Evaluation of the Higher Education Links Scheme
Derek Eldridge, Elisabeth Wilson and David Mundy
Summary
This paper is the result of an evaluation study of the Higher Education Links (HEL) scheme, commissioned by DFID (Contract No. CNTR 99 9253).
The following Terms of Reference were set by DFID for the evaluation study:
By visiting link institutions in a number of developing countries, and by contacting their UK partners and other stakeholders as necessary, the evaluation team is expected to:
1. Assess the extent to which the Higher Education Links Scheme has achieved, or is achieving, the objectives set out in the FICHE logical framework.
2. Assess the extent to which individual links examined have met, or are likely to meet, the objectives agreed in their applications forms.
Taking account of the cost of individual links and the scheme has a whole to FICHE:
3. Evaluate the contribution that the links scheme has made in overseas higher education institutions to enhancing:
- Teaching capacity
- Research capacity
- Staff development
- Resources
- Institutional / Departmental administration
- Other aspects of institutional life
4. Evaluate the impact that the outputs of links have had, or are likely to have, on wider society including women, the environment, human rights, economic stimulation and poverty alleviation through:
- Direct influence
- Improved quality of graduates
- Influence of research
- Other means
5. Assess the impact that links have had, or may have, on longer-term economic and social development through their influence on policy, practice and decision making at the highest levels.
6. Suggest ways in which the higher education links scheme could be modified to sustain or further enhance its impact on DFID's priorities of improving the quality of life of poor people and promoting sustainable development, whilst retaining the commitment of UK HEIs to it.
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