BIBF offers jobs to Bangor University graduates

Manama, Nov. 14 (BNA): Under the patronage of the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB), the Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF) celebrated the graduation of 75 students from the undergraduate programs of Bangor University of Wales, UK. The graduates were honored in the in the presence of CBB Governor and BIBF Board of Directors Chairman Rasheed Al Maraj, Vice Chancellor and Head of Bangor University's College of Arts, Professor Andrew Edwards, and Director of the BIBF Dr. Ahmed Al Shaikh. In a first-of-its-kind initiative in graduation ceremonies globally, actual jobs were awarded to graduates on stage from the Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait (BBK), and the National Bank of Bahrain (NBB). The ceremony included the presentation of excellence awards to graduates by representatives of leading financial institutions in the Kingdom, namely the National Bank of Bahrain (NBB), the Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait (BBK), Kuwait Finance House (KFH) - Bahrain, Ahli United Bank (AUB), Arab Bank, Naseej Company, Al Salam Bank, Bank ABC, and the BENEFIT Company. Professor Andrew Edwards expressed his pride in the strong relationship between the Bangor University and the BIBF that had strengthened over the past 20 years, equipping the banking and financial sector with well-skilled cadres that are ready to join the labor market. Celebrating this major milestone of the Kingdom’s future human capital, the BIBF’s Director Dr. Ahmed Al Shaikh congratulated the graduates, advising them to approach the next phase of their lives with utmost professionalism and to apply the learned skillsets of their educational journey towards success in their professional careers. Dr. Al Shaikh indicated the BIBF’s commitment to fulfilling the business needs across all sectors with a focus on Bahrain’s economic development goals, through the provision of highly qualified local human capital, as a key national goal. He also reiterated the BIBF’s commitment and contribution as an educational provider of quality international programmes, towards achieving these goals, particularly in the banking and financial sector.