On October the 22nd, DTU signed an agreement with the Vietnam Association of Certified Public Accountants (VACPA). Attendees included Associate Professor Tran Van Ta, VACPA President, Mr. Phan Vo Dieu Tri, Head of Accountancy at Duc Tri College, Mr. Le Van Thao, Dean of Accounting at the Danang College of Economics-Planning, representatives of accounting and auditing companies in Danang, Associate Professor Dr. Le Duc Toan, DTU Vice-Provost, and lecturers and students of Faculty of Accountancy.
The signing ceremony with VACPA
Associate Professor Ta said:
“Presently, there is a shortage of qualified accountants in Vietnam with international qualifications. Through this partnership, we hope to provide DTU students with internationally-standardized programs, to broaden their career choices and ultimately improve the standards of accountancy and audit professionals in the Central region and throughout Vietnam.”
Under the agreement, the DTU will work with VACPA in training, research and career orientation. VACPA will provide the training courses with the materials and software to achieve this.
DTU lecturers and students at the signing
A discussion entitled “Orientation in Developing Independent Audits, an Opportunity and Challenge in accountancy and Audit Education” was featured at the event. Participants exchanged information about recruitment requirements, teaching methods to reform the academic Accountancy and Audit programs.
The Vietnam Association of Certified Public Accountants (VACPA) was established on 15th April 2005 in Hanoi. Its objective is to become an organization which will manage accounting and auditing practices, as requested by the Minister of Finance with approval from the Ministry of Home Affairs. VACPA has been providing support and conducting training sessions, technical updates, audit quality inspections, professional ethics monitoring, technical advice and sharing their experiences along the way. Its activities are contributing to the quality improvement of its members, and bringing the Vietnamese accounting and auditing profession up to international standards.
(Media Center)