Bahrain Polytechnic hosts ACCA “University Challenge”

Bahrain Polytechnic hosts ACCA “University Challenge”

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) in collaboration with Bahrain Polytechnic hosted a “University Challenge”, an exciting interactive trivia that tests students on their general knowledge and accounting concepts. About 60 students participated in the test, where they were divided into 12 groups.

The challenge consists of three rounds that run for approximately two hours, and included tests for the participants’ knowledge and application of accounting concepts, along with their general knowledge as gained throughout their educational journey.

The first round consisted of multiple-choice questions, while round 2 comprised of an accounting crossword and the final round included 30 questions that must be answered using Kahoot within 10 seconds for each question.

The Polytechnic Chief Executive Officer Professor Ciarán ÓCatháin praised the collaboration with the ACCA, emphasizing the importance of partnerships with professional bodies in enhancing the academic and professional knowledge and expertise of the Polytechnic students. He added that this will provide them the necessary skills to prepare them for work, which goes in line with its Strategic Plan 2023-2026 that seeks to enhance the Polytechnic’s existing partnerships and build new strategic partnerships that are in the interest of the students, industry partners, and alumni. He also added that such partnerships