Nepal : Strengthening Higher Engineering Education
The project preparatory TA will (i) support the government to set strategic directions and to design the investment project in a participatory manner, (ii) develop technical and financial partnership with development partners and selected institutes overseas, (iii) undertake thorough due diligence including development of appropriate implementation support, and (iv) ensure project readiness.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Song, Gi Soon
South Asia Department
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Country/Economy
Nepal -
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Sector
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Project Name | Strengthening Higher Engineering Education | ||||
Project Number | 45192-003 | ||||
Country / Economy | Nepal |
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Project Status | Closed | ||||
Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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Strategic Agendas | Inclusive economic growth |
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Drivers of Change | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Governance and capacity development Knowledge solutions Partnerships |
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Sector / Subsector | Education / Education sector development |
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Gender | Gender equity theme | ||||
Description | The project preparatory TA will (i) support the government to set strategic directions and to design the investment project in a participatory manner, (ii) develop technical and financial partnership with development partners and selected institutes overseas, (iii) undertake thorough due diligence including development of appropriate implementation support, and (iv) ensure project readiness. | ||||
Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | Strengthening higher engineering education (HEE) project aims at improved quality and relevance of skills acquired by graduates to better respond to labor market needs. Government's Approach Paper to the Thirteenth Plan (2013-2016) emphasized strategic goal to achieve job-centered, poverty-reducing, sustainable, and broad-based economic growth. Skilled labor force is urgently required in various sectors for the country's medium and long-term economic development. The project was fully consistent with Nepal's country partnership strategy, and was included in the country business operations plan in 2015-2017. |
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Geographical Location | Nation-wide |
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During Project Design | An initial consultation with the local community leaders and school community was held in August 2016 on the possible use of school owned land for the development of a new campus. A wider stakeholder consultations for land transfer was held in May/June 2017 to ensure full support of the community for the campus development. A national workshop on world class universities was held in November 2016 to facilitate the debates on different aspects of world class university and rationale for the Nepal's context. The workshop reached out more than 200 persons, including policy makers, employers, industry, academia, and community where the proposed Nepal National Institute of Engineering Technology would be located. |
During Project Implementation | The set-up during the project preparation was continued and additional mechanisms to ensure effective stakeholder communication were established. |
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Consulting Services | Consultancy services from individual consultants and 1 firm have been completed. The TA is expected to close by December 2018. |
Procurement | Procurement of goods and works will be expected in the project. Packages will be developed during the project preparation. |
Responsible ADB Officer | Song, Gi Soon |
Responsible ADB Department | South Asia Department |
Responsible ADB Division | Human and Social Development Division, SARD |
Executing Agencies |
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology |
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Concept Clearance | - |
Fact Finding | - |
MRM | - |
Approval | 16 Dec 2015 |
Last Review Mission | - |
Last PDS Update | 24 Sep 2018 |
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Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
Original | Revised | Actual | |||
16 Dec 2015 | 30 Jun 2016 | 30 Jun 2016 | 30 Jun 2017 | 31 Dec 2018 | 31 Jan 2019 |
Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
800,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 800,000.00 | 17 Jun 2022 | 413,602.40 |
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Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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Strengthening Higher Engineering Education: Technical Assistance Completion Report | TA Completion Reports | Nov 2019 |
Strengthening Higher Engineering Education: Initial Poverty and Social Analysis | Initial Poverty and Social Analysis | Dec 2015 |
Strengthening Higher Engineering Education: Project Preparatory Technical Assistance Report | Project Preparatory Technical Assistance Reports | Dec 2015 |
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Tenders
Tender Title | Type | Status | Posting Date | Deadline |
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Strengthening Higher Engineering Education - Higher Engineering Education Specialist | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
Strengthening Higher Engineering Education - National Senior Advisor (Architectural Design and Master Planning) | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
Strengthening Higher Engineering Education | Firm - Consulting | Closed |
Contracts Awarded
Procurement Plan
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