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Accelerating Higher Education Expansion and Development Operation

The development of the higher education sector is of central importance to enable Sri Lanka to make the transition from a Lower-Middle Income Country (LMIC) to an Upper Middle-Income Country (UMIC). Recognizing this, the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) and the World Bank have agreed to support the higher education sector through a Bank funded Accelerating Higher Education Expansion and Development (AHEAD) operation.

The Accelerating Higher Education Expansion and Development (AHEAD) operation is organized in two components. The first is a Program Component that supports the national Higher Education Development Program. The second is a Systems Strengthening, Capacity Building and Technical Assistance Component that will assist the GoSL to strengthen the higher education sector and achieve the objectives of the AHEAD Program Component. This second will also cover monitoring and evaluation, policy analysis, program coordination and communication.

The implementing agency is the Ministry of Higher Education and Highways (MHEH). The University Grants Commission (UGC) will coordinate the activities of the universities. There will be an Operations Monitoring and Support Team (OMST) which will coordinate and support all AHEAD activities between the MHEH, UGC, and the universities.

The three Results Areas the AHEAD Operation will focus on are: (a) increasing enrollment in higher education with special emphasis on study programs required for an aspiring upper-middle-income economy; (b) broadening and deepening modern teaching and learning approaches that combine academic excellence with high-quality socio-emotional skills; and (c) promoting a vibrant research and innovation culture that can support economic development, especially the growth of higher-value industries and services.

Result Area - 01

The objective of this Results Area is to increase enrollment in higher education programs of strategic importance for economic development. The GoSL will promote the expansion of enrollment in state universities and ATIs, with a focus on STEM degree programs.

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Result Area - 02

This results area aims to support Higher Education Institutions to produce students who are well-qualified academically and also suitably prepared for the world of work and for wider civic and social life. The following strategic actions will be used to achieve this objective:

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Result Area - 03

The objective of this results area is to develop a culture of research and development, innovation and commercialization (RDIC) in universities. RDIC activities are an extremely important next step in the development of higher education in the country.

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Director

Dr. P. Elango
Senior Lecturer in Mathematics
Faculty of Science
Eastern University, Sri Lanka

Announcements

Call for proposals seeking financial assistance under Result Area-1
(Deadline: 30th November 2018 in hard copy to OMST and soft copy to management.ahead@gmail.com)