Education Sector Development Program - VLIR-UOS

Education Sector Development Program IV
ESDP IV will extend
support to selected
universities for the
creation of technology
transfer business units
and consultancy
centers, in particular
at Institutes of
Technology
In order to support both quantitative targets for
expansion and qualitative change, including
the support of enhanced autonomy and new
functions (e.g. research policy, technology
transfer) the governance, industry- university
linkage, management and capacity of HEIs
will receive special attention. A consistent
and targeted capacity development plan will
be developed and a capacity development
offer deployed. Existing EMIS systems at
the national and institutional level will also
need to be strengthened as an effective EMIS
is a precondition for effective planning and
4. Program matrix
management. Thus, ESDP IV will ensure that
provision and expansion of education and training
in private universities is based on the relevance
and quality systems.
And finally, opportunities for partnership and
collaboration need to be enhanced among
HEIs so that older and newer institutional
leaders and managers can learn from each
other and share experiences. With this in mind,
the HEIs Forum will be created as a platform
for exchange and capacity development in the
higher education sector.
Components and activities Indicator/target *
Component 1
Universities expansion and development
Developing the enrolment capacity of the existing
22 universities, in particular access to programs
related to S&T
Transforming 4 faculties of technologies into
Institutes of Technology
Constructing and equipping 9 new universities,
among which one university of technology
Developing the graduate and post–graduate
provision of programs, with special emphasis on
S&T
Component 2
Human resource development
Increasing opportunities for staff development at
advanced levels of higher education
GER for higher education will increase from 5.3%
in 2008/2009 to 9.3% in 2014/15
Ratio of intakes S&T to SHS programs evolves
from 59:41 in 2008/2009 to 70:30 in 2014/15
Transition rate from preparatory to higher
education will increase from 81% in 2008/2009 to
95% in 2014/15
Enrolment capacity in existing public universities
will increase from 263,953 in 2008/2009 to 345,500
in 2014/15
4 more Institutes of Technology will be functioning
In 2014/15, 9 new universities with a total
enrolment capacity of 121,500 students will be
functional
Share of enrolments in graduate and post–
graduate programs will increase from 3,2% in
2008/2009 to 4,6% in 2014/15
Student-staff ratios will be 1:25 for S&T, 1:15
for medicine and health sciences, 1:20 for
agriculture and life sciences, and 1:30 for social
and human sciences (SHS) by 2014/15
Share of qualified (minimum Master’s level)
university teachers will increase to 75% in
2014/15 (with 25% PhD level)
Share of university teachers with professional
teaching certificate will evolve from 6% in
2009/10 to 75% in 2014/15
Number of qualified staff teachers (with Masters
degree and above) will increase from 6,167 in
2009/10 to 19,033 in 2014/15
* See comment on indicators and/or targets at the beginning of chapter 3.
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