Overview of PASET Benchmarking Initiative
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Initial pilot Benchmarking exercise with 8 SSA universities -
2014
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PASET Benchmarking launched –
November 2015
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Comprehensive Benchmarking methodology finalized and first major
pilot conducted with 48 SSA universities –
2016
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1st capacity building workshop held in Abuja –
June 2016
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African Virtual University competitively selected as implementing partner
and a Data Hub –
October 2018
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Benchmarking exercise conducted with 74 participating universities –
2018/2019
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capacity building workshop held in Kigali –
May 2019
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Enable SSA universities and
national higher education regulatory
agencies to measure and improve
their performance based on
comparative standardized data and
metrics
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Provide information to country-level
policy makers to assess progress of
universities and their overall national
higher education systems
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Build capacity in an African
institution to manage and analyze
higher education data and provide
technical assistance to SSA
universities and governments
Needed Areas of Support As
Indicated By Participating
Universities
To improve diagnosis of areas for improvement and orient the design of
specific interventions to help universities in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
reach their performance potential.
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Access to a standardized
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Opportunity to compare
performance with other
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Access to results of
benchmarking exercise of
universities under their purview.
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Participate in capacity building
opportunities, focusing on
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ecosystem in the country,
developing and strengthening
MIS and the use of data for
decisions and policy making.
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AVU’s 3-year strategic plan for the data hub and PASET regional
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The support from policy makers, donors and the private sector is important,
especially in supporting the capacity of institutions to collect, manage and
use Benchmarking data
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Capacity Building
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2019 in Kigali,
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PASET Benchmarking Initiative aims to improve performance of Sub-Saharan African universities through standardized data and metrics. It involves capacity building, data analysis, and supporting policy makers in assessing progress and quality assurance.
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5thPASET FORUM Bakary Diallo Rector AVU Page 1
Brief History Initial pilot Benchmarking exercise with 8 SSA universities - 2014 PASET Benchmarking launched November 2015 Comprehensive Benchmarking methodology finalized and first major pilot conducted with 48 SSA universities 2016 1st capacity building workshop held in Abuja June 2016 African Virtual University competitively selected as implementing partner and a Data Hub October 2018 Benchmarking exercise conducted with 74 participating universities 2018/2019 2nd capacity building workshop held in Kigali May 2019 Page 2
Objectives of the Benchmarking Initiative Enable SSA universities and national higher education regulatory agencies to measure and improve their performance based on comparative standardized data and metrics Needed Areas of Support As Indicated By Participating Universities 25 21 20 20 20 Provide information to country-level policy makers to assess progress of universities and their overall national higher education systems 15 11 10 Build capacity in an African institution to manage and analyze higher education data and provide technical assistance to SSA universities and governments 5 0 Institutional Research Quality assurance MIS capacity development Benchmarking & graduate tracer studies Page 3
Why Benchmarking? To improve diagnosis of areas for improvement and orient the design of specific interventions to help universities in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) reach their performance potential. Access Relevance Governance Financing Quality of Teaching & Learning Etc. 22% 22% 25% 25% 11% 11% 0% 0% 10% 10% 2016-2017 2016-2017 Proportion of females among full professors 0% 0% 14% 14% 11% 11% 22% 22% 2015-2016 2015-2016 8% 8% 3rd 1st Group N Mean Max Median Min Quartile 22% 14% Quartile 0% 0% 5% 5% 10% 8% 10% 10% 15% 15% 25% 22% 20% 20% 25% 25% 30% 30% 11% 11% 35% 35% 40% 40% 0% 0% 2016-2017 2015-2016 7 7 0% 0% Page 4
How countries can benefit Access to a standardized national system-level benchmarking methodology, developed by global experts. Pilot Graduate Tracer- Time to Find Job Before grad 7-9 months < 3 months 10-12 months 4-6 months >1 year (%) 0 20 40 60 80 100 Opportunity to compare performance with other countries through an online tool. 53 17 9 5 3 13 ALL 91 6 3 CoM Access to results of benchmarking exercise of universities under their purview. 74 13 6 7 UMU 66 16 6 6 3 3 UG Participate in capacity building opportunities, focusing on improving the higher education ecosystem in the country, developing and strengthening MIS and the use of data for 65 14 4 4 4 9 UGB 56 22 5 7 5 5 KNUST 26 23 14 8 4 25 2iE Page 5 decisions and policy making.
Conclusion AVU s 3-year strategic plan for the data hub and PASET regional benchmarking initiative is being reviewed by the PASET governing bodies The support from policy makers, donors and the private sector is important, especially in supporting the capacity of institutions to collect, manage and use Benchmarking data 2nd Benchmarking Capacity Building Workshop; May 2019 in Kigali, Rwanda Page 6
T h e A f r i c a n V i r t u a l U n i v e r s i t y www.avu.org oer.avu.org www.moocs.avu.org www.youtube.com/avuorg www.facebook.com/AfricanVirtualUniversity https://twitter.com/avu_org Page 7
