2nd Cohort of ACCA IAAER Scholars Program
ACCA IAAER Scholars Program March 2024 – March 2026
2nd Cohort Of Scholars Announced
On November 15-16, 2024 the International Association for Accounting Education and Research (IAAER) and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) will hold the first event for our second cohort of ACCA IAAER Scholars. The five participants are from Brazil, Kenya, Poland and South Africa.
Ongoing mentorship is a key component of the ACCA IAAER Scholars Program. A team of IAAER mentors will support the ACCA IAAER scholars. The mentoring process will enhance the Scholars’ exposure to internationally recognized accounting scholars and best practices in accounting and accounting-related education and research, and assist them in becoming part of a global peer network.
The five second-cohort Scholars are:
· Dr. Karol Marek Klimczak, PhD, Professor and Dean Faculty of Organization and Management Lodz University of Technology, Poland.
· Dr. Joanna Krasodomska, PhD, Professor Krakow University of Economics, Poland.
· Dr. David Mathuva, PhD, Associate Dean Academics and Student Affairs Strathmore University Business School, Kenya.
· Dr. Raquel Sarquis PhD, Professor with Tenure University of São Paulo, Brazil.
· Dr. Wayne van Zijl, PhD, Associate Professor and Assistant Dean Research University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
The ACCA IAAER Scholar Mentors for the March 2024 – 2026 cohort include:
Professors Lisa Baudot HEC Paris, Holger Daske University of Mannheim, Leslie Hodder Indiana University, Patrick Hopkins Indiana University, Kenneth Merkley Indiana University, and Katherine Schipper Duke University. The Scholars program is coordinated by Professor Donna Street, University of Dayton. Funding is provided by ACCA Global.
The ACCA IAAER Scholars are appointed for two-year terms and, with the financial support of ACCA, attend IAAER conferences, workshops and other events.
The first event for the 2024-2026 cohort was held in London November 15-16, 2024, hosted by the ACCA. Prior to the workshop, the Scholars observed a deliverable of Round 8 of the KPMG IAAER Grant Program to inform the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), hosted by the IASB in Canary Wharf.
The Scholars will also attend a joint conference of the Southern African Accounting Association (SAAA) and IAAER in Cape Town June 25-27, 2025.
The long-term goal of the ACCA IAAER Scholars program is to develop the research and teaching skills capacities of accounting scholars in emerging and transitional economies.
On 30 April 2022, the International Association for Accounting Education and Research (IAAER) and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants launched the ACCA IAAER Scholars Program naming five associate and assistant professors from Brazil, Kenya, Poland and UAE as the program’s inaugural scholars.
IAAER mentors have been assigned to support each scholar to support his/her exposure to internationally recognized accounting scholars, best practices in accounting and accounting-related education and research and becoming part of a global peer network.
Ongoing mentorship is a key component of the ACCA IAAER Scholars Program. The five Scholars and their mentors are:
· Dr. Karol Marek Klimczak, PhD, Associate Professor of Management at Lodz University of Technology, Poland. (Mentor Dr. Kenneth Merkley, PhD, Indiana University)
· Dr. Habil. Joanna Krasodomska, PhD, Associate Professor Department of Financial Accounting Cracow University of Economics, Poland. (Mentor Dr. Leslie Hodder, PhD, Indiana University)
· Dr. David Mathuva, PhD, Senior Lecturer and Director, Undergraduate Programmes Strathmore University Business School, Kenya. (Mentor Dr. Elizabeth Gordon, PhD, Temple University)
· Dr. Raquel Sarquis PhD, Assistant Professor University of São Paulo, Brazil. (Mentor Dr. Katherine Schipper, PhD, Duke University)
· Dr. Mohamed Aminu Sualihu, PhD, Assistant Professor of Accounting College of Business Zayed University, UAE. (Mentor Dr. Patrick Hopkins, PhD, Indiana University)
The ACCA IAAER Scholars Program is coordinated by IAAER’s Director of Research and Educational Activities Dr. Donna Street, PhD, University of Dayton.
The ACCA IAAER Scholars are appointed for two years and, due to the financial support of ACCA, will attend IAAER conferences, workshops, etc., including the IAAER World Congress of Accounting Educators and Researchers to be hosted by IESEG at is Paris Campus 1-2 December 2022.
The long-term goal of the ACCA IAAER Scholars program is to grow the research and teaching skills capacity of accounting scholars in emerging and transitional economies.
To view the ACCA press release press here.
Other Meetings of the ACCA IAAER Scholars
Krakow: In conjunction with an IAAER and Krakow University of Economics conference, IAAER ran a workshop for three of the five ACCA IAAER Scholars on December 10, 2023. Mentor presentations for the emerging scholars included:
· Holger Daske - Interactive session - 7 Questions for Young Scholars
· Katherine Schipper - Issue identification in empirical-archival accounting research
· Lisa Baudot - An Invitation to the World of Qualitative Research
Presentations by the Scholars included the following:
· Joanna Krasodomska - The „G” and ESG strategy integration and disclosure: the determinants of companies’ decisions before the implementation of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (coauthor Karsten Eisenschmidtm Fachhochschule Kiel, Germany
· Raquel Sarquis - Leases and financed purchases transactions: should we treat them similarly?
(coauthors Veronica Santana FECAP, Brazil; Isabel Lourenco ISCTE-IUL Portugal; and Ariovaldo dos Santos, University of Sao Paulo – Brazil)
· David Mathuva – Asset quality, earnings management and bank stability under IFRS 9: A cross-country examination
Atlanta: In conjunction with the IAAER and AAA IAS joint conference in Atlanta during January 2024, IAAER ran a workshop for three of the ACCA IAAER Scholars. Joanna Krasodomska, Raquel Sarquis and Karol Marek Klimczak each presented a research proposal and received valuable feedback from the IAAER mentors in attendance. Mentors in attendance included Katherine Schipper, Holger Daske, Merkley, and Donna Street. This first cohort of Scholars also participated in the IFAC IAAER Roundtable held in conjunction with the conference. The Roundtable centered around preparing accountants and auditors for the evolving landscape of sustainability reporting and assurance. Thanks to Bruce Vivian and Linda Kidwell for their moderation of the discussions.
