On August 18th, DTU lecturers and students of the International School and the faculties of Accounting and Business Administration met with representatives of CPA Australia. Mr. Mark Chau, the Regional Director and Head of International Business and Market Development at CPA Australia and Dr. Vo Thanh Hai, DTU Vice-Provost attended.
Mr. Mark Chau
Founded in 1886, CPA Australia is one of the world's largest accounting institutions, with a worldwide membership of 155,000 members in 118 countries. A CPA is highly professional qualification which opens up broad career opportunities for its holders.
CPA Australia representatives overviewed job requirements in Accounting, Auditing and Finance, stressing that students who succeed in Accounting and Auditing studies can broaden their knowledge to build a solid foundation for future careers.
CPA Australia representatives, DTU lecturers and students
The CPA program is attracting many new students, who can choose two elective subjects, combined with four compulsory ones: Professional and Corporate Governance Ethics, Financial Reporting, Strategic Management Accounting, and Global Strategy and Business Management. As they study, students have much to learn and their lecturers advise them on how to succeed in a real-time working environment.
The “Potential CPA” seminar was jointly organized by DTU and Mr. Chau, who said: “After the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) comes into play, graduates with internationally recognized degrees in Accounting and Auditing will be able to work for foreign auditing companies with branches in Vietnam and also rotate between jobs in the ten countries in the region. As members of CPA Australia they will learn practical Accounting and Auditing and the allied problem-solving skills and can then succeed anywhere in the world. CPA Australia will support those of you who want to work in this dynamic and challenging environment and help you in your career development.”
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