The UK-based Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has launched the ACCA Futurist 2010 Contest at the Banking University HCMC in Thu Duc District.
The annual contest targets students from all universities in HCMC, especially those in accounting, auditing and finance such University of Economics HCMC and HCMC Open University, Foreign Trade University, RMIT University, Faculty of Economics - Vietnam National University and Ton Duc Thang University.
“Skills to solve practical cases of new graduates have so far been very weak. With the ACCA Futurist contest, we hope they will improve those skills, not only in their expertise in economics, management, banking or finance but also in society as well as soft skills” said Le Thi Hong Len, chief representative of ACCA in Vietnam.
The contest that is in its fourth year will include individual and team demonstrations from November 7 to December 18. To attract more entrants the value of prizes was increased to VND150 million – including VND70 million in cash and VND85 million in scholarships. Two thousand students have entered this years contest so far.
This is also a good time for enterprises to look for talent, Len said.
ACCA is the global body for professional accountants, offering business-relevant, first-choice qualifications. ACCA has 140,000 members and 404,000 students throughout their careers, providing services through a network of 83 offices and active centers in 170 nations.
