Mali - Higher Education Support Project

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The project development objective of the higher education support project for Mali is to improve the relevance of selected higher education programs and the stewardship of the higher education system in Mali. In sum, the project will: (i) support the development and implementation of labor market oriented programs in selected higher education institutions (HEIs) through quality enhancing measures and better governance of the HEIs (including management and financing); and (ii) strengthen the capacity of the higher education system to better plan and implement higher education reforms, monitor the quality and relevance of programs, provide relevant data for policy decisions and coordinate the system’s key stakeholders. The project is comprised of three components. Component 1, support to selected public HEIs, will improve the relevance of selected higher education programs, while also contributing to improving stewardship, by supporting governance improvements and quality related interventions in selected existing HEIs with strong commitment to reform and supporting a new institution offering programs in agriculture, livestock, mining and technology. Component 2, higher education system support, aims to improve the stewardship of the higher education system in Mali by strengthening the government’s capacity to: (i) articulate and implement reforms; (ii) play an overall oversight and regulatory role, including for the private sector; and (iii) manage information. Finally component 3, project management and technical assistance, will fund activities with project management, and associated technical assistance (TA), with regard to fiduciary issues, as well as studies and analytical work. The project will finance studies contributing to the improvement of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) in the higher education sector as well the design of a new sector plan integrating a financing system that incentivizes a more competitive higher education system. Financed studies will include: background studies towards the development of the sector program; annual higher education reports; a study of potential financing mechanisms; and an assessment of the implementation of new programs.

FY17 - Education

World Bank Group

Project

Raw Materials, Government, Education