Unisa College of Accounting Sciences – Advancing accounting education

College of Accounting Sciences – Contributing to the advancement of transformation of the accounting sector in South Africa, and …

Unisa College of Accounting Sciences – Advancing accounting education/a>

the college of accounting sciences is one of the nine colleges at unisa the university of south africa is the largest open distance learning institution in africa and the longest standing dedicated distance education university in the world the college was established with a clear mandate to contribute to the advancement and transformation of the accounting profession in south africa and to support positive growth and development of the financial and economic sectors our distinctive focus is on advancing accounting education and delivering highly sought after graduates who can enter the various accounting professions thus helping to address the nation’s systemic skills shortage we offer an array of high quality industry relevant programs most of which are endorsed by professional accounting bodies we collaborate with industry the auditor general and other government bodies to ensure that graduates are recognized as competent disciplined and ethical accounting and auditing professionals our qualifications which include higher certificates diplomas degrees and postgraduate degrees are obtained by students from all walks of life the following are some of the professional bodies that are credited to our qualifications saika sima saipa and iyasa as an african university we extend our presence to countries such as ethiopia zimbabwe ghana nigeria and namibia currently our student profile consists predominantly of professionals from the working class with women taking the lead to date the college of accounting sciences has produced more than 15 000 accounting graduates placing us among the leading universities that train black chartered accountants in south africa the college also involves various community engagement projects these projects afford the college with an opportunity to contribute to the communities it serves while ensuring that the college’s core business research and teaching is relevant for more information visit our website at unisa.ac.com [Music] you