Resource Collection: USAID Higher Education Learning Agenda

1. How can higher education systems and institutions become more strategic in planning, implementing and monitoring core activities (e.g., enrollment, academic programs, research, and outreach)? (Dissemination)

• Higher Education Capacity Strengthening Toolkit (forthcoming)

2. How can financing of higher education systems and institutions become more sustainable? (Generation)

• SHARE Multi-country Study - HEIGHTS

3. How can the viability and effectiveness of online and other forms of distance education be improved? (Dissemination)

• What Works in Online Learning in Higher Education Evidence Summary
• COVID-19 Case Study: Leveraging the University of Philippines System for Community Support

4. How can skills or competencies (e.g., technical and soft skills) for employability best be identified, analyzed, and incorporated into curricula, teaching, and learning? (Dissemination)

• Soft Skills Development to Advance Student-Centered Higher Education
• State of the Evidence: Youth Workforce Development Soft Skills Measurement and Interventions
• Evidence Gap Map 2023 Update 

5. How can the practice and culture of teaching become more learner-centered? (Capture)

6. How can higher education systems and HEIs play a more active role in developing and strengthening national and regional innovation ecosystems? (Generation)

• Higher Education and Innovation Ecosystems Primer 
• SHARE Multi-country Study - HEIGHTS 
• Evidence Gap Map 2023 Update 
• Case Study - BUILD-IT (Vietnam) Maker Spaces/Innovation Hubs
• Intellectual Property & Technology Transfer Discussion Note
• Building Higher Education for Growth and Innovation in the Asia-Pacific Region
• COVID-19 Case Study: Malawian Higher Education and Local Solutions in Crisis Response 

7. How can HEIs collaborate more effectively with the private sector to enhance the relevance and quality of teaching and learning, and research and innovation? (Dissemination)

• Primer on HEI-Industry Collaboration 
• Analysis and Best Practices of the USAID/El Salvador Higher Education for Economic Growth Activity (HEA)
• Evidence Gap Map 2023 Update 

8. How can USAID best partner with HEIs to make use of local knowledge and expertise? (Generation)

• COVID-19 Case Study: ResilientAfrica Network's Response in Uganda
• COVID-19 Case Study: Engaging Senegal University Students to Improve the COVID-19 Response
• COVID-19 Case Study: Leveraging the University of Philippines System for Community Support

9. How can higher education access, retention, and completion rates be improved for underrepresented populations (e.g., women, indigenous and marginalized populations, and people with disabilities)? (Capture)

• Primer on access, retention, and completion for women
• USAID Higher Education Scholarship Toolkit
  • New Toolkit Product: Scholarship Evaluation Synthesis (forthcoming)

10. What institutional and behavioral changes are needed to improve gender awareness and gender equity? (Capture)