Over the past decades, there has been an exponential rise in the number of institutions offering university education in the country. From $27$ institutions in $2008,$ the country has over $50$ universities, with public universities increasing from $3$ in $2008$ to $10$ in $2020($excluding Other Degree Awarding Institutions$).$ Makerere, first established as a Technical College in $1922$ with $14$ students has grown through the years, from an average of $3,700$ students in the $1970$s$,4,700$ students in the $1980$s$,$ to $10,000$ students in the $1990$s and over $35,000$ students in $2020.$ This has generated both opportunities and challenges that need to be addressed by the University as it projects its future. Key among these is the increased competition for resources from the public and private sectors$.$ While the extension into Universal Secondary Education increases opportunity through the number of students seeking University education, it also underscores the challenges of access, equity and quality of education offered. Consequently, Makerere University has recently developed a new strategic plan $(2020/21-2024/25).$ The new strategic plan aims to deliver a sustainable research$-$led and responsive university with a highly productive workforce churning out versatile graduates.

On the background of this ambitious plan, the government of Uganda has secured a S$2$bn $10$ year loan from the World Bank to make Makerere University competitive not only Nationally but also Regionally and Internationally. The vision is to have Makerere University at a level similar to the number one Ranked University in Africa to also to increase its comparative advantage in the region, double the student intake and further grow the Makerere University brand.

Currently the University is endowed with a number of enablers to actualize this vision

Your task is

$1.$ To design a program that Makerere can implement to achieve this $10-$year goal $($maximum of $10$ program activities$)$

$2.$ Conduct a strategic environmental and social screening for the program

$3.$ To choose among three different programs $($from $3$ class groups$)-$ This will be submitted later after each group has had a chance to review the other groups work

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You may use the UNDP Environmental and Social Screening Template $($available online$)$