template for proposals july 10d (1)

8/18/2019 Template for Proposals July 10d (1)

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The World Bank, Africa Region

Africa Centers of Excellence

Proposal Submission Form

Please complete the Form (electronically), taking into account the Africa Centers of Excellence(ACE) Project description and evaluation criteria

!he maximum page limit is "#$$$$

!his proposal template consists of %& sections'% Basic Institutional and Proposal Information, including a half page summary of the

proposal

SW! Analysis of the Proposal& "e#elopment Challenge to e addressed y the Center of Excellence and ACE *jectives" !he $esults of the ACE+ ACE Actions Plans for each core activity'

+ earning excellence+ -esearch excellence

+& E.uity dimensions+" Attracting regional students and faculty++ -egional and national academic partners+/ -egional and national sector partners+0 1nternational partners+2 3anagement and governance+4 5ustainale financing

% &se of Existing Physical $esources

' Faculty $esources and !raining

( Implementation Capacity, Arrangements and Plans

) Implementation Plan of Each Action Plan

*+ ain Costs of the Proposal** $is-s

*. Additional Information

*/ Agreements 0ith 1ey People

Attachments'

• 5trategic Plan

• Curriculum 6itae of key personnel'

o !he proposed Center and 1nstitutional eader

o !he 7" Principal teaching and researcher memers

•etters of 5upports'

o From regional and national partners

o From companies and kno8ledge partners involved in the sector

o From international universities and institutions

• ist of other large projects to e implemented y the institutions over the #%&7#%/

period including total cost of projects in 9:5;

• External auditor reports for the last t8o fiscal years

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Section *2 Basic Institutional and Proposal information

*riginating 1nstitution (s)'

Center of Excellence


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Academic Programs offered for .+*/3*4 rele#ant to the Center of Excellence2

No.itle of

Pro)ramme

*eel (&achelor+

Master or PhD!

Duratio

n

(,ears!

Enrolment

-/01/2

(all classes!

No. of

3raduates

-/-1/0

Pro)ram Accreditation

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*ast ,ear of

Accreditation

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Section . SW! Analysis of the Proposal5

?riefly provide a 5*! analysis of the proposal using on the tale elo8'

$tren)ths 8ea9nesses

Opportunitie

s

5trategic .uestion' 8hich opportunitiescan e explored through the strengths ofthe instituteB

5trategic .uestion' 8hichopportunities may help overcome8eaknessesB

hreats 5trategic .uestion' ho8 can theinstitute>center use its strengths to reduceits vulnerailitiesB

5trategic .uestion' to 8hichthreats is the institute>center

particularly vulnerale and ho8can the center overcome theseB

uidance' !he strengths, 8eaknesses, opportunities and threats that arise from internal andexternal sources' government policies, industry needs, international est practices !his should ean analysis at the institutional level (lead institution)

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Section / "e#elopment Challenge and Center6of6Excellence b7ecti#es

% ?riefly state the development challenge that the proposal is designed to address in your

institution3uidance: Describe the importance of the deelopment problem

;escrie ho8 this proposal if funded 8ould contriute to addressing the development

challenge3uidance: ;n the description 9indly 9eep in mind e


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Section 42 !he $esults of the Center of Excellence

3uidance: Please proide the full results frame'or9 'ith a specific focus on PDO indicators (see the Pro7ect Appraisal Document >PAD? and its Pro7ect

Deelopment Ob7ecties >PDOs?+ as 'ell as its @4esults Frame'or9!. ;nsert annual tar)ets and milestones. All proposed actiities should ali)n to this.

b7ecti#e Indicator Baseline8.+*.9 Baseline

8.+*/9

Annual !argets 8.+*49 Annual !argets 8.+*:9 Annual !argets 8.+*%9 Annual !argets 8.+*'9

%5trengthen

Education

Capacity

excellence

.uality and

productivity


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field> sector


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and

demonstration

of value to

students and

partners

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Section :2 Center of Excellence Action Plans 8;imited to *( pages in total < . pages

maximum per action plan9

3uidance: Deelop+ for each action plan+ 9ey actiities that 'ill be underta9en durin) the pro7ect+

their purposes+ and the 'ays in 'hich they 'ill interact (based on your institutionBs results

frame'or9 for this proposal!. his should include+ for instance+ a description of ne' courses and electies to be offered as part of the Centers of E


