Professional Documents
Culture Documents
No. of
Faculty
( Full time
equivalent)
NonNational
Faculty Qualifications
PhD
Master
(% of total)
(% of total)
Bachelor and
below
(% of total)
Mobile
Total
No. of Students
Female
Non-national
(% of total) (% of total)
Program Accreditation
(Yes/No)
Total budget
government subvention
Revenue from
consultancies*
Last Year of
Accreditation
Weaknesses
Opportunitie
s
Threats
Guidance: The strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats that arise from internal and
external sources: government policies, industry needs, international best practices. This should be
an analysis at the institutional level (lead institution).
2. Describe how this proposal if funded would contribute to addressing the development
challenge
Guidance: In the description kindly keep in mind expected results from the project,
notably describe how graduates, applied research and outreach/collaboration proposed
will address the development challenge
3. Describe the role of partner institutions in successfully addressing the development
challenge, jointly with and under the guidance of your own institution
4. Describe existing similar centers of excellence in your country or in neighboring countries
with the same objective (if any)
Guidance: Describe (i) initiatives by other higher education institutions in West or
Central Africa that train and perform research within the proposed areas and (ii) to which
degree are these institutions part of the proposal?
5. Describe how your Centers proposal fits into (i) your Institutions overall Strategic Plan,
(ii) your overarching/parent institutions Strategic Plan and (iii) your countrys or regional
organizations Strategic Plan (attach Strategic Plans if and when appropriate).
Indicator
1.Strengthen
Education
Capacity
excellence
quality and
productivity
N# of new students
in ACE courses
(30% must be
regional
students*):
2.Strengthen
Education
Capacity &
Development
Impact
New PhD
students
New Master
students
New short
term (min. 40
hours)
No of regional
students
Baseline(2012)
Baseline
(2013)
No. of Students
and/faculty with at
least 1 month
internship in a
private sector
company or a local
institutions
relevant to their
field/ sector
No. of
internationally
accredited
education
programs including
sub-regional
accreditation
3.Strengthen
Research
Capacity
excellence
quality and
productivity
Increase of
internationally
recognized
research
publications in
disciplines
supported by the
ACE-Program
4.Strengthen
education and
research
capacity
(through
increased
financial
sustainability)
Amount of
externally1generate
d revenue by the
ACEs2
1 External revenue could include funds from the private sector or any of the ACEs Partner Institutions, governments etc. however, would exclude governmental
subsidies.
2 The externally generated revenue would need to be certified as part of the financial audit (see also Indicator No. 12).
and
demonstration
of value to
students and
partners
5.2 ACE Action Plan for Research Excellence (Maximum 2 pages for this section)
Guidance: Describe key activities that are needed for achieving research excellence. These
include scaling-up PhD programs, industry and/or international research collaboration, joint
research programs, purchase of research equipment, faculty development, research grant pools,
incentives based on achievement such as publications in highly ranked journals, and field studies,
amongst others. (Note incentives do not have to include direct monetary benefits, but can include
study abroad, research visits and other non-salary incentives). Please include the use of ICT in
delivering Research Excellence
Describe briefly which Objectives and Results this action plan will contribute towards:
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5.3 ACE Action Plan regarding Equity Dimensions (Maximum 2 pages for this section)
Guidance: Describe key activities that are needed to ensure an equitable distribution of excellent
and high-quality teaching & learning and research efforts among qualified national and subregional academic partner institutions. Include the leading role of the ACE to ensure broad-based
scientific capacity-building across the country and possibly sub-regionally, preventing isolated
academic ivory-tower excellence, ensuring social relevance and enhancing as wide a joint
scientific constituency as possible.
Describe briefly which Results this Action Plan will contribute towards:
Describe in some detail what this action plan entails, either comprehensively across sectors and
academic disciplines, or individually per sector and academic discipline, or by scientific topic
selected:
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5.4 ACE Action plan for attracting Regional Faculty and Students (Maximum 2 pages for
this section)
Guidance: Describe key activities that are planned to attract regional faculty and students. These
include information outreach/marketing to potential students, faculty and researchers from
around the region, potential student, faculty and researchers flows from academic partner
institutions in the region, partnership agreements with companies (regarding both R&D relevant
to the companies concerned and targeted education for graduate needs of the companies
concerned), sector organizations, and governments for short term training of working
professionals, etc. This section could also describe the activities planned to facilitate broad
regional student attendance, such as language support and support for relocating, as well as
institutionalized faculty exchange or regional research projects. Similarly out-reach programs to
strengthen academic partner institutions in more remote areas or neighboring countries may be
included here.
Describe briefly which Objectives and Results this action plan will contribute towards:
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5.5 ACE Action Plan for Regional and National Academic partners (Maximum 2 pages for
this section)
Guidance: Describe key activities that would engage with and contribute to enhanced learning
and teaching performance and research performance in national academic partner institutions
(specific national academic partners e.g. by discipline or specific inter-disciplinary
orientation), as well as , where suitable, regional academic, scientific or professional partner
institutions (e.g. in neighboring countries).
