Disbursement Linked Indicator Approach

Respects institutional autonomy and aligns goals with development objectives. Enhances planning, decision-making, and accountability while promoting capacity building. Funding transparency and predictability ensure effective implementation. Performance-based approach focuses on achieving results and supporting institutions in pursuing their goals.

• Funding
• Development Goals
• Accountability
• Capacity Building
• Performance-based

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1. Disbursement Linked Indicator Approach

2. Origin Traditional Funding Performance-Based Funding Characteristics Funding based on input factors Expenditures Aim: To achieve better results Respects institutional autonomy and leadership, and still align institutional goals with development goals Improve Institutional capacity to plan, decide and implement Increase accountability Objective, predictable, and transparent funding allocation Issues No talk of performance of institutions: Quality of education Learning/employability Scale-up of education Research publication and outreach to companies Institutions pursue their goals Additionally for the WB: support a government program, pilot an approach to results-based financing, and use of government procurement rules to strengthen capacity

3. Govt, WB and institutions design a government program: performance and funding agreement to establish Africa Centers of Excellence: 1. Results: measurable and within control of institution 2. Disbursements Linked to results and Reimbursement of selected costs 3. Costs: Investment line - in budget regular salaries and other recurrent costs in budget

4. WB WB Govt Govt Institution Institution Financing Agreement: - Results - Disburseme nt - Costs + TA Performance Agreement: - Same Results - Same Disb. - Same Costs = = Govt only disburses when WB disburses => no financial risk to government

5. DLI 1: Regional specialization endorsed and institutional readiness (800,000) DLI 2: Excellence in education and research capacity and development impact (6,400,000) New short term students in ACE courses of which 30% must be regional students -$400 per student (double regional) New Master students in ACE courses of which 30% must be regional students -$2000 per student (double regional) New PhD students in ACE courses of which 30% must be regional students-$10000 per student (double regional) N# of outreach periods for faculty, master and PhD students-2000 per outreach period (double within the region) 5

6. DLR#2.5: International evaluation and accreditation of quality of education programs. Amounts: 600,000 per program internationally accredited; 100,000 per program nationally or regionally accrediated; 100,000 per program per gap-assessment certfied or undertaken by an international quality assurance agency; 100,000 per program for self-evaluation a satisfactory international standard; 100,000 per program description meeting international standard

7. DLR#2.6 Published articles in internationally recognized and peer reviewed journals Amounts: 15,000 per article and 30,000 per article with a regional co-author. DLR#2.7: Externally revenue generation Amounts: US$ 1 per externally generated revenue, and US$ 2 per externally generated revenue from the region DLR#2.8: Meeting milestones for improved learning and research environment specified in the Performance and Funding contracts. Amount per milestone: 400,000

8. DLI 3 Timely, transparent and institutionally reviewed Financial Management (400,000) DLI : Timely withdrawal application supported by financial reporting for the ACE account for the period DLI: Functioning Audit Committee under the university council DLI: Functioning internal audit unit for the university DLI : Web Transparency on Financial management (web- access to audit reports, interim financial reports, budgets and annual work plan) DLI 4 Timely and audited Procurement (400,000) DLI: Timely procurement audit DLI : Timely and Satisfactory Procurement Progress 8

9. Minimum target (project duration) Minimum target (project duration) Expected Disbursemen t t 800,000 Expected Disbursemen Unit price Unit price Objective Objective Indicator Indicator 800,000 Institutional readiness Institutional readiness Approval of MoU for regional specialization through the ACEs Creation of ACE endowment fund Signed Govt-ACE Performance agreement with partner agreements N# of new students in ACE courses (30% must be regional students): New PhD students New Master students New Short term students (min. 40 hours) 40 200 1,000 400,000 400,000 400,000 $10,000 $2,000 $400 Strengthen education capacity (excellence) Strengthen education capacity (excellence) (x2 for regional students) $4,000 (x2 for regional periods) 200 800,000 Strengthen Education Capacity & impact Strengthen education capacity (excellence) Strengthen Education Capacity & Dev. impact Strengthen education capacity (excellence) N# of outreach periods (faculty and students working 1 months outside of ACEs) Dev. 800,000 $600,000 International accreditation Institutional and/or 2 program accreditation Gap assessment Self-evaluation Regional accre Bologna compliant 40 (Institutional acc.) $100,000 (per program acc. And per other quality result) Gap assessment undertaken by an international QA agency Self-evaluation undertaken following a satisfactory international standards Regional or National Accreditation or ISO Bologna Compliant programs N# of published articles in internationally recognized and peer reviewed journals 800,000 $15,000 Strengthened research capacity (excellence) Strengthen education and research Strengthened education and research capacity Financial Management Strengthened research capacity (excellence) Strengthen education and research capacity Strengthened education and research capacity Financial Management (x2 if co-authored regionally) $1 (x2 for regional revenue) 400,000 (per annual milestone) 100,000 (per annual milestone) $1,200,000 1,200,0 00 1,600,0 00 400,000 $ externally generated revenue capacity Improved teaching and learning environment as per approved proposal (institutional specific annual milestones) 1 annual milestone Timely withdrawal application Functioning Audit Committee Functioning internal audit Web Transparency on Financial management DLI: Timely procurement audit DLI : Timely and Satisfactory Procurement Progress Timely submission 400,000 100,000 Procurement Procurement (per annual milestone) 8,000,00 0 TOTAL TOTAL

10. We welcome opportunities for collaboration and partnerships hbayusuf@worldbank.org and Andreas Blom, ablom@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 #sci4dev 10