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WB mission begins assessment of HEDP as project nears completion

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ISLAMABAD, Oct 20 (APP):World Bank’s (WB) five-day Implementation Completion Mission began assessment of the achievements, challenges and lessons learnt from Higher Education Development in Pakistan (HEDP), as this landmark project of USD 400 million worth being executed by Higher Education Commission (HEC) since 2019, comes to a successful closure.
The World Bank Mission, including Senior Economist and Task Team Leader Inga Afanasieva, accompanied by Senior Education Specialist Ryoko Tomita and Consultant Mashal Yousaf, said a press release on Monday.
HEC hosted the WB Mission to formally commence the final review of the HEDP project, in this context.
The session was attended by relevant HEC Divisional heads and HEDP component leads.
During the course of the mission, the HEC-HEDP team, led by Project Coordinator HEDP Syed Naveed Hussain Shah, will deliver comprehensive presentations on each project component, highlighting key achievements, implementation progress, and sustainability plans beyond the project’s lifecycle.
The mission will assess progress against the project’s development objectives, validate results and outputs, and document lessons learned and best practices to inform future higher education initiatives.
 It will also review the long-term viability of project interventions and outline next steps towards sustaining their impact.
In line with World Bank procedures, the mission will prepare the Implementation Completion and Results Report (ICR) and hold consultative meetings with the Economic Affairs Division.
The visit marked an important milestone in documenting the collective achievements of HEDP and reaffirming HEC’s continued partnership with the World Bank in advancing Pakistan’s higher education agenda.
Chairman HEC Nadeem Mahbub welcomed the World Bank Mission and appreciated the continued partnership and technical support extended by the World Bank throughout the project’s lifecycle.
He highlighted key aspects of the HEDP project, particularly focusing on its transformative impact on higher education governance, digitalization, and quality enhancement, while also discussing the roadmap for closure-related activities and sustainability of project interventions.
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