Admissions opens for BIBF programmes

Manama : The Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF) has invited applications for its academic programmes. 

Through its partnerships with leading universities in the UK, BIBF offers a range of undergraduate programmes aimed at students considering careers in banking, finance, management and related fields.  

All undergraduate programmes offered are fully recognised by the Higher Education Council of Bahrain.

Commenting on the programmes, Head of BIBF’s Academic Centre, Dr Keith Sharp explained: “All undergraduate degrees at BIBF lead to qualifications made by highly ranked British universities.  In this way, students can obtain an internationally-recognised British degree whilst studying locally in Bahrain, and for a fraction of the cost of re-locating to the UK.” 

The Bangor University programmes offered at BIBF allow students to specialise in one of three areas: Banking and Finance, Accounting and Finance and Islamic Finance. 

BIBF also offers University of London BSc in Economics and Management, with academic direction by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), one of the constituent Colleges of the University.

Students who have not completed either A’ Levels or the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma can gain admission to these degree programmes through BIBF’s International Foundation Programme (IFP).  Recognised in the UK by the National Recognition Information Centre (UK NARIC) as equivalent to A’ Levels and the IB Diploma, students who complete the BIBF IFP may either progress to one of the UK undergraduate programmes offered at BIBF or apply for entry to any UK university. 

Admissions for the 2016-17 academic year are on-going. Visit BIBF campus in Juffair to learn more about the courses and facilities or visit the website www.bibf.com for more details. 

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BIBF Deputy Director, Dr Ahmed Abdul Hameed Al Shaikh, said: “Our mission is to develop world-class human capital for the banking, finance and related sectors in Bahrain and one of the ways in which we achieve this is through our academic partnerships with first-class universities such as Bangor University and the University of London.”