Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Higher Education Quality and Capacity Improvement Project (P106605) Higher Education Quality and Capacity Improvement Project (P106605) EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC | Cambodia | Education Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Specific Investment Loan | FY 2011 | Seq No: 9 | ARCHIVED on 11-May-2015 | ISR18796 | Implementing Agencies: MoEYS Key Dates Key Project Dates Board Approval date:05-Aug-2010 Effectiveness Date:30-Dec-2010 Planned Mid Term Review Date:01-May-2013 Actual Mid-Term Review Date:12-Jul-2013 Original Closing Date:31-Dec-2015 Revised Closing Date:31-Dec-2015 Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The development objective of this higher education project is to: (a) improve the quality of teaching, management, and research in project-supported entities; and (b) pilot the targeting of disadvantaged students for enhanced retention. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No PHRPDODEL Components Name Strengthening the Capacity of the Higher Education System:(Cost $10.76 M) Provision of Competitive Development and Innovation Grants:(Cost $4.08 M) Provision of Special Priority Scholarships (SPS) to Disadvantaged Students:(Cost $4.55 M) Project Management and Monitoring and Evaluation:(Cost $3.61 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO  Satisfactory  Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP)  Moderately Satisfactory  Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating  --  Moderate 5/11/2015 Page 1 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Higher Education Quality and Capacity Improvement Project (P106605) Implementation Status and Key Decisions This status report is based on findings of the Bank Implementation Support Mission held in March 2015. Most project components have made good progress since the September 2014 implementation support mission. Project implementation has made significant gains in recovering from initial start- up delays. Implementation is now on track, with a solid work plan in place for 2015. The fellowship programs, other capacity development programs and the scholarship component continue to show good progress. Higher Education Management Information System (HEMIS) activities, monitoring and evaluation, and fiduciary capacity development have also moved forward significantly. Activities related to the development and innovation grants have shown some progress, but several slow-moving projects need to be closely supported and monitored. As of April 27, 2015, the cumulative disbursements to HEQCIP for the IDA Credit No. 4760 and IDA Grant No. H6070 were US$17.08 million, which represents 74.3 percent of the total financing of US$23 million. Risks 5/11/2015 Page 2 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Higher Education Quality and Capacity Improvement Project (P106605) Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance  --  --  Substantial Macroeconomic  --  --  Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies  --  --  Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program  --  --  Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability  --  --  Moderate Fiduciary  --  --  Moderate Environment and Social  --  --  Moderate Stakeholders  --  --  Moderate Other  --  --  -- Overall  --  --  Moderate Results Project Development Objective Indicators PHINDPDOTBL  40 percent of HEIs supported under Components 1 and 2 showing an increased aggregate score against a modified subset of ACC accreditation criteria. (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 14.00 19.00 40.00 Date 03-Jan-2011 01-Jul-2014 31-Dec-2014 31-Dec-2015 PHINDPDOTBL  an average annual retention rate of 95 percent of project-supported scholarship recipients (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 98.00 98.00 95.00 Date 03-Jan-2011 01-Jul-2014 31-Dec-2014 31-Dec-2015 Overall Comments As noted in key decisions section, available data at the time of the mission shows that PDO indicator 1 is off target by approximately 20 percent. Given that there are only 2 PDO indicators, the Bank team has expressed concerns that the PDO indicator will not be achieved thereby impacting overall achievement of the PDO. The team was informed that new data will be available for the next mission, currently scheduled for July 2015, which is likely to show some improvement in the achievement of the indicator. The ministry M&E team has TA support that is working closely with the HEIs to try and meet the PDO target. 