Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Accelerating Higher Education Expansion and Development Operation (P159995) Accelerating Higher Education Expansion and Development Operation (P159995) SOUTH ASIA | Sri Lanka | Education Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Program-for-Results | FY 2017 | Seq No: 1 | ARCHIVED on 05-Oct-2017 | ISR29312 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Higher Education and Highways, Ministry of Finance Program Development Objectives Program Development Objective (from Program-for-Results Appraisal Document) The program development objective (PDO) is to increase enrollment in priority disciplines, improve the quality of degree programs and promote research and innovation in the higher education sector. Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO  --  Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP)  --  Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating  --  Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions The Operation was approved by the World Bank's Board of Executive Directors' on May 12, 2017 and the Financing Agreement was signed on July 17, 2017. The Operation has been declared effective on August 17, 2017. It is just beginning implementation. Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed P159995 IBRD-87430 Effective USD 67.00 67.00 0.00 0.17 66.83 0% P159995 IDA-60260 Effective USD 33.00 33.00 0.00 0.00 34.43 0% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P159995 IBRD-87430 Effective 12-May-2017 17-Jul-2017 17-Aug-2017 30-Jun-2023 -- P159995 IDA-60260 Effective 12-May-2017 17-Jul-2017 17-Aug-2017 30-Jun-2023 -- Risks 10/5/2017 Public Disclosure Copy Page 1 of 7 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Accelerating Higher Education Expansion and Development Operation (P159995) Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance  --  --  Substantial Macroeconomic  --  --  Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies  --  --  Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program  --  --  Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability  --  --  Moderate Fiduciary  --  --  High Environment and Social  --  --  Moderate Stakeholders  --  --  Moderate Other  --  --  Low Overall  --  --  Substantial Disbursement Linked Indicators (DLI) PHDLIPDOTBL  HEI STEM degree programs increase intake (Number) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Value 14300.00 -- 14300.00 Date 31-Mar-2017 -- 14-Aug-2017 PHDLIPDOTBL  Higher Education Development Strategy (HEDS) implemented and regularly updated (Text) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Higher Education Higher Education Development Value Development Strategy for -- Strategy for 2017 to 2023 in 2017 to 2023 in place. place. Date 31-Mar-2017 -- 14-Aug-2017 PHDLIPDOTBL  Faculty-level systems for Enriching Learning, Teaching, and Assessment (ELTA) and English Language Skills Enhancement (ELSE) through competitive grants developed and outcomes achieved for arts, manage (Text) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Value 0 -- 0 10/5/2017 Public Disclosure Copy Page 2 of 7 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Accelerating Higher Education Expansion and Development Operation (P159995) Date 31-Mar-2017 -- 14-Aug-2017 PHDLIPDOTBL  Department-level systems for Enriching Learning, Teaching, and Assessment (ELTA) and English Language Skills Enhancement (ELSE) through competitive grants developed and oucomes achieved for arts, mana (Text) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Value 0 -- 0 Date 31-Mar-2017 -- 14-Aug-2017 PHDLIPDOTBL  PhD and master's degrees and professional doctorates completed by university, non-state HEIs, and SLIATE academic staff (Text) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Value 0 -- 0 Date 31-Mar-2017 -- 14-Aug-2017 PHDLIPDOTBL  University-level systems for Research and Development, Innovation, and Commercialization (RDIC) programs developed and outcomes achieved (Text) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Value 0 -- 0 Date 31-Mar-2017 -- 14-Aug-2017 Results Results Area Intermediate Results Area Project Development Objective Indicators PHINDPDOTBL  Enrollment in HEI STEM undergraduate degree programs increased (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 10/5/2017 Public Disclosure Copy Page 3 of 7 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Accelerating Higher Education Expansion and Development Operation (P159995) Value 42,800.00 -- 42,800.00 53,100.00 Date 