1. Eastern and Southern Africa Higher Education Centers of Excellence M EETING D EMAND FOR S PECIALIZED S KILLS AND K NOWLEDGE C RITICAL FOR A FRICA ’ S T RANSFORMATION Banjul, May 11 2015

2. WHAT NEXT? 1. Getting project fully started ! Declaring Nigeria Effective this week! Performance contracts and legal opinions for Ghana-May 30 2015 Disbursement of first tranche to Togo, Cameroon, Nigeria and Ghana ACEs-June 15 2015 2. Prepare for smooth implementation Provide clear procedures Fiduciary capacity M&E solid M&E Consultancy Bibliometric database-August 2015 DLI verification-October 2015

3. Reporting of results and Disbursement of DLI 2 WB/AAU review of some ACEs to support results recording-September 2015 National Review Committee meeting Sept / early Oct Submission of results to AAU for independent verification - October 15 2015 Submission of withdrawal application to WB Disbursement of DLI 2 3. Focus on research-based education Capacity Building / Help: issues Implementation support meetings prior to regional workshop-Sept 2015 Proposed next workshop dates-Cotonou Nov 16-20

4. CONTINUE B USINESS OF DELIVERING EDUCATION ! Enroll Masters and Phd Students in ACE programs- Research activities with regional co-authorship to publish in international journals Initiate gap assessment and national accreditation of ACE programs Place students in related industry and sector for internships Scale up revenue generation activities

5. THROUGH A FRICA C ENTERS OF E XCELLENCE (ACE) … 5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Pvx2QWTXY8