A flagship intervention by DFID, the programme focuses on providing grant-funding support to ambitious and high-value partnerships between higher education (HE) institutions, NGOs, and private sector organisations to transform the quality, relevance, inclusiveness, and value of HE in 11 countries of Africa, Middle East and Asia (Myanmar).
As the evaluation manager, we are helping establish a better understanding of what design aspects make HE interventions successful and contribute to the body of knowledge on the long-term impacts of HE strengthening. The approach comprises three principal strands –
(i) Conducting a formative evaluation, covering all stages of the fund management cycle
(ii) Conducting two summative evaluations — one mid-term evaluation and one final theory-based impact evaluation
(iii) Linking primary and secondary research projects by carrying out two Rapid Evidence Assessments or similar rigorous literature reviews.
