WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICAN GOVERNMENTS 

AFRICA HIGHER EDUCATION CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE(ACE) FOR DEVELOPMENT IMPACT 

(ACE IMPACT) PROJECT CALL FOR PROPOSALS

The Governments of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, Niger, Djibouti, Guinea, Togo and the Gambia, with support from the World Bank, are launching the third phase of the Regional Africa Higher Education Centers of Excellence (ACE) for Development Impact (ACE Impact) Project. 

The primary objective of the project is to improve the quality, quantity and development impact of postgraduate education (defined to include Masters and PhD degrees, and short-term professional level courses and training) in selected universities through regional specialization and collaboration. 

The expected results of the proposed project include: 

·       Increase in the number of students, in particularly regional and female, enrolled and graduating from Masters and PhD programs. 

·       Improvement in the quality of programs including an increase in the number of programs – and ACE host institutions – that obtain international accreditation. 

·       Development impact attributable to the project, including improvement in the relevance of the education/training programs and of the applied research evident through: 

·       Increase in the number, and strength, of sectoral partnerships that lead to production and hiring of high-performing graduates, internships for students, application and commercialization of research results, advisory board participation, etc. 

·       Increase in the amount of externally generated revenue, including from companies and other sectoral partners.

WORKSHOP ON GRADUATE EMPLOYABILITY THROUGH CAPACITY BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS IN GHANA

 JOINT WORKSHOP HELD AT THE BEST WESTERN PLUS HOTEL, ACCRA – GHANA, FROM 10^TH TO 11^TH JULY, 2018.

The DAAD in collaboration with Campus France, NUFFIC, the University of Basel and in the National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE) organized a workshop in Accra under the theme “Graduate Employability through Capacity Building Partnerships in Ghana” from 10^th – 11^th July, 2018.

The workshop brought together representatives from tertiary institutions in the Ghana, Africa and Europe to chart the way forward in addressing graduate unemployment on the African continent.