31-Mar-2017 -- 14-Aug-2017 30-Dec-2022 PHINDPDOTBL  Enrollment in SLIATE STEM programs increased (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 6,000.00 -- 6,000.00 9,200.00 Date 31-Mar-2017 -- 14-Aug-2017 30-Dec-2022 PHINDPDOTBL  Increased quality assurance of the university system (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Quality A QA review system has A QA review system has assurance been developed. A new been developed. A new reviews of at sequence of QA reviews of sequence of QA reviews least 90 Value universities, based on -- of universities, based on percent of the updated manuals, will be updated manuals, will be universities implemented from 2018 implemented from 2018 completed and onwards. onwards. ratings published. Date 31-Mar-2017 -- 14-Aug-2017 30-Dec-2022 PHINDPDOTBL  Faculty-level systems for Enriching Learning, Teaching and Assessment (ELTA) and English Language Skills Enhancement (ELSE) through competitive grants developed and outcomes achieved for arts, managem (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target At least 20 faculties awarded ELTA- ELSE grants have achieved 80 percent of Value 0.00 -- 0.00 their outcome targets related to the promotion of academic learning combined with 10/5/2017 Public Disclosure Copy Page 4 of 7 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Accelerating Higher Education Expansion and Development Operation (P159995) interactions between university students and the world of work. Date 31-Mar-2017 -- 14-Aug-2017 30-Dec-2022 PHINDPDOTBL  Univeristy-level systems for Research and Development Innovation, and Commercialization (RDIC) programs developed and outcomes achieved (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target At least 48 RDIC program grants under the first and Value 0.00 -- 0.00 second rounds have achieved 80 percent of their outcome targets. Date 31-Mar-2017 -- 14-Aug-2017 30-Dec-2022 Overall Comments Intermediate Results Indicators PHINDIRITBL  SLIATE STEM programs increase intake (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 2,000.00 -- 2,000.00 5,200.00 Date 31-Mar-2017 -- 14-Aug-2017 30-Dec-2022 PHINDIRITBL  University IQAUs function to specified standards (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 90.00 Date 31-Mar-2017 -- 14-Aug-2017 30-Dec-2022 10/5/2017 Public Disclosure Copy Page 5 of 7 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Accelerating Higher Education Expansion and Development Operation (P159995) PHINDIRITBL  Citizenship engagement: Stakeholder feedback surveys conducted (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target End-term stakeholder feedback survey conducted and feedback utilized for the updating of the Value 0.00 -- 0.00 Higher Education Strategy. Satisfaction levels of stakeholders increased by 30 percent over the baseline. Date 31-Mar-2017 -- 30-Dec-2016 30-Dec-2022 PHINDIRITBL  Universities develop business linkage (UBL) offices functioning to specified standards (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target UBL offices functioning to specified UBL guidelines issued by UBL guidelines issued Value -- standards in at UGC by UGC least 80 percent of the universities Date 31-Mar-2017 -- 14-Aug-2017 30-Dec-2022 PHINDIRITBL  Percentage of cash released, by Treasury, against the cash requests, for the items in the program expenditure framework channeled through the regular treasury system (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 95% cash 95% cash released released 95% cash released against Value -- against cash requests against cash cash requests during FY15 during FY15 requests during FY21 Date 31-Mar-2017 -- 14-Aug-2017 30-Dec-2022 10/5/2017 Public Disclosure Copy Page 6 of 7 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Accelerating Higher Education Expansion and Development Operation (P159995) PHINDIRITBL  Number of entity audit reports available within stipulated time period after end of financial year (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target All 17 entities have the FY20 10 out of 17 entities had 10 out of 17 entities had audit reports the FY14 audit reports the FY14 audit reports available within available within 12 months available within 12 9 months of the Value -- of the end of the financial months of the end of the end of the year, that is, by December financial year, that is, by financial year, 31, 2015. December 31, 2015. that is, by September 30, 2021. Date 31-Mar-2017 -- 14-Aug-2017 30-Dec-2022 Overall Comments 10/5/2017 Public Disclosure Copy Page 7 of 7