The Botswana Accountancy College, also known as BAC, is a

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which is headquartered in the city of

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. Initially funded and established through a joint venture between the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning and Debswana, the college caters for the accountancy and information technology tertiary needs of the country. 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 is in Gaborone, and the other in

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. The Gaborone Campus is located in the Fairgrounds Office Park of south-east Gaborone. The college has collaborations with The

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, the University of Sunderland and

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History

The college was established in 1996 as a joint venture between the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP), the Debswana Diamond Company, and the Botswana Institute of Accountants, enrolling about 349 ACCA, CIMA, AAT and NCC diploma students. Botswana Accountancy College also offers undergraduate programs that are accredited by the University of Derby. 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 Fairgrounds Office Park of south-east Gaborone.

Facilities

Within Gaborone, BAC operates from three closely linked campuses: * 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 students, named after Botswana's revolutionary leaders; Khama, Bathoen I, and Sechele.

Student life

BAC offers extracurricular 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.The Business Hive
" BAC's acknowledgement of the initiative's launch. * The Debate Society was founded in January 2011. The students have represented BAC across Southern Africa in debating tournaments, as well as in

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, Germany for the World Universities Debating Championship. * BAC Rugby team

Stakeholders

Stakeholders in BAC include: *The Ministry of Finance *The Ministry of Education * Debswana
Botswana Institute of Chartered Accountants
*Tertiary Education Council

Partners

*The

*The University of Sunderland *The Botswana Unified Revenue Service *The Insurance Institute of South Africa *

References

External links

Botswana Accountancy College
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Botswana Accountancy College
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