summarize the below: The resolve to develop the University Strategic Plan for 2023 - 2027, is a clear exhibition of commitment to addressing several challenges that the institution has been facing and to translate into action, lessons learnt during the implementation process of the 2018-2022 Strategic Plan. The systematic review and situational analysis, which were undertaken by the end of the implementation period of the Strategic Plan for 2018-2022, highlighted two key sets of environmental variables which affected the development and growth of the University, namely, internal and external environmental variables, which have been identified and are discussed below