Return, resolved to acquire university education (7)
I believe the answer is:
nurture
'education' is the definition.
(nurture can mean development or education)
'return resolved to acquire university' is the wordplay.
'resolved' indicates an anagram.
'to acquire' indicates putting letters inside.
'university' becomes 'u' (abbreviation for university).
'return' anagrammed gives 'nurtre'.
'nurtre' enclosing 'u' is 'NURTURE'.
(Other definitions for nurture that I've seen before include "Train" , "Cherish; upbringing" , "Training" , "Cultivate" , "Care for during upbringing" .)