Higher Education Governance and Management Advisor

The e-Learning for Strengthening Higher Education is a project led by the Ethiopian Ministry of Education in partnership with Mastercard Foundation, Arizona State University, and Shayashone PLC. It is one of the transformative projects under the ministry with the primary mission of supporting Ethiopian higher education institutes to realize digital education. Along this trajectory, the e-SHE addresses critical ecosystem-level issues that undermine the teaching and learning process, quality of education, and act as a barrier to the transformational aspirations of the education sector.To deepen the impact-level results of e-SHE and enhance the Higher Education’s reform agenda delivery excellence, the Higher Education Delivery Excellence Enhancement Program (HDEEP) has been designed as a strategic extension to the project. The program aims to consolidate and scale the achievements of e-SHE by strengthening Ethiopia’s higher education system, addressing systemic gaps in quality, relevance, equity, and efficiency. It focuses on building the capacity of universities to effectively implement reform initiatives that enhance teaching quality, institutional performance, and inclusivity, thereby fostering graduate employability, innovation, and an entrepreneurial culture across the higher education landscape.Main intervention areas of the program include: (1) strengthening universities’ implementation capacity through delivery units, leadership development, and institutionalized teaching and learning centers; (2) developing reform-oriented policies, guidelines, and manuals to enhance quality and sustainability of higher education ; (3) building capacity in monitoring, evaluation, and data-driven supervision to improve performance; and (4) advancing leadership development to enhance governance, teaching quality, and graduate employability. Together, these interventions aim to build a more effective, inclusive, and future-ready higher education ecosystem in Ethiopia.

The e-Learning for Strengthening Higher Education is a project led by the Ethiopian Ministry of Education in partnership with Mastercard Foundation, Arizona State University, and Shayashone PLC. It is one of the transformative projects under the ministry with the primary mission of supporting Ethiopian higher education institutes to realize digital education. Along this trajectory, the e-SHE addresses critical ecosystem-level issues that undermine the teaching and learning process, quality of education, and act as a barrier to the transformational aspirations of the education sector. To deepen the impact-level results of e-SHE and enhance the Higher Education’s reform agenda delivery excellence, the Higher Education Delivery Excellence Enhancement Program (HDEEP) has been designed as a strategic extension to the project. The program aims to consolidate and scale the achievements of e-SHE by strengthening Ethiopia’s higher education system, addressing systemic gaps in quality, relevance, equity, and efficiency. It focuses on building the capacity of universities to effectively implement reform initiatives that enhance teaching quality, institutional performance, and inclusivity, thereby fostering graduate employability, innovation, and an entrepreneurial culture across the higher education landscape. Main intervention areas of the program include: (1) strengthening universities’ implementation capacity through delivery units, leadership development, and institutionalized teaching and learning centers; (2) developing reform-oriented policies, guidelines, and manuals to enhance quality and sustainability of higher education ; (3) building capacity in monitoring, evaluation, and data-driven supervision to improve performance; and (4) advancing leadership development to enhance governance, teaching quality, and graduate employability. Together, these interventions aim to build a more effective, inclusive, and future-ready higher education ecosystem in Ethiopia.