In the Q&A part, Mr. Cooper was impressed by students` enthusiasm towards knowledge, which he joked as ‘questions are everywhere’, as they questioned Mr. Cooper about ACCA tests, accounting impacts on government and some other facets. Mr. Cooper gave each question a satisfied answer.
During the talk, he continually mentioned the importance of long-term acquisition of knowledge and the serious attitude towards knowledge. After the talk, lecturees all said that they benefited a lot while Mr. Cooper was impressed by GDUFSers’ enthusiasm and keen attitude.
Scene of conscientious lecturees
Mr. Shao, Vice President of School of Finance, mentioned that GDUFS ACCA Project has always received great concerns and expectations. He wished that ACCA Project could go further and encouraged students to seize their opportunities in order to requite their society.
*ACCA: the abbreviation for Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, ACCA was founded in 1904, being the global body for professional accountants offering the Chartered Certified Accountant qualification (ACCA or FCCA). As of May 2012, ACCA was one of the largest and fastest-growing global accountancy bodies with 157,000 members and 432,000 students in 170 countries. ACCA has received wide scale of acknowledgement, especially from Great Britain and EU region. Till now, more than 40 Chinese colleges have applied partnership with ACCA and set up ACCA Projects.
*Barry J. Cooper: President of ACCA Global Council, entitled with Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce, Master’s Degree and Doctor’s Degree in Education.
Former President of Institute of Accounting in Hong Kong Polytechnic University (1993-1997)General Inspector of Department of Member Services of CPA Australia (1998-2000)
He was back to Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in 2000 and was accepted by Deakin University in Australia as President of Institute of Economics, Finance and Accounting,where he is engaged in courses and subjects related.