The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Cambodia Higher Education Improvement Project (P162971) Cambodia Higher Education Improvement Project (P162971) EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC | Cambodia | Education Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2018 | Seq No: 1 | ARCHIVED on 27-Aug-2018 | ISR33454 | Implementing Agencies: KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 26-Apr-2018 Effectiveness Date: -- Planned Mid Term Review Date: 12-Oct-2020 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: -- Original Closing Date: 30-Jun-2024 Revised Closing Date: 30-Jun-2024 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The PDO of HEIP is to improve the quality and relevance of higher education and research mainly in STEM and agriculture at targeted higher education institutions, and to improve governance in the sector. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Component 1: Improving Teaching and Learning Capacity:(Cost $63.70 M) Component 2: Improving Research in STEM and Agriculture:(Cost $15.80 M) Component 3: Strengthen Sectoral Governance and Project Management:(Cost $13.00 M) Component 4: Contingent Emergency Response Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO -- Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) -- Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating -- Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions Though project is not yet effective, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS) has developed annual implementation plans and appointed focal officials in charge of component activities. Various operations manuals are ready to guide the implementing agencies. 8/27/2018 Page 1 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Cambodia Higher Education Improvement Project (P162971) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Substantial -- Substantial Macroeconomic Moderate -- Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate -- Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate -- Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability Substantial -- Substantial Fiduciary Substantial -- Substantial Environment and Social Low -- Low Stakeholders Moderate -- Moderate Other -- -- -- Overall Moderate -- Moderate Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Improve the quality and relevance of higher education and research at targeted HEIs IN00621531 ►Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 16,356.00 Date 01-Jul-2018 08-Aug-2018 08-Aug-2018 30-Jun-2024 IN00621546 Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning - Female (Number, Corporate Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 5,070.00 IN00621530 ►Number of HE partnership programs evaluated as modest or higher by expert panels (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 30.00 Date 01-Jul-2018 08-Aug-2018 08-Aug-2018 30-Jun-2024 the revised curriculum and other improved outputs under the HE Partnership Program will be evaluated by Comments: multi-dimensional evaluation panel (led by Cambodian chair and includes international experts). The evaluation process will be based on a four-tier scoring. 8/27/2018 Page 2 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Cambodia Higher Education Improvement Project (P162971) IN00621529 ►Number of research projects in collaboratin with industry completed (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 35.00 Date 01-Jul-2018 08-Aug-2018 08-Aug-2018 30-Jun-2024 Collaboration includes (i) documented connection between the development of a research project with Comments: industry; (ii) membership of industry employees on research teams; or (iii) industrial funding for additional IN00621545 research activities. Number of research projects in collaboratin with industry completed, led by female faculty (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.00 Date 01-Jul-2018 08-Aug-2018 08-Aug-2018 30-Jun-2024 Improve governance in the higher education sector IN00621528 ►Number of HEIs that complete accreditation process (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 25.00 Date 01-Jul-2018 08-Aug-2018 08-Aug-2018 30-Jun-2024 Overall Comments PDO As the project is not yet effective, there has been no information to report on PDO indicators yet. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 1: Improving Teaching and Learning Capacity IN00621532 ►Signed agreements for higher education partnership programs (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 17.00 Date 01-Jul-2018 08-Aug-2018 08-Aug-2018 30-Jun-2024 IN00621527 ►Faculty members who receive advanced degree (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 30.00 8/27/2018 Page 3 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Cambodia Higher Education Improvement Project (P162971) Date 01-Jul-2018 08-Aug-2018 08-Aug-2018 30-Jun-2024 IN00621544 Number of female faculty members who receive advanced degree (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.00 Date 01-Jul-2018 08-Aug-2018 08-Aug-2018 30-Jun-2024 IN00621535 ►Number of classroom built (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date 01-Jul-2018 08-Aug-2018 08-Aug-2018 30-Jun-2024 IN00621534 ►number of laboratories constructed or rehabilitated (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 55.00 Date 01-Jul-2018 08-Aug-2018 08-Aug-2018 30-Jun-2024 IN00621536 ►Number of dormitories built (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.00 Date 01-Jul-2018 08-Aug-2018 08-Aug-2018 30-Jun-2024 IN00621547 Share of female students living in newly constructed dormitories under the project (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 60.00 IN00621537 ►Number of HEIs that produce consolidated FM reports (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.00 Date 01-Jul-2018 08-Aug-2018 08-Aug-2018 30-Jun-2024 Comments: Consolidated FM reports based on HEIP FM guidelines for HEIs. IN00621538 ►Number of target HEIs that complete tracer studies (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.00 8/27/2018 Page 4 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Cambodia Higher Education Improvement Project (P162971) Date 01-Jul-2018 08-Aug-2018 08-Aug-2018 30-Jun-2024 Comments: HEIs that complete annual tracer studies are counted one. IN00621543 ►Number of HEIs that collect, record and report on the grievances from students (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.00 Date 01-Jul-2018 08-Aug-2018 08-Aug-2018 30-Jun-2024 Component 2: Improving Research in STEM and Agriculture IN00621533 ►Number of submitted articles to peer-reviewed international journals (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 24.00 Date 01-Jul-2018 08-Aug-2018 08-Aug-2018 30-Jun-2024 Journal submission document means the PDF version of the submitted article through an online system or Comments: an email from the journal's editor with submitted article. Component 3: Strengthen Sectoral Governance and Project Management IN00621542 ►Draft legislation on HEI autonomy submitted to Council of Ministers (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 01-Jul-2018 08-Aug-2018 08-Aug-2018 30-Jun-2024 IN00621541 ►Human resource development master plan approved (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 01-Jul-2018 08-Aug-2018 08-Aug-2018 30-Jun-2024 IN00621539 ►Number of HEIs that input data into HEMIS (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 5.00 5.00 5.00 40.00 Date 01-Jul-2018 08-Aug-2018 08-Aug-2018 30-Jun-2024 Comments: HEIs must input data through the system. IN00621540 8/27/2018 Page 5 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Cambodia Higher Education Improvement Project (P162971) ►Number of IQA units that submit report with recommendatins to BoD (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 20.00 Date 01-Jul-2018 08-Aug-2018 08-Aug-2018 30-Jun-2024 Comments: HEIs that submit are counted once. The report must follow the MoEYS IQA guidelines. Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed Not P162971 IDA-62210 USD 90.00 90.00 0.00 0.00 86.51 0% Effective Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date Not P162971 IDA-62210 26-Apr-2018 12-Jul-2018 -- 30-Jun-2024 30-Jun-2024 Effective Cumulative Disbursements 8/27/2018 Page 6 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Cambodia Higher Education Improvement Project (P162971) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 8/27/2018 Page 7 of 7