Botswana Accountancy College

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Botswana Accountancy College
MottoDare to Explore
TypePublic
Established1996
Chancellor
Administrative staff
61 fulltime 11 part-time
Students+2,500[citation needed]
Location
Gaborone, Francistown
,
Botswana
CampusUrban
Websitewww.bac.ac.bw

The Botswana Accountancy College, or BAC, is a business school headquartered in the city of Gaborone, Botswana. Initially funded and established through a joint venture between Ministry of Finance and Development Planning and Debswana, the college caters for the accountancy and information technology tertiary needs of the country.[1] The Botswana Accountancy College asserts itself as the center of excellence in Southern Africa and beyond. It specializes in areas of accounting, finance, business, management, hospitality, taxation, leisure and ICT. BAC has two campuses; the main campus in Gaborone. and the other in Francistown.The Gaborone Campus is located in the Fairground Office Park of south-east Gaborone.[2]

The college has collaborations with The University of Derby, the University of Sunderland and Sheffield Hallam University in England.[3]

History[]

The college was established in 1996 as joint venture between the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP), The Debswana Diamond Company and the Botswana Institute of Accountants, enrolling 349 ACCA, CIMA, AAT and NCC diploma students. Botswana Accountancy College also offers undergraduate programs that are accredited by the University of Derby.[4] The objectives of the college were to reduce the reliance on expatriate accountants and in the long term to be a self-funding project. BAC is a company limited by guarantee with three sponsors as the shareholders. The MFDP and Debswana funded BAC until 2007. The Gaborone Campus is located in the Fairground Office Park of south-east Gaborone.[5]

Facilities[]

Within Gaborone, BAC operates from three closely linked campuses:[6]

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

Cafeteria[]

Accommodation[]

BAC can accommodate 112 residential students at the main campus in Gaborone. There are three residential blocks to accommodate the students, named after Botswana's revolutionary leaders; Khama, Bathoen I, and Sechele.[7]

Student life[]

BAC offers extra-curricular societies and clubs to students:

  • The Business Hive was founded in August 2011. It is an entrepreneurship and finance fraternity to allow students to sample the corporate world during their tenure at BAC through workshops, training and competitions with Botswana entrepreneurs, mentors and finance professionals.[8]
  • The Debate Society was founded in January 2011. The students have represented BAC across southern Africa in debating tournaments, as well as Berlin, Germany for the World Universities Debating Championship.
  • BAC Rugby team

Stakeholders[]

Stakeholders in BAC include::

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

Partners[]

References[]

  1. ^ "BAC | The Botswana Business School". www.bac.ac.bw. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  2. ^ "History of Botswana Accountancy College". Botswana Accountancy College. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Partnership | BAC". www.bac.ac.bw. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  4. ^ "Botswana Accountancy College-International Collaborative partners". University of Derby.
  5. ^ "History of Botswana Accountancy College". Botswana Accountancy College. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  6. ^ "BAC's Facilities Archived 2013-01-25 at the Wayback Machine."
  7. ^ "Accomodation | BAC". www.bac.ac.bw. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  8. ^ "The Business Hive." BAC's acknowledgement of the initiative's launch.

External links[]

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