Botswana Accountancy College

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. 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.

Botswana Accountancy College

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Year dem found am	1996
Motto text	Dare to Explore
Country	Botswana
Edey de administrative territorial entity insyd	Gaborone
Coordinate location	24°40′49″S 25°55′34″E
Member of	Association of African Universities, Botswana Libraries Consortium
Dema official website	http://www.bac.ac.bw

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

History

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. 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.

Facilities

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

• 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

Accommodation

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.

Student life

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.
• 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

Stakeholders insyd BAC dey include:

• De Ministry of Finance
• De Ministry of Education
• Debswana
• Botswana Institute of Chartered Accountants
• Tertiary Education Council

Partners

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

External links

• Botswana Accountancy College Website
• Botswana Accountancy College at de University of Derby