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
Females6
Females
Males11
Males
Job holders14
Job holders
Own businesses3
Business Owners

First Cohort graduates work at the following companies:

Baly
BBS
Business by design
Dowera
Miswag
NBI
Seine
Switch
Tanweer
Tiller
UNDP
Earthlink
Fedshi
Sagerlabs

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
Graduates19
Graduates
Females11
Females
Males8
Males
Job holders18
Job holders
Own businesses1
Business Owners

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 students73
Total number of students
Graduates53
Graduates
Females35
Females
Males18
Males
Job holders45
Job holders
Own businesses8
Business Owners

Third Cohort graduates work at the following companies:

Baly
Miswag
NBI
Alsaree
Arika
Morshed
Al Nuha
Abwaab
HRSE
Sagerlabs
NEO
AUIB
Zain Cash
The Station
Kurdistan Vision
Ashur
Examak
BEC
Artouch
Junior Space

Fourth Cohort, 2023-2024

BBS's fourth cohort began the program in October 2023 and will graduate in November 2024. The fourth-class students come from a variety of backgrounds, including Nursing, Law, Political Science, Tourism Marketing, Biology, English Literature, Medicine, History, Engineering, Business administration, and Arts.

Fourth Cohort
Total number of students63
Total number of students
Females41
Females
Males22
Males
Job holders53
Job holders
Own businesses10
Business Owners

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