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Education 📍 Senegal · Nationwide

Senegal Higher Education Project — ESPOIR-JEUNES

Increase equitable access to market-relevant short-term vocational tertiary education and strengthen governance and research in higher education.

Committed financing£113,596,500.00
Expected duration61 months
CountrySenegal
SectorEducation

Project objective

Increase equitable access to market-relevant short-term vocational tertiary education and strengthen governance and research in higher education.

Project description

The project diversifies tertiary technical and vocational education in Senegal to improve the employability of young people.

Type of financing

Financing from the International Development Association (IDA, World Bank Group) — Investment Project Financing.

Stage of progress

Under implementation — approved on 29 June 2023, expected closing on 31 July 2028.

Economic potential

More young people trained in skills employers are looking for.

Key information

Project implementing body
Ministry of Higher Education
Official source
World Bank — Projects & Operations (open data, CC BY 4.0) · P178750
Information verified on
5 Oct 2026

Information sheet based on the official source. GLOBACOR PARTNERS INC is not a party to this project and collects no funds for it.