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:5. ACE Action Plan for $esearch Excellence 8aximum . pages for this section9

3uidance: Describe 9ey actiities that are needed for achiein) research e


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:5/ ACE Action Plan regarding E=uity "imensions 8aximum . pages for this section9

3uidance: Describe 9ey actiities that are needed to ensure an equitable distribution of e


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:54 ACE Action plan for attracting $egional Faculty and Students 8aximum . pages for

this section9

3uidance: Describe 9ey actiities that are planned to attract re)ional faculty and students. hese

include information outreach1mar9etin) to potential students+ faculty and researchers from

around the re)ion+ potential student+ faculty and researchers flo's from academic partner institutions in the re)ion+ partnership a)reements 'ith companies (re)ardin) both 4D releant

to the companies concerned and tar)eted education for )raduate needs of the companies

concerned!+ sector or)aniations+ and )oernments for short term trainin) of 'or9in)

professionals+ etc. his section could also describe the actiities planned to facilitate broad

re)ional student attendance+ such as lan)ua)e support and support for relocatin)+ as 'ell as

institutionalied faculty e


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:5: ACE Action Plan for $egional and >ational Academic partners 8aximum . pages for

this section9

3uidance: Describe 9ey actiities that 'ould en)a)e 'ith and contribute to enhanced learnin)

and teachin) performance and research performance in national academic partner institutions

(specific national academic partners e.). by discipline or specific inter"disciplinaryorientation!+ as 'ell as + 'here suitable+ re)ional academic+ scientific or professional partner

institutions (e.). in nei)hborin) countries!.

;escrie riefly 8hich *jectives and -esults this action plan 8ill contriute to8ards'

;escrie in detail 8hat this action plan entails'

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:5% ACE Action Plan for $egional and >ational Sector Partners 8aximum . pages for this

section9

3uidance: Describe 9ey actiities that 'ould en)a)e 'ith and contribute to enhanced learnin) and teachin) performance+ and research performance+ in national sector partner institutions

(specific national academic or research sector partners e.). by sector or specific inter"sectoral

orientation+ such as national a)ricultural research institutes or national medical research

institutes that may not be directly affiliated 'ith an academic or uniersity establishment!+ as 'ell

as+ 'here suitable+ re)ional academic+ scientific or professional sector partner institutions (e.). in

nei)hborin) countries!. his also includes collaboration 'ith line ministries.



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.G ACE Action Plan for Collaboration 0ith International Partners 8aximum . pages for

this section9

3uidance: Describe 9ey actiities enisa)ed to ensure close collaboration 'ith hi)h"quality

international partners. hese include both short"term and lon)"term faculty e


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5.8 ACE Action Plan for anagement and ?o#ernance 8aximum . pages for this section9

3uidance: Describe 9ey measures+ structures and actiities (to be! underta9en to ensure that

academic )oernance remains free from political or @special interest influence (e.). re)ardin)

academic appointments! and allo's the pursuit of both learnin) teachin) and research in as

free an academic and scientific enironment as possible. ;n addition+ describe mana)ement actiities desi)ned to enhance the effectieness and efficiency of teachin) and research

performance+ includin) the enablin) enironment for both. Please include the use of ;C

mana)ement and )oernance of the )rant.



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:5) ACE Action plan for Sustainable Financing 8aximum . pages for this section9

3uidance: Describe 9ey actiities that are needed to ensure sustainable financin). hese include

core financin)+ tuition for popular professional deelopment courses+ research consultin) fees+

fundin) for 7oint international research pro7ects and pro)rams+ fundraisin) and donations.



