Business Foundations

One-year program in English, Business, and Professional Skills

First cohort, 2020-2021

BBS’s pilot class started the program in October 2020 and graduated in December 2021. The pilot class students come from diverse backgrounds such as Entrepreneurship, Art, Engineering, Education, Information Technology, Architecture, Agriculture, The Service Industry. However, they all had a shared ambition: to develop their skills and knowledge to succeed in their future careers.

First cohort
Total number of students21
Total number of students
Graduates17
Graduates
Females9
Females
Males12
Males
Job holders14
Job holders
Own businesses3
Own businesses

First cohort graduates work at the following companies:

Baly
BBS
Business by design
Miswag
NIB
Sager labs
Seine
Switch
Tanweer
Tiller
UNDP
Earthlink
Fedshi
Dowera

Second cohort, 2021-2022

The second cohort of BBS began in October 2021 and graduated in November 2022. The second-class students come from a variety of backgrounds, including Engineering, English Language and Translation, Health, Finance and Banking, Business Administration, Computer Science, and Information Technology. However, These students have demonstrated enthusiasm, ambition, and perseverance for the program and their careers.

Second cohort
Total number of students22
Total number of students
Females12
Females
Males7
Males
Job holders17
Job holders
Own businesses2
Own businesses

Second cohort graduates work at the following companies:

BBS
Al-Rasheed
Alsaree
BBD
Creativity School
Dar Al-Ataa
Earthlink
Eduba
Fedshi
IOM
Nile
Safr
UNDP

Third cohort, 2022-2023

The third cohort of BBS began the program in October 2022 and will graduate in October 2023. Almost all students are from Baghdad except one from Hilla. The third cohort students come from diverse backgrounds such as Engineering, English Language and Translation,Information Technology, Architecture, Agriculture, Health, Finance and Banking, Business Administration, Computer Science, Information Technology, and Arts. Some BBS students own small businesses or are working on launching their startups, and the rest of them are seeking jobs or promotions in their specialties in private firms operating in Iraq.

Third cohort
Total number of students85
Total number of students
Females50
Females
Males35
Males
Job holders80
Job holders
Own businesses5
Own businesses

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