The Evaluation of the EU development cooperation support to Higher Education in partner countries (2007-2014) evaluated the design and the implementation of policies, strategies and sector programmes of the EU’s past and current development cooperation support to higher education.
The main objectives of the evaluation were:

• to provide the relevant external co-operation services of the EU and the wider public with an independent assessment of the development cooperation support provided to higher education in partner countries over the period 2007-2014;
• to identify key lessons and forward-looking recommendations.

The evaluation used the five standard OECD/DAC evaluation criteria, namely relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainability. In addition, the evaluation also looked at the EU added value and the 3Cs.
The evaluation was conducted in four phases

• An Inception Phase, focusing on the design and the methodology of the evaluation including the reconstruction of the intervention logic and the compilation of a comprehensive inventory incl. monetary flow of all relevant activities between 2007 and 2014;
• A Desk Phase, focusing on gathering and analysing existing data and information (through literature/document reviews and interviews/focus groups/surveys);
• A Field Phase, including preparation of field missions, visits to the case study countries (Cameroon, the Dominican republic, Egypt, Guatemala, Kenya, Mexico, Moldova, South Africa) and drafting of country notes;
• A Synthesis Phase, producing a final report and dissemination of results to concerned stakeholders.

The report is available at: https://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/strategic-evaluation-eu-development-co-operation-support-higher-education-partner-countries-2007_en