On the morning of Dec 24, Fang Miao, the project manager of BPP University gave a lecture on How to Become an ACCA and banker to students of Financial Service. Ms Fang introduced the information about BPP University and its excellence in professional education in ACCA, CIMA and CFA.

The university’s name came from three founders:  Alan Brierley, Richard Price, Charles Prior. Founded in 1976, the university is the UK’s only university solely dedicated to provide professional and academic education. The past 40 years has seen the university’s graduates made up 70% of accountants and 90% lawyers. The university is the UK’s leading university in terms of influence and achievement in accounting education.

BBP University is recognized by ACCA as the number one in the UK’s ACCA education, and is entitled University for the Professions. It also serves as training base for employers and respected professionals within 90% Fortune 100 companies, 2/3 of Law Firms, the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment and ACA. The university boasts 83% above pass rate in its ACCA exams, which is the highest among their UK counterparts.

Applicants for the BPP University from our students in Accounting and Finance are entitled to up to 8 course exemption exams from ACCA (which has 14 exams in total). During the term time, BPP University will provide free ACCA textbooks to our students. What is worth mentioning is, the ACCA and CFA textbooks written by BPP University are used by 90% higher education institutions in China and 182 countries worldwide.

If our students decide to carry on to the master’s degree in BPP University, they will provide paid internship. Among which, Masters of Accounting and Finance offer paid internship in the last five courses and upon graduation. Other master in business can also have 6 months’ paid internship and both Master’s degree and Level7 qualification from CMI. Although BPP University is located in the centre of London, its tuition fee is low with only £9750 in 2016. The total amount of tuition fee plus living expenses is not more than 200,000RMB.

Many students showed great interests in BPP University after the talk and asked Ms Fang for further details.