**5.5 How students apply to benefit from the HEAC program**

Students apply to study courses offered by the HEAC program at the university of their choice following an application call published in the institution's recommended

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#### **Table 3.**

*HEAC student registered over academic years 2019/2020—2022/2023.*

media or its website. Submitted applications are screened and successful candidates are enrolled as indicated in **Table 3**.

Records in universities indicate that 700 candidates responded to the MUST call on HEAC, 1000 applied at Busitema University and 800 applied at Gulu University. We note from the initial enrolment in **Table 3**, the HEAC programme started off on a good note. Moreover, all those that were admitted passed with good grades. Students on the HEAC programme are assessed academically through assignments, tests, essays, projects and written examination.
