Mozambique - Higher Education Project (Supplemental)

Page 1 INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS DATA SHEET CONCEPT STAGE Report No.: AC2853 Date ISDS Prepared/Updated: 06/27/2007 I. BASIC INFORMATION A. Basic Project Data Country: Mozambique Project ID: P105205 Project Name: MZ Higher Education Project (Supplemental) Task Team Leader: Xiaoyan Liang Estimated Appraisal Date: June 10, 2007 Estimated Board Date: July 31, 2007 Managing Unit: AFTH1 Lending Instrument: Specific Investment Loan Sector: Tertiary education (80%);Vocational training (20%) Theme: Education for the knowledge economy (P) IBRD Amount (US$m.): 0.00 IDA Amount (US$m.): 15.00 GEF Amount (US$m.): 0.00 PCF Amount (US$m.): 0.00 Other financing amounts by source: BORROWER/RECIPIENT 0.00 0.00 B. Project Objectives [from section 2 of PCN] The proposed project provides additional financing credit to an existing IDA credit. It supports the same Development Objectives as the original Higher Education Project (HEP)which are (i) to enhance the internal efficiency and to expand the output of graduates, (ii) to improve equitable access, and (iii) to improve the quality of teaching and learning and the relevance of the curriculum. C. Project Description [from section 3 of PCN] The proposed project is aligned with the design of the original project and will specifically support the implementation of the following components and activities: Component A: system-wide reform and policy development (US$0.5 million), to support the project management, monitoring and evaluation activities. Component B: Institutional Development and Investment (US$10 million), to support the completion of ISRI campus and rehabilitation of the Faculty of Engineering in the University of Eduardo Mondlane and the Mozambique Distance Learning Network (MDLN) Lichinga Resource Center, the furniture and equipping of ISRI, UP, UEM Central library, and MDLN Page 2 Lichinga Resource Center. Further, this component will support another cycle of the Quality Enhancement and Innovation Fund. Component C: Provincial Scholarship Fund (US$1.5 million), to finance the 200 provincial students to continue their study until June 2009. Component D: Science and Technology (US$ 3 million), to finance another cycle of the National Research Fund and to develop scholarship scheme for science and technology. D. Project location (if known) The HEP additional credit will finance the completion of construction in the Institute Superios da Rlacion Internacional (ISRI) and some rehabilitation in the existing campus of Faculty of Engineering in the University of Eduardo Mondlane and the Mozambique Distance Learning Network (MDLN) Lichinga Resource Center. The new ISRI campus is located in Zimpeto, about 15 km away from the Maputo City. E. Borrower