13.  Environmental impacts are expected to be low to moderate. The Environmental Assessment category is B (Partial Assessment), and OP/BP 4.01(Environmental Assessment) is triggered. There will be some rehabilitation and extensions of the selected institutions. The need for new construction will be assessed as part of the project preparations. There will be no new land acquisition for the Centers …

10.  Each selected institution will implement its own Africa Centres of Excellence proposal. Further, administrative capacity, most often from the institutions’ central administration will assist with the fiduciary tasks. An ACE team is established, led by a Centre leader who is a recognized educator/researcher within the primary discipline of the ACE and supported by faculty from the relevant eng…

The Project will be located in the following 14 institutions of higher learning: Nigeria: •  African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases, Redeemers University, Mowe, Ogun State/University of Ibadan•  PAN African Materials Institute (PAMI), African University of Science and Technology, Abuja, •  Centre for Agricultural Development and Sustainable Environment, Federal University…

7.  The project consists of two components. Component 1 will aim to strengthen the capacity of competitively selected institutions to establish Africa Centers of Excellence (ACE). These ACEs will deliver regional, demanded, quality training and applied research in partnerships with regional and international academic institutions and in partnership with relevant employers and industry. Component 2…

6.  The Project Development Objective is to promote regional specialization among participating universities in areas that address regional challenges and strengthen the capacities of these universities to deliver quality training and applied research.  …

1.  The proposed regional project is a response to several individual requests from African governments, regional institutions, and universities. It is motivated by the rise in demand of specialized human capital within rapidly growing development sectors, such as the extractive industries, energy, water, environment, infrastructure, and in service sectors, such as hospitality, banking, and ICT. T…

PART I: Activity Description A.  Country and Sector ContextB.  Project Development ObjectivesC.  Project DescriptionD. 4. Project location and salient physical characteristics relevant to the safeguard analysisE.  Institutional and Implementation ArrangementsF.  Environmental screening, assessment and management and World Bank applicable environment policiesG.  Environmental Management Approach…