Describe briefly which Objectives and Results this action plan will contribute towards:
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5.6 ACE Action Plan for Regional and National Sector Partners (Maximum 2 pages for this
section)
Guidance: Describe key activities that would engage with and contribute to enhanced learning
and teaching performance, and research performance, in national sector partner institutions
(specific national academic or research sector partners e.g. by sector or specific inter-sectoral
orientation, such as national agricultural research institutes or national medical research
institutes that may not be directly affiliated with an academic or university establishment), as well
as, where suitable, regional academic, scientific or professional sector partner institutions (e.g. in
neighboring countries). This also includes collaboration with line ministries.
Describe briefly which Objectives and Results this action plan will contribute towards:
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5.6 ACE Action Plan for Collaboration with International Partners (Maximum 2 pages for
this section)
Guidance: Describe key activities envisaged to ensure close collaboration with high-quality
international partners. These include both short-term and long-term faculty exchange and joint
research projects and scientific publications between the ACE and universities and research
institutions elsewhere in Africa and in other continents worldwide.
Describe briefly which Objectives and Results this action plan will contribute towards:
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5.8 ACE Action Plan for Management and Governance (Maximum 2 pages for this section)
Guidance: Describe key measures, structures and activities (to be) undertaken to ensure that
academic governance remains free from political or special interest influence (e.g. regarding
academic appointments) and allows the pursuit of both learning & teaching and research in as
free an academic and scientific environment as possible. In addition, describe management
activities designed to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of teaching and research
performance, including the enabling environment for both. Please include the use of ICT
management and governance of the grant.
Describe briefly which Objectives and Results this action plan will contribute towards:
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5.9 ACE Action plan for Sustainable Financing (Maximum 2 pages for this section)
Guidance: Describe key activities that are needed to ensure sustainable financing. These include
core financing, tuition for popular professional development courses, research consulting fees,
funding for joint international research projects and programs, fundraising and donations.
Describe briefly which Objectives and Results this action plan will contribute towards:
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Proposed Project
Area of expertise
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Comment (benefits)
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Year 1
1st
Qtr
Example:
Start of short term training
programs of faculty of
nursing schools in
emergency obstetrics
Example: Start of new
electives /courses in
petroleum engineering
Progra
m
design
and
outreac
h
Curricul
um
design
and
visiting
faculty
2nd Qtr.
Cont.
Lab and
equipme
nt
procurem
ent
Year 2
3rd
Qtr.
Start
of
one
week
cour
se
Cont.
4th
Qtr.
1st
Qtr
2nd
Qtr.
one
week
cours
e
Installat
ion
Offeri
ng
to3rd
year
stude
nts
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Cont.
3rd
Qtr.
Year 3
4th
Qtr.
1st
Qtr
one
week
cours
e
one
week
cours
e
2
PhDs
enroll
ed in
the
new
area
Offeri
ng to
3rd
year
stude
nts
and
start
of
new
Maste
r
progr
am
2nd
Qtr.
3rd
Qtr.
one
week
course
Cont.
Inservice
progra
m for
prof.
engine
ers
4th
Qtr.
Action Plan
List major Items/group of items that are required to carry out each action plan in Section 5
1.
Estimated Cost
US$
Total
2.
Dollar equivalent of national currency total
3.
Total value of Proposal budget in US Dollars
Note: The total dollar value of the proposal should be inserted in the appropriate space at the top of page 1. Approved expenditures in national currency will
be disbursed to ACE account in the tertiary institution.Section 11: Risks (Maximum page)
Guidance: Describe risks to the successful implementation of the center of excellence and steps that will be taken to mitigate these risks. Note: this differs to
a SWOT analysis in that the SWOT analysis is focused on the institutional level, while the risk analysis is focused on the level of the center of excellence.
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Section 12: Additional Information Relevant to the Evaluation of this Proposal (Maximum
one page)
Please provide any additional information that was not covered previously and that is of
importance for the evaluation of this proposal.
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Name and Role
Signature:
Date:
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Name and Role
Signature:
Date:
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Name and Role
Signature:
Date:
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Name and Role
Signature:
Date:
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Attachments:
Strategic Plan, including table with basic institutional indicators
Curriculum Vitae of key personnel:
o The proposed Center Leader
o The 2-4 Principal teaching and research members
Letters of Supports:
o From regional and national partners
o From companies and knowledge partners involved in the sector
o From international universities and institutions
List of other large project implemented by the institutions over the 2010-2016 period
External auditors Statement for the last two fiscal years will be requested if the Proposal is
short-listed and selected for a site-visit
Guidance for attachments:
Attachment 1: Most recent version of the institutional Strategic Plan
Attachment 2 - CVs of key persons for the proposed Center of Excellence
Provide abridged curriculum vitae of not more than 4 pages per key person. The CVs for the
proposed Center Leader and the 2-3 principal faculty members/researchers are mandatory. The
CVs should briefly describe relevant academic qualifications, pertinent professional experience,
relevant publications, current positions and other relevant information.
Attachment 3 - Letters of Support
Name of Partnership organization/firm:
Basic Characteristics of the Firm:
Number of Employees:
Main products:
Annual revenues:
Area of Proposed Collaboration:
Budget:
Firms Contribution toward the Center:
Potential funding, provision of guidance, provision of internships, provision of industry
teachers, etc.
Expected Benefits from the Collaboration:
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