is recruited and working on the national strategy for the creation of the ANAQ and the deployment of the
Comments:
QA system.
IN00960635
►Tertiary education graduates tracking report published (Yes/No, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value No No No Yes
Date 14-May-2018 11-Aug-2020 12-Mar-2021 31-May-2024
The graduates tracking system is not in place yet. The process to recruit a consultant to develop the
Comments: tracking system is underway.
Component 2: Enhancing short cycle professional programs
IN00960626
►Number of students enroled in ISFPT (Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,000.00
Date 14-May-2018 11-Aug-2020 12-Mar-2021 31-May-2024
The indicator will be updated once ISFPT is created and opened. Expected by the beginning of the
Comments: academic year in October 2022.
IN00960631
of wich female (Percentage, Custom Supplement)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00
Component 3: Enhancing graduates' employability in public universities and INPHB
IN00960627
►Percentage of public universities supported by the project having an internal QA unit (Percentage, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00
Date 14-May-2018 11-Aug-2020 12-Mar-2021 31-May-2024
The QA system is not in place yet. The consultant to develop the QA system is recruited and working on
Comments: the National Strategy for the deployment of the QA system..
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IN00960629
►Percentage of institutions supported by the project with interface structures for the acquisition of professional skills (Percentage, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00
Date 14-Jan-2019 11-Aug-2020 12-Mar-2021 31-Dec-2024
The interface structures will be developed once the PBCs are implemented.
Comments:
IN00960632
►Percentage of programs in public universities supported by the project that meet minimum standards as set by the National Quality
Assurance Authority (Percentage, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 75.00
Date 22-Jun-2018 11-Aug-2020 12-Mar-2021 29-Dec-2023
The indicator will be updated once NQAA is in place the PBCs are implemented.
Comments:
IN00960634
►Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning (Number, Corporate)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 25,000.00
Date 07-Nov-2018 11-Aug-2020 12-Mar-2021 31-May-2024
This indicator will be updated once the PBC and the ISFPT are operational. Expected by the beginning of
Comments: the academic year in October 2021.
IN00960636
Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning - Female (Number, Corporate Supplement)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 12,500.00
IN00960637
►Percentage of girls enrolled in STEM (Percentage, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 14.00 0.00 0.00 25.00
Date 07-Nov-2018 11-Aug-2020 12-Mar-2021 31-May-2024
This indicator will be updated once the PBC and the ISFPT are operational. Expected by the beginning of
Comments: the academic year in October 2021.
IN00960638
►Percentage of grievances received (including on GBV) addressed in line with time stipulations in the operations manual (Percentage,
Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
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Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 90.00
Date 31-May-2024 11-Aug-2020 12-Mar-2021 31-May-2024
No complaints have been received to date.
Comments:
Performance-Based Conditions
Data on Financial Performance
Disbursements (by loan)
Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed
P160642 IDA-63830 Effective USD 100.00 100.00 0.00 8.42 97.46 8%
Key Dates (by loan)
Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date
P160642 IDA-63830 Effective 22-Mar-2019 19-Apr-2019 12-Jul-2019 13-Mar-2024 13-Mar-2024
Cumulative Disbursements
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PBC Disbursement
Achievement Disbursed amount in Disbursement %
PBC ID PBC Type Description Coc PBC Amount
Status Coc for PBC
Restructuring History
There has been no restructuring to date.
Related Project(s)
There are no related projects.
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