International standard integrated training method from ICAEW for students majoring in Accounting

NTTU – Recently, Nguyen Tat Thanh University successfully held a signing ceremony for a cooperation agreement with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW) on the integration of two subjects of the ICAEW CFAB Certificate into the NTTU Accounting curriculum.

On February 23, 2022, at Nguyen Tat Thanh University, the signing ceremony of a cooperation agreement took place between the University and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW) on the integration of two subjects of ICAEW CFAB certification into the Accounting curriculum. Attending the program, on the side of Nguyen Tat Thanh University, there were: Dr. Tran Ai Cam – President of the University; Dr. Thai Hong Thuy Khanh – Dean of Faculty of Finance and Accounting; Dr. Tran Thi Thanh Huyen – Head of Auditing Department; Le Quang Khanh, MSc. – Manager of International Relations Department; along with the staff from the relevant departments – faculties. Representatives of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales include Ms. Dang Thi Mai Trang – ICAEW Representative in Vietnam; Ms. Le Bich Tran – Education market development director; Mr. Nguyen Vu An Binh – Senior market development specialist in the corporate sector.

Representatives of Nguyen Tat Thanh University and Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales discuss cooperation agreements

According to the cooperation agreement, the Faculty of Finance – Accounting of Nguyen Tat Thanh University will officially integrate the subjects of Management Information and False Assurance into the curriculum starting from the academic year 2022. Students will use 100% of the original ICAEW textbooks compiled entirely in English during their studies.

After the memorandum of understanding on improving the quality of student training, and at the same time promoting scientific research and updating knowledge for the teaching staff, signed in October 2020, ICAEW and the Faculty of Finance – Accounting Nguyen Tat Thanh University organized many programs and activities for lecturers and students. In 2021, ICAEW also awarded the film rights and conducted training sessions for lecturers on modern financial human resource training methods using case studies, training in reality case knowledge on management – finance – accounting – auditing – False Assurance directly produced by ICAEW.

In addition, the programs to support capacity building of lecturers through educational seminars – fostering professional knowledge held annually by ICAEW are also actively supported by lecturers of the Faculty of Finance and Accounting of the University. In terms of typical student support activities, ICAEW has sponsored more than 50 scholarships for students of the Faculty of Finance – Accounting to study Management Information in the ICAEW CFAB program (including soft skills training courses), thereby helping students gradually reach international standards.

Dr. Tran Ai Cam (left) and Ms. Dang Thi Mai Trang (right) represented the two sides to sign a cooperation agreement

The signing ceremony took place successfully, once again affirming the extensive development in the cooperation relationship between ICAEW and Nguyen Tat Thanh University. The integration of two subjects of the ICAEW CFAB Certificate into the Accounting curriculum at the Faculty of Finance and Accounting is in line with the University’s strategy of focusing on internationalization and integration for all training fields. At the same time, contributing to further strengthen the practical difference for the University’s training program, in order to train global citizens with the most practical and international-standard knowledge and skills, according to the philosophy “Real Learning – Real Success – Real Prestige – Real Future”.

More photos in the ceremony