West Bank and Gaza: Tertiary Education Project – WB press release

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

IDA GRANT AMOUNT: $10 million

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The development objectives of the Tertiary Education Project are to improve the regulatory environment for tertiary education management, governance and quality assurance; to increase internal and external efficiency of the tertiary education system, as a first step towards achieving sustainability; and, create incentives and provide the basis for improvements in efficiency, quality and relevance of tertiary education institutions in order to meet the socioeconomic needs of the Palestinian population.

For more information, please call Sereen Juma  at (202) 473-7199 or email: Sjuma@worldbank.org. For project information documents, visit: http://web.worldbank.org/external/projects/main?pagePK=104231&piPK=73230&theSitePK=40941&menuPK=228424&Projectid=P083767