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Section %2 &se of Existing Physical $esources

ist existing, relevant, major resources in your department, unit or institution that 8ill e used inthe project !hese may include special e.uipment, existing las, lirary collections or journalsuscriptions, availale human resources from other departments (including administration,

financial management and procurement), etc !hese 8ill e important for judging the proposalDs potential contriution to efficiency improvement

-esource Currently used for and y Proposed Projec

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Section '2 Faculty $esources, Capacity Building and @isiting3Industry Faculty Plan

First, please summarie the main existing faculty expertise that the Center of Excellence 8ill useand further uilt upon to provide up7to7date high .uality teaching to students and conduct novelapplied research (-eference could e made to the C6s attached)

5econd, please list in summary form, the main areas for faculty development>training of existingstaff, planned use and enefit of visiting faculty from 8ithin the region and from internationalcollaoration as 8ell as use of industry faculty to teach (-elate these to the relevant action plansin 5ection +)

!ype of faculty

8existing, #isiting,

ne0, industry etc59

Area of expertise Comment 8benefits9


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Section (2 Implementation Capacity, Arrangements and Plans

% ;escrie the overall implementation capacity and arrangements set up to implement this proposal

3uidance: Describe 'hich colle)es1academic departments 'ill be inoled in the operations of the Center of E


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5ection 4' 1mplementation Plan of each ACE Action plan

Description of Activities Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

1st

(tr"nd (tr. )rd

(tr.*th (tr.

1st

(tr"nd

(tr.)rd (tr.

*th (tr.

1st

(tr"nd

(tr.)rd (tr.

*th (tr.

Example:

Start of short term training programs of faculty ofnursing schools inemergency obstetrics

Progra

mdesignandoutreach

Cont. +tart

ofoneeecourse

one

eecourse

one

eecourse

one

eecourse

one

eecourse

Example: +tart of neelectives -courses inpetroleum engineering

Curriculumdesignandvisitingfaculty

a! ande/uipmentprocurement

Cont. Installation

0eringto)rdyearstudents

Cont. "Ph2senrolled inthenearea

0ering to)rdyearstudentsandstartofne3aste

rprogram

Cont. In4serviceprogram forprof.engineers

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ection *+2 ain Costs of the Proposal

rovide an indicative list all major udget items aove :59 ##,### along 8ith a statement of their purpose and a teaching, learning, or management relatedstification for their inclusion in the proposal *ne udget item could e a grouping of a numer of separate items For instance, installation of a hydrology, moderniation of soil testing la, or costs from international collaoration 8ith J university, including travel, visiting faculty, short term Ph; travelholarship, etc, or costs from academic and research partnership 8ith K

dd additional lines as needed

Action Planist major 1tems>group of items that are re.uired to carry out each action plan in 5ection +

Estimated Cost

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% !otal

;ollar e.uivalent of national currency total

& !otal value of Proposal udget in :5 ;ollarsote' !he total dollar value of the proposal should e inserted in the appropriate space at the top of page % Approved expenditures in national currency 8ill

e disursed to ACE account in the tertiary institutionSection **2 $is-s 8aximum page9

uidance: Describe ris9s to the successful implementation of the center of e


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Section *.2 Additional Information $ele#ant to the E#aluation of this Proposal 8aximum

one page9

Please provide any additional information that 8as not covered previously and that is of importance for the evaluation of this proposal

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Section */2 Agreement of 1ey embers of the Proposal Implementation !eam to

Collaborate

Chairman of the overning ?ody=ead of 1nstitution

Proposed Center eader =ead of main departments>colleges involved

e the undersigned Project Participants have agreed to collaorate on this Project


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Attachments2

• 5trategic Plan, including tale 8ith asic institutional indicators

• Curriculum 6itae of key personnel'

o !he proposed Center eader

o !he 7" Principal teaching and research memers

• etters of 5upports'

o From regional and national partners

o From companies and kno8ledge partners involved in the sector

o From international universities and institutions

• ist of other large project implemented y the institutions over the #%#7#%/ period

• External auditors 5tatement for the last t8o fiscal years 8ill e re.uested if the Proposal is

short7listed and selected for a site7visit

?uidance for attachments2

Attachment *2 ost recent #ersion of the institutional Strategic Plan

Attachment . 6 C@s of -ey persons for the proposed Center of Excellence

Provide aridged curriculum vitae of not more than " pages per key person !he C6s for the proposed Center eader and the 7& principal faculty memers>researchers are mandatory !heC6s should riefly descrie relevant academic .ualifications, pertinent professional experience,relevant pulications, current positions and other relevant information

Attachment / 6 ;etters of Support

firm'

?asic Characteristics of the Firm'


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etters of support should e signed y senior management of the partner institutions

!he letter of support or the proposal must include a contact person from each main partner (8ith phone and email contacts)

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