Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes, Accounting and Auditing Module B - Institutional Framework for Corporate Financial Reporting, B.6 Accountancy Education

The purpose of this report is to gain an understanding of the institutional environment underpinning accountancy education at the tertiary level as well as the practices followed by leading universities in the teaching of accountancy. Questions are based on examples of international good practice fo...

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Corporate Author: World Bank
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C The World Bank 2017
Series:Accounting and Auditing Assessment
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Collection: World Bank E-Library Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The purpose of this report is to gain an understanding of the institutional environment underpinning accountancy education at the tertiary level as well as the practices followed by leading universities in the teaching of accountancy. Questions are based on examples of international good practice for the education of aspiring accounting professionals and auditors such as the International Education Standards (IESs) issued by the International Accounting Education Standards Board (IAESB). The report is structured as follows: institutional environment for accountancy education; admission criteria; accountancy curriculum; and post-university career