The World Bank Report No: ISR11597 Implementation Status & Results Costa Rica Costa Rica Higher Education (P123146) Public Disclosure Copy Operation Name: Costa Rica Higher Education (P123146) Project Stage: Implementation Seq.No: 2 Status: ARCHIVED Archive Date: 04-Sep-2013 Country: Costa Rica Approval FY: 2013 Product Line: IBRD/IDA Region: LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN Lending Instrument: Specific Investment Loan Implementing Agency(ies): Key Dates Board Approval Date 27-Sep-2012 Original Closing Date 31-Dec-2017 Planned Mid Term Review Date 04-Apr-2016 Last Archived ISR Date 03-Feb-2013 Effectiveness Date 31-Jul-2013 Revised Closing Date 31-Dec-2017 Actual Mid Term Review Date Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The objectives of the Project are to improve access and quality, to increase investments in innovation and scientific and technological development, as well as to upgrade institutional management, all in Costa Rica’s public higher education system. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project? Yes No Component(s) Component Name Component Cost Component 1. Institutional Improvement Agreements (AMIs) 200.00 Strengthening institutional capacity for quality enhancement 0.00 Overall Ratings Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Public Disclosure Copy Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate Implementation Status Overview Project implementation is at an early stage; Implementation status will be reported on in the next ISR Locations No Location data has been entered Page 1 of 6 The World Bank Report No: ISR11597 Results Project Development Objective Indicators Public Disclosure Copy Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Improve Access. Total Number of under- Number Value 88017.00 88017.00 102814.00 graduate, on-site students enrolled in the four Date 30-Jun-2012 30-Jul-2013 31-Dec-2017 universities participating in the Project. Comments 2011 Data Improve Access. Total number of post- Number Value 6885.00 6885.00 7524.00 graduate, on-site students enrolled in the four Date 30-Jun-2012 30-Jul-2013 31-Dec-2017 universities participating in the Project. Comments 2011 Data Improve Quality. Total number of officially Number Value 47.00 47.00 85.00 accredited programs in the four universities Date 30-Jun-2012 30-Jul-2013 31-Dec-2017 participating in the Project. Comments 2011 Data Increase Investments in innovation and Number Value 31451.00 31451.00 235618.00 scientific and technological development. Date 30-Jun-2012 30-Jul-2013 31-Dec-2017 Resources invested in research and Comments 2011 Data development (R&D) in the four universities participating in the Project. Upgrade institutional management. Yearly Yes/No Value No No Yes publication of the self-evaluation of the "Annual Date 30-Jun-2012 30-Jul-2013 31-Dec-2017 Operational Plan" on the websites of the four Comments universities participating in the Project. Intermediate Results Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Total number of first-year students enrolled in Number Value 21433.00 21433.00 26797.00 undergraduate degrees in the four universities Date 30-Jun-2012 30-Jul-2013 31-Dec-2017 participating in the Project. Comments UCR 6,305 2011: UCR 7,900 Public Disclosure Copy UNED 10,632 UCR 6,305 UNED 13,193 ITCR 1,432 UNED 10,632 ITCR 1,970 UNA 3,074 ITCR 1,432 UNA 3,854 UNA 3,074 Total number of undergraduate students Number Value 48270.00 48270.00 57492.00 enrolled in priority areas in the four universities Date 30-Jun-2012 30-Jul-2013 31-Dec-2017 participating in the Project. Comments UCR 19,992 2011: UCR 24,900 UNED 13,491 UCR 19,992 UNED 15,569 UNED 13,491 Page 2 of 6 The World Bank Report No: ISR11597 ITCR 6,074 ITCR 6,074 ITCR 7,165 UNA 8,713 UNA 8,713 UNA 9,858 Total number of postgraduate students enrolled Number Value 4064.00 4064.00 4221.00 in priority areas in the four universities Public Disclosure Copy Date 30-Jun-2012 30-Jul-2013 31-Dec-2017 participating in the Project. Comments UCR 2,315 2011: UCR 2,325 UNED 423 UCR 2,315 UNED 448 ITCR 701 UNED 423 ITCR 813 UNA 625 ITCR 701 UNA 635 UNA 625 Total number of full-time equivalent faculty Number Value 1926.00 1926.00 2199.00 members who hold a masters degree in the Date 30-Jun-2012 30-Jul-2013 31-Dec-2017 four universities participating in Project. Comments