Nepal: Second Higher Education Project

WASHINGTON, February 22, 2007 - The following project was approved today by the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors:

 

IDA GRANT: US$ 60 million

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project is designed to enhance quality and relevance of higher education and research.  It is expected to improve financial sustainability of constituent campuses and help augment infrastructure of community campuses.  It will also help improve access for academically qualified under-privileged students, especially girls, dalits and educationally disadvantaged ‘janajati’, through financial assistance and enhanced capacity of higher secondary schools.

 

For project details, please call Erik Nora at (202) 458-4735 or email: enora@worldbank.org

For more project information, please visit the project web site.