The first students of the founding cohort of HELBUS graduated in December 2013 with their Associate of Arts in Business -degrees. This degree consists of the first two years of a Bachelor’s degree in business. After their graduation, most students applied for study place in one of our partner universities and received a very positive response. Two students were admitted to European University in Barcelona and Munich, respectively, and several have started their final year studies in English universities. We are pleased to quote course leader Karl R. Lester at University of Central Lancashire: “I was very impressed by the quality of their applications, their aspirations and their academic achievements.”