UCR 815 2011 UCR 1,111 UNED 247 UCR 815 UNED 279 ITCR 330 UNED 247 ITCR 355 UNA 534 ITCR 330 UNA 454 UNA 534 Total number of full-time equivalent faculty Number Value 591.00 591.00 794.00 members who hold a doctoral degree in the Date 30-Jun-2012 30-Jul-2013 31-Dec-2017 four universities participating in the Project. Comments UCR 356 UCR 815 UCR 422 UNED 54 UNED 247 UNED 69 ITCR 50 ITCR 330 ITCR 85 UNA 131 UNA 534 UNA 218 Full-time equivalent faculty members who Number Value 581.00 581.00 692.00 undertake research activities in the four Date 30-Jun-2012 30-Jul-2013 31-Dec-2017 universities participating in the Project. Comments UCR 286 2011: UCR 353 UNED 16 UCR 286 UNED 25 ITCR 40 UNED 16 ITCR 53 UNA 239 ITCR 40 UNA 260 UNA 239 Staff who receive a scholarship to do Number Value 0.00 0.00 166.00 postgraduate studies abroad from the four Public Disclosure Copy Date 30-Jun-2012 30-Jul-2013 31-Dec-2017 universities participating in the Project. Comments UCR 0 UCR 58 UNED 0 UNED 53 ITCR 0 ITCR 25 UNA 0 UNA 30 Number of published articles in indexed Number Value 624.00 624.00 789.00 journals. Date 30-Jun-2012 30-Jul-2013 31-Dec-2017 Comments UCR 301 UCR 301 UCR 365 UNED 50 UNED 50 UNED 67 Page 3 of 6 The World Bank Report No: ISR11597 ITCR 20 ITCR 20 ITCR 51 UNA 253 UNA 253 UNA 306 Number of graduates from the four universities Number Value 10364.00 10364.00 12055.00 participating in the Project. Public Disclosure Copy Date 30-Jun-2012 30-Jul-2013 31-Dec-2017 Comments UCR 4,765 2011: UCR 5,509 UNED 2,026 UCR 4,765 UNED 2,404 ITCR 1,039 UNED 2,026 ITCR 1,204 UNA 2,534 ITCR 1,039 UNA 2,938 UNA 2,534 Yearly publication on the web of the results of Yes/No Value No No Yes the Institutional Improvement Plan. Date 30-Jun-2012 30-Jul-2013 31-Dec-2017 Comments N/A UCR Yes UNED Yes ITCR Yes UNA Yes Percentage of budget allocated to Percentage Value 30.91 30.91 30.15 infrastructure and equipment in the four Date 30-Jun-2012 30-Jul-2013 31-Dec-2017 universities participating in the Project. Comments UCR 6.91 UCR 6.91 UCR 4.55 UNED 8.3 UNED 8.3 UNED 9.7 ITCR 10 ITCR 10 ITCR 10 UNA 5.7 UNA 5.7 UNA 5.9 Direct Project Beneficiaries Number Value 0.00 0.00 106854.00 Date 30-Jun-2012 30-Jul-2013 31-Dec-2017 Comments Total number of undergraduate programs that Number Value 64.00 64.00 160.00 undergo external evaluation. Date 30-Jun-2012 30-Jul-2013 31-Dec-2017 Comments Undergraduate 64 Undergraduate 160 Total number of graduate programs that Number Value 0.00 0.00 100.00 undergo external evaluation. Date 30-Jun-2012 30-Jul-2013 31-Dec-2017 Public Disclosure Copy Comments Number of professionals trained to carry out Number Value 100.00 100.00 850.00 self-evaluation on behalf of HEIs’ and external Date 30-Jun-2012 30-Jul-2013 31-Dec-2017 evaluation on behalf of SINAES. Comments Comparable studies for monitoring graduates' Text Value Terms of reference for the 2 Terms of reference for the 2 Results of the second study insertion in the labor market carried out using studies approved by OLaP studies approved by OLaP are disseminated representative samples by OLaP. Date 30-Jun-2012 30-Jul-2013 31-Dec-2017 Comments Page 4 of 6 The World Bank Report No: ISR11597 Progress in the consolidation of the Information Text Value Some parts of SIESUE are Some parts of SIESUE are Dissemination of data to the System of the Public University Higher conceptualized conceptualized university community and to Education society at large Public Disclosure Copy Date 30-Jun-2012 30-Jul-2013 31-Dec-2017 Comments Data on Financial Performance (as of 02-Aug-2013) Financial Agreement(s) Key Dates Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Original Closing Date Revised Closing Date P123146 IBRD-81940 Effective 27-Sep-2012 06-Nov-2012 31-Jul-2013 31-Dec-2017 31-Dec-2017 Disbursements (in Millions) Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P123146 IBRD-81940 Effective USD 200.00 200.00 0.00 0.00 200.00 0.00 Disbursement Graph Public Disclosure Copy Key Decisions Regarding Implementation The National Assembly approved the Loan (Law 9144) on June 4, 2013, and the Bank declared its Effectiveness on July 31, 2013. Restructuring History Page 5 of 6 The World Bank Report No: ISR11597 There has been no restructuring to date. Related Projects Public Disclosure Copy There are no related projects. Public Disclosure Copy Page 6 of 6