TOMSK, Feb 15 – RIA Tomsk. The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) confirmed international accreditation of the master's program of the Institute of Economics and Management (IEM) of Tomsk State University (TSU); this is one of three Russian master's degrees in finance, leading in the number of accredited disciplines, the university’s press service said.
It is noted that ACCA (The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is a global professional association founded in 1904 in Great Britain. ACCA offers highly sought-after professional financial qualifications that help build successful careers in finance, accounting, auditing and management in virtually every country in the world.
"The master's degree of IEM TSU "Finance and Accounting in Organizations" has confirmed its international accreditation in the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). Today it is one of the three Russian master's degrees in finance, leading in the number of accredited disciplines and available exam exemptions", – is said in the statement.
ACCA professional certification is one of the most prestigious in the field of finance, the press service notes. Currently, not only Russians, but also students from China, Palestine, Jordan and other countries are being trained in this specialty, says the report.
After completing their studies, graduates, when applying for a job abroad, will be exempted from passing four basic level exams (F1 – F4) – Business and Technology; Management Accounting; Financial Accounting; Corporate and Business Law, and five advanced level exams (F5 – F9) – Management Accounting, Taxation in the Russian Federation, Financial Accounting and Reporting in accordance with IFRS; Audit; Financial Management."Only 21 Russian universities have programs accredited in ACCA. We received the first accreditation for this program in 2015 and at once for the maximum number of disciplines. It was important for us to confirm the status of the program, the high-quality standard, the compliance of the exam content in terms of depth of study and breadth of topics", – the press service quotes Director of the TSU Center for Accreditation of Educational Programs Tatyana Rudenko.