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Evaluation on the Engineering Education Development Project in Indonesia

Team Leader: Maria Olivia Nuestro, Evaluation Officer
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The Government of Indonesia recognized, through its development plans, that a strong competitive workforce is a precondition for sustainable national progress and that an increased share of higher education graduates, particularly engineering graduates in the labor force, is a key to rapid industrialization and increased competitiveness. In line with this, REPELITA VI, which spanned 1994/95 through 1998/99, included measures to increase long-term industrial growth by improving the relevance and quality of manpower training, encouraging businesses to shift from low-cost labor to higher skill intensive products, and improving and expanding training institutions. In this connection, the Government requested ADB to finance the Engineering Education Development Project, which aimed to assist in improving the quality, relevance, and capacity of engineering education, while enhancing the access of economically disadvantaged but qualified students.

This evaluation aims to assess the relevance, efficacy, efficiency, sustainability, and impact of the Project. It will also identify the reasons for success, lessons, and other factors that made the Project the only one rated highly successful among eight other higher education projects.