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Botswana Accountancy College

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Botswana Accountancy College
college
Year dem found am1996 Edit
Motto textDare to Explore Edit
CountryBotswana Edit
Edey de administrative territorial entity insydGaborone Edit
Coordinate location24°40′49″S 25°55′34″E Edit
Member ofAssociation of African Universities, Botswana Libraries Consortium Edit
Dema official websitehttp://www.bac.ac.bw Edit
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De Botswana Accountancy College, dem sanso know am as BAC, be business school wich dey headquarter insyd de city of Gaborone, Botswana. Initially dem fund den establish am thru joint venture between de Ministry of Finance den Development Planning den Debswana, de college dey cater for de accountancy den information technology tertiary needs of de country.[1] De Botswana Accountancy College dey assert ein self as de center of excellence insyd Southern Africa den beyond. E dey specialize insyd areas of accounting, finance, business, management, hospitality, taxation, leisure, den ICT. BAC get two campuses; de main campus dey insyd Gaborone, den de oda insyd Francistown. De Gaborone Campus dey locate insyd de Fairgrounds Office Park of south-east Gaborone.[2]

De college get collaborations plus de University of Derby, de University of Sunderland den Sheffield Hallam University insyd England.[3]

History

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Na dem establish de college insyd 1996 as joint venture between de Ministry of Finance den Development Planning (MFDP), de Debswana Diamond Company, den de Botswana Institute of Accountants, wey dey enroll about 349 ACCA, CIMA, AAT den NCC diploma students. Botswana Accountancy College sanso dey offer undergraduate programs wey be accredited by de University of Derby.[4] De objectives of de college be make e reduce de reliance for expatriate accountants den, for de long term, make e be self-funding project. BAC be company limited by guarantee plus three sponsors as de shareholders. De MFDP den Debswana fund BAC til 2007. De Gaborone Campus dey locate insyd de Fairgrounds Office Park of south-east Gaborone.[5]

Facilities

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Within Gaborone, BAC dey operate from three closely campuses dem link:[6]

  • Main Campus
  • BIFM (Fairgrounds Office Park Block D building) 2nd Floor across de road from de main campus
  • Fairgrounds Financial Centre, wey locate within de Fairgrounds location

Cafeteria

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Accommodation

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BAC fi accommodate 112 residential students for de main campus insyd Gaborone. Der be three residential blocks make e accommodate students, dem name am after Botswana ein revolutionary leaders; Khama, Bathoen I, den Sechele.[7]

Student life

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BAC dey offer extracurricular societies den clubs to students:

  • The Business Hive na dem found am insyd August 2011. Ebe entrepreneurship den finance fraternity make e allow students make dem sample de corporate world during dema tenure for BAC thru workshops, training, den competitions plus Botswana entrepreneurs, mentors, den finance professionals.[8]
  • The Debate Society na dem found am insyd January 2011. De students represent BAC across Southern Africa insyd debating tournaments, as well as insyd Berlin, Germany for de World Universities Debating Championship.
  • BAC Rugby team

Stakeholders

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Stakeholders insyd BAC dey include:

Partners

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  • De University of Derby
  • De University of Sunderland
  • De Botswana Unified Revenue Service
  • De Insurance Institute of South Africa
  • Sheffield Hallam University

References

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  1. "BAC | The Botswana Business School". www.bac.ac.bw. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. "History of Botswana Accountancy College". Botswana Accountancy College. Archived from the original on 31 October 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  3. "Partnership | BAC". www.bac.ac.bw. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  4. "Botswana Accountancy College-International Collaborative partners". University of Derby. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020.
  5. "History of Botswana Accountancy College". Botswana Accountancy College. Archived from the original on 31 October 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  6. "BAC's Facilities" Archived 2013-01-25
  7. "Accomodation | BAC". www.bac.ac.bw. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  8. "The Business Hive." BAC's acknowledgement of the initiative's launch.
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