ACE 1 PRESENTATION ON NEXT STEPS Dakar September

ACE 1 – PRESENTATION ON NEXT STEPS Dakar, September 27 th 2019

KEY NEXT STEPS ACCELERATE COMPLETION OF ALL ACTIVITIES ACCELERATE FINAL DISBURSEMENT TO ACE ACCELERATE FINAL VERIFICATION FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND EQUIPMENT ACCELERATE TOTAL SPENDING TO ACE PREPARE IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION REPORT (ICR) FOR ACE 1 SUPERVISION MISSION TO CENTERS TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS

KEY STEPS FOR PSC 1. CONTINUE OVERSIGHT OF ACE 1 AND SUPPORT ACCELERATION OF PROJECT 2. AGREE ON POLICY ON UNUTILIZED FUNDS – SEPTEMBER 2019 3. HOLD NATIONAL REVIEW MEETINGS ON STATUS OF ACE 1 AND CLOSING PLAN FOR ACES IN YOUR COUNTRY – NOVEMBER 2019

VERIFICATION OF RESULTS DLRs NEXT STEPS 2. 1 (Short-term Students) September 2019: Finalization of reports & issuance of verification letters for disbursement request 2. 2 – 2. 4 (Ph. D, Masters & Internships) September 2019: Finalization of reports & issuance of verification letters for disbursement request 2. 5 (International Accreditation) On Demand: Results would be verified as and when they are submitted 2. 6 (Research Publication) September 2019: Residual issues to be discussed at Dakar workshop

VERIFICATION OF RESULTS DLRs NEXT STEPS 2. 7: External Revenue Generated On Demand: Results would be verified as and when they are submitted. 2. 8: Teaching & Learning Environment September 2019: Verification reports are expected from experts for September 2019 missions. Letters will be issued to ACEs concerned by end of the month. Next verification mission to be done in November 2019 3. 1 – 3. 4: Financial Management 4: Procurement September 2019: Letters to be issued immediately after Dakar workshop

DISBURSEMENT OF VERIFIED RESULTS WB disbursement clearance letters to each country DLI 2. 1 -2. 4 – October 15, 2019 DLI 2. 5 self-assessment/accreditation results - continuous DLI 2. 8 on learning environment - November 2019 Submission of withdrawal applications - Immediately after

GENERAL IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT AND SUPERVISION ACE Audio – November 14, 2019 AAU/WB/ACES Webex with selected ACEs as needed AAU/WB AAU and WB on site missions Cameroon: CETIC - Oct/Nov 2019 Senegal: CEA-SAMEF; CEA-MITIC - Oct/Nov 2019 CI: CEA-MEM; CCBAD - Oct/Nov 2019 Nigeria: PAMI; CEADESE; JOS; ACEPRD - Oct/Nov 2019 Benin: CEA-SMA – Oct/Nov 2019 AAU/WB/National focal point

PREPARATION FOR THE ACE 1 IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION REPORT: IMPORTANCE AND PURPOSE OF THE ICR The ICR is rated by the independent evaluation group. The objectives of the ICR are: Accountability – to assess the extent to which the project achieved its objectives and the overall performance of the Bank and Borrower; Learning – to draw lessons from the project that could be applied to future Bank-financed operations in the country or sector; and Development effectiveness – continuous process of selfevaluation, lesson learning and application, sharing knowledge and being accountable for results.

PREPARATION FOR THE ACE 1 IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION REPORT: KEY SECTIONS IN AN ICR Evidence around achievement of objectives (not implementation of components) The “results chain”: the link between inputs, outcomes, impacts The counterfactual: what would have happened without the project, other factors that could have influenced achievement of objectives, plausible attribution Trends over the whole period, before and after the project, and as many observations as possible to justify success Cited sources of evidence. Country context

PREPARATION FOR THE ACE 1 IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION REPORT: DATA THE PROJECT PLANS TO USE IN AN ICR Project indicators, including DLIs Student surveys Graduate tracer study Outcome of university industry linkages that will also feed into the ICR

MILESTONES AND RESTRUCTURING Country /regional level milestones National review meetings - one per country between now and December 2019 13 th ACE 1 and 3 rd ACE Impact joint workshop – February 24 -28, 2020, tbc

ACE 1 – IMPROVEMENT OF UNIVERSITIES TEACHING AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WACCI Multipurpose Building Inauguration • • • Office, conference and lecture rooms Seed science, tissue culture and cold room laboratories Bioinformatics platform 25

ACE 1 – IMPROVEMENT OF UNIVERSITIES TEACHING AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WACCI Multipurpose Building - Office, conference and lecture rooms 26

ACE 1 – IMPROVEMENT OF UNIVERSITIES TEACHING AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WACCI Multipurpose Building - Labs Growth Chamber – Tissue Culture Lab 27

ACE 1 – IMPROVEMENT OF UNIVERSITIES TEACHING AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WACCBIP New Building Graduate lecture rooms and seminar room 28

ACE 1 – IMPROVEMENT OF UNIVERSITIES TEACHING AND LEARNING CERHI CENTER COMPLEX ENVIRONMENT • CERHI center laboratory for HIV and Reproductive research • E-learning platform, video conferencing, seminar rooms and library • Installation of generator and laboratory equipment • 29

ACE 1 – IMPROVEMENT OF UNIVERSITIES TEACHING AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENT Renovation of CERHI Hostel and Guest House • Upgrading of rooms with installation of modern furniture and facilities for faculty and international students • 30