Africa Higher Education Centers of Excellence Meeting demand for specialized Skills and Knowledge critical for Africa s development 1
Content 1. Motivation for the Project 2. Phase I: Africa Centers of Excellence in West and Central-- Effective 3. Phase II: Africa Centers of Excellence in East and South In Preparation 2
Africa Rising Motivation But: low value addition and productivity Challenges in health, water, infrastructure, youth etc. NEED: African graduates who apply science and technology => need for more quality training capacity 3
Productivity of African Agriculture Source: De Janvry and Sadoulet, 2010 cited by FARA
Number of Articles Why Regional S&T in Africa? 14000 12000 10000 8000 6000 4000 2000 South Africa, East Africa, West & Central Africa, Southern AFR Share of articles 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Physical Sciences & STEM Health Sciences Field-Weighted Citation Impact 5 1.20 1.10 1.00 0.90 0.80 0.70 0 2003 2006 2009 2012 Southern Vietnam East Africa Year of Publication South Africa Malaysia World Average NB: MYS's world article share reaches 1.16% in 0.60 West & 2005 2012 2010 Central Africa 2003 2012 0.50 2008 0.00% 0.20% 0.40% 0.60% 0.80% 1.00% World Article Share for the Physical Sciences & STEM Source: World Bank and Elsevier (2014) Share of articles International Collaboration Within Africa 100% 79% 80% 70% 60% 45% 42% 40% 18% 18% 28% 19% 20% 0%
ACE Phase 1 Launched 2013 1. Western and Central Africa - $150 million USD 2. Project Effective 3. Component 1: Strengthening Africa Centers of Excellence Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo 4. Component 2: Regional Facilitation and Support to Priority Countries The Gambia 5. Regional Facilitation: AAU 6
Selection: Competitive, Transparent, Open, Merit-Based and Equitable Center Challenge / Development challenge Institution Discipline Genomics of Infectious Diseases Redeemers University, Ogun State, Nigeria Health PAN African Materials Institute Sciences et Technologies de l Eau, l Energie et l Environnement Centre for Agricultural Development and Sustainable Environment West African Center for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens African University of Science and Technology, Abuja, Nigeria Institut International d'ingénierie de l'eau et de l'environnement (2iE) Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria University of Ghana STEM Agriculture Agriculture Health ACE in Mathematics, Informatics, and ICT, University of Gaston Berger, St. Louis, Senegal STEM Neglected Tropical Diseases and Forensic Biotechnology Training plant breeders, seed scientists and seed technologists Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana Health Agriculture Sciences Mathématiques et Applications Université d'abomey Calavi (UAC), Bénin STEM Centre for Oil Field Chemicals University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria STEM Water and Environmental Sanitation Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana STEM 7
Center Challenge / Development challenge Institution Discipline ACE in Technologies l Université de Yaoundé I, Cameroon STEM de l information et de la Communication ACE in Phytomedicine Research and University of Jos, Nigeria Health Development, ACE in Maternal and Infant Health Université Cheikh Anta Diop Health ACE in Reproductive Health and Innovation, University of Benin, Nigeria Health ACE in the Poultry Sciences Université de Lomé, Togo Agriculture ACE in Dryland Agriculture Bayero University, Nigeria Agriculture ACE for Food Technology and Research, ACE in Science, Technology and Knowledge Benue State University, Nigeria Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria Agriculture STEM 8
Success-factors University and faculty ownership and empowerment Academic and administrative support to the Centers Regional and International Partnerships Benefit from African Diaspora Multi-sectoral link with economic sectors 9
3. ACE East and South Preparation Participating Countries Countries Participating Burundi Ethiopia Kenya Malawi Mozambique Rwanda Tanzania Uganda Zambia CoE for Development Challenges in: Agriculture Energy Extractive Industries Construction and Infrastructure ICT Urban Development STEM Teaching and Management Statistics 10
Component 1: Strengthening Centers of Excellence Scope: CoE on a specific development challenge In priority Areas 22 CoE grants @ US$ 2-6 million IDA Credits to govt & grants to institutions Bottom-up approach university led Center Activities: Outreach and impact on society Build education capacity Build research capacity Partnerships International and regional partnerships with academics and private industry 11 Improve governance and management of the institution
Component 2: Enhance Regional Harmonization and Collaboration Promotion of regional harmonization within higher education Quality assurance Scholarships Supporting student mobilities Regional education support to countries with emerging higher education systems Enhancement of regional capacity, evaluation and collaboration 12
Timeline Call for Proposals (July 2015) Submission of Proposals from Institutions (August 2015) Selection of ACEs (September 2015) World Bank Project Appraisal (November 2015) Submission of WB Board Package (March 2016) Project Effectiveness and Implementation (Post March 2016) 13
Thank You Comments / questions? We welcome opportunities for collaboration and partnerships Arun Joshi ajoshi@worldbank.org, Reehana Raza rraza@worldbank.org, and Xiaonan Cao xcao@worldbank.org More info on Africa Centers of Excellence on www.aau.org WB support and analysis of Africa higher education: www.worldbank.org/afreducation www.worldbank.org/africa/stemresearchreport live.worldbank.org/stem-research-sub-saharan-africa #sci4dev 14