Bangladesh - Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project

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The objective of the Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project in Bangladesh is to improve the quality and relevance of the teaching and research environment in higher education institutions through encouraging both innovation and accountability within universities and by enhancing the technical and institutional capacity of the higher education sector. There are four components to the project. The first component of the project is promoting academic innovation. The objectives of this component are to: (i) establish enabling conditions to enhance the quality and relevance of teaching, learning and research in universities; and (ii) introduce an efficient instrument for the allocation of additional public funds to universities with an emphasis on innovation and accountability. This component aims at instilling changes within the academic community in order to invigorate teaching, improve learning, and boost research, in areas of priorities for national development, relying on demand from this community. Second component of the project is building institutional capacity. The objective of this component is to reinforce the strategic and institutional capacity of the sector, both at the central level and at the level of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The component includes the following sub-components: (i) improving the strategic capacity of University Grants Commission (UGC); and (ii) strengthening universities' institutional capacity. Third component of the project is raising the connectivity capacity of the higher education sector. The objective of this component is to disenclave Bangladesh universities and to integrate them in the globalize world of knowledge. The main activity will be the establishment of a Bangladesh Research and Education Network (BdREN). The project will also facilitate access to the global repository of knowledge through subscription to a digital library. Fourth and the final component of the project is project management. The objective of this component is to ensure proper implementation, management, and monitoring and evaluation of the project. It would comprise two sub-components, aiming to reach this objective, namely: (i) project management; and (ii) monitoring and evaluation.