Department of Accounting

The Department of Accounting, started in the 1950s, is the origin of modern accounting education in China and boasts a 60-year history. Its contribution to accounting theory and practice has earned national acknowledgement.

The department offers a variety of academic degree programs including a Bachelor of Accounting, Master of Accounting, MPAcc, MAud, and PhD of Accounting. It also houses a center for post-doctoral studies in accounting.

The department is prominent in the fields of accounting theory, accounting standards, management accounting, accounting for government and not-for-profit organizations, auditing and

taxation. A number of faculty members serve or have served as vicepresidents or deputy directors of the Accounting Society of China, as members of the Accounting Standards Committee of the Ministry of Finance, or in other consulting or professional roles.

Certain young scholars from the department have been selected by the Ministry of Finance for inclusion in their accounting talent bank.

The department aims to nurture talents of senior accounting management and education who have bothinternational perspectives and profound understanding of current situation in China. Research will continue to focus on the real problems of Chinese accounting with a greater emphasis on adopting international research methods and academic standards.As well, the department takes an active role in developing accounting laws and regulations including accounting criterion and accounting information disclosure systems and endeavors to promote the evolution of accounting practice by enhancing communication and interaction between higher education institutions and enterprises.