The International Foundation Programme at the Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF)
(Benchmarked by UK NARIC)

About BIBF:
BIBF is an institute located in the Kingdom of Bahrain which provides undergraduate, postgraduate and professional courses which cater to the financial market need with specialisation in Banking & Finance, Accounting & Finance, Leadership and Management, Insurance, Islamic Finance and IT, Economics and Management.

The International Foundation Programme (IFP) in Bahrain (benchmarked by UK NARIC):
In the domain of the undergraduate academics BIBF has long standing partnerships with Bangor University and University of London. In 2010 the BIBF introduced the International Foundation Programme (IFP), a one-year fulltime diploma-style programme, intended for individuals with a high school diploma seeking progression to degree-level study with the BIBF or internationally, at institutional discretion. It consists of eight modules, all compulsory, providing students with introductory-level knowledge in business, finance, economics and accounting, as well as the Academic study and presentation skills required for transitioning from school to higher education as well as English for business. The IFP has been benchmarked by UK NARIC as equivalent to UK ‘A’ Levels and as such is an acceptable entry qualification to undergraduate degree courses in the UK. Currently the IFP is accepted in more than 20 reputable universities in the UK.

Become our Partner:
Once the students complete one year at our IFP programme at BIBF, they can directly get admitted to year 1 in any of the universities we have partnerships with.

Attachments:
1) IFP Student Handbook 2020-2021
2) UK NARIC Report

Below are the universities the we have already partnered with:

• Queen’s University Belfast
• Northumbria University
• University of Leeds
• Cardiff University
• University of Warwick
• University of York
• The University of Sheffield
• Plymouth University
• The University of Salford
• University of Portsmouth
• University of Sussex
• Sunderland University
• University of Lincoln
• University of Reading
• Nottingham Trent University- Law School
• Manchester Metropolitan University
• Leeds Beckett University
• University of Essex
• University of Kent

If you are interested in joining this network and to becoming a partner with the Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF), which will attract more Bahraini and international students to study in the UK after they complete the IFP in Bahrain then, please get in touch with:

Lamya Ebrahim Tel: 00973-17815509
Email: lamya@bibf.com