A SIGNING ceremony for the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Accreditation and Accelerate Programme between the Universiti Teknologi Brunei (UTB) School of Business and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) was held recently at the UTB’s Lecture Theatre 2, Library Complex, according to a UTB press release.
The guest of honour at the ceremony was Professor Dr Hajah Zohrah binti Haji Sulaiman, Vice-Chancellor of UTB.
The ceremony began with the recitation of Surah Al-Fatihah and Doa Selamat followed by welcoming remarks by the Dean of UTB School of Business, Dr Haji Mohammed Saleem bin Haji Nazmudeen, and Alex Foong, ACCA’s Business Relationship Manager of Emerging Markets-Asia.
Signing on behalf of UTB was Dr Haji Mohammed Saleem, while Alex Foong signed for ACCA. Witnessing the signing was Professor Dr Hajah Zohrah.
The agreement facilitates the inclusion of UTB in the ACCA Accelerate Programme. Accelerate is an arrangement between ACCA and UTB which gives students an opportunity to register early for their accounting professional qualifications.
The programme is designed to reduce barriers that limit the students’ progression onto membership with the ACCA.
The agreement also provides students undertaking the Bachelor of Business in Accounting and Information Systems access to ACCA professional qualifications before they graduate.
As UTB is accredited by the ACCA, students are exempted from the nine ACCA professional papers and are only required to sit for five papers to become professional chartered accountants.
Students under the scheme are entitled to a reduced registration fee, first-year subscription waiver, and a reduced exemption fee – on the condition that they register for the programme before their graduation. In addition, the ACCA is committed to supporting the students and the university in various other areas.
These include supporting orientation sessions, information events, meetings with ACCA members and annual conferences or seminars; promoting ACCA qualification; and providing access to ACCA’s online resources.
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