5/11/2015 Page 3 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Higher Education Quality and Capacity Improvement Project (P106605) Intermediate Results Indicators PHINDIRITBL  Number of staff (MoEYS and HEI) who participate in training courses which improved their professional competencies; fields related to: HE quality, management, assessment, and accreditation; English; o (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 3315.00 3926.00 1500.00 Date 03-Jan-2011 01-Jul-2014 31-Dec-2014 31-Dec-2015 PHINDIRITBL  Number of staff of (MoEYS and HEI) who were conferred with a Master or Doctor Degree in academic specialty, educational management or related fields (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 11.00 29.00 54.00 Date 03-Jan-2011 01-Jul-2014 31-Dec-2014 31-Dec-2015 PHINDIRITBL  Number and percentage of HEI academic staff in participating institutions completing training in research methodologies and design (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 242.00 435.00 -- Date 31-Dec-2011 01-Jul-2014 31-Dec-2014 31-Dec-2015 Comments No change since June 30 2014, as no further trainings/workshops organizes in these topics. In some cases, HEI staffs have undertaken trainings in different topics related to research methodology and design. In such cases, they are counted again. 180 is the no. of eligible HEI staff as determined by the World Bank PAD. The detailed figures by each year are in the M&E report at Annex 4. 5/11/2015 Page 4 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Higher Education Quality and Capacity Improvement Project (P106605) PHINDIRITBL  Number and percentage of eligible HEIs submitting proposals to RGMC competing for funds (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 77.00 -- 70.00 Date 03-Jan-2011 01-Jul-2014 01-Jul-2014 31-Dec-2015 Comments No change since the last reporting. In Round 1, 22 out of 30 HEIs submitted proposals. In Round 2, 19 out of 36 eligible HEIs submitted proposals giving an overall figure of 26 submitting proposals out of 36 eligible HEIs. Note that some of the HEIs submitted proposals in both Rounds 1 and 2. PHINDIRITBL  Number and percentage of complete research projects (competitively selected) funded by the project (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 13.00 33.00 100.00 Date 03-Jan-2011 01-Jul-2014 31-Dec-2014 31-Dec-2015 PHINDIRITBL  Within RGMC/DHE, number and percentage of proposals awarded after review and evaluation in accordance with project processing timeline (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 47.00 -- 47.00 Date 03-Jan-2011 31-Dec-2013 31-Dec-2013 31-Dec-2015 Comments No change since the last reporting. 95 proposals were received in total from 26 HEIs (14 public and 12 private HEIs). Round 1 had 65 proposals and Round 2 had 30 proposals. Out of that, 31 were selected/funded in Round 1 and 14 in Round 2 with a total of 45 sub-projects selected/funded 5/11/2015 Page 5 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Higher Education Quality and Capacity Improvement Project (P106605) PHINDIRITBL  Pass rate of retained scholarship recipients at each grade categorized by: female; rural; poor (not cumulative rate) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 98.00 98.00 97.00 Date 03-Jan-2011 01-Jul-2014 31-Dec-2014 31-Dec-2015 Comments The word “retained” has been added to clarify that the target is measured by the cumulative number of scholarships beneficiaries remaining. It is not measured against the original number of scholarship beneficiaries. Pass rate for Yr 3 academic year was revised slightly, since the last reporting (the last report was as of June 30 2014 and it gave data only for Semester 1). There were 13 and 20 repeat scholarship students in years 1 and 2 respectively. PHINDIRITBL  Drop out rate of scholarship recipients categorized by: female; rural; poor (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 12.00 13.00 19.00 Date 03-Jan-2011 01-Jul-2014 31-Dec-2014 31-Dec-2015 PHINDIRITBL  Completion rate of scholarship recipients, categorized by: female; rural; poor (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 67.00 Date 03-Jan-2011 12-Jul-2013 31-Dec-2014 31-Dec-2015 PHINDIRITBL  Higher Education Governance & Finance Policy Paper adopted by the MoEYS (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value N N N Y Date 31-Dec-2010 01-Jul-2014 31-Dec-2014 31-Dec-2015 5/11/2015 Page 6 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Higher Education Quality and Capacity Improvement Project (P106605) PHINDIRITBL  Higher Education Vision and Strategy 2030 adopted by the MoEYS (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value N Y Y Y Date 31-Dec-2010 01-Jul-2014 01-Jul-2014 31-Dec-2015 PHINDIRITBL  HEMIS developed and piloted (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value N N N Y Date 31-Dec-2010 01-Jul-2014 31-Dec-2014 31-Dec-2015 Overall Comments Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed P106605 IDA-47960 Effective XDR 7.85 7.85 0.00 4.35 3.50 55% P106605 IDA-H6070 Effective XDR 7.85 7.85 0.00 7.31 0.54 93% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P106605 IDA-47960 Effective 05-Aug-2010 07-Sep-2010 30-Dec-2010 31-Dec-2015 31-Dec-2015 P106605 IDA-H6070 Effective 05-Aug-2010 07-Sep-2010 30-Dec-2010 31-Dec-2015 31-Dec-2015 Cumulative Disbursements 5/11/2015 Page 7 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Higher Education Quality and Capacity Improvement Project (P106605) Restructuring History Level Approved on 25-Mar-2011 ,Level 2 Approved on 15-Oct-2014 Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 5/11/2015 Page 8 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy