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Monash hosts study program for Chinese accountants

14 December 2005

The Department of Accounting and Finance has hosted a study program for senior accounting professionals from China.

Professor Langfield-Smith with Madame Liran.

The 21 delegates visited Monash's Caulfield campus earlier this month as part of a project coordinated by the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants (CICPA) in Beijing.

The project was the result of a cooperative program in financial services education and training between the Victorian Government and Monash.

The Acting Head of the Department of Accounting and Finance, Professor Kim Langfield-Smith, said the department enjoyed hosting the visit of Deputy Secretary-General of the CICPA, Madame Wang Liran, and the other delegates.

"This is the first program we have worked on with the CICPA, which is a very large and important accounting body in China," Professor Langfield Smith said. "We hope to continue to engage with the CICPA in the future."

The training program presented extended knowledge of accounting and auditing from an academic and an industry perspective.

Monash academic staff and industry professionals, including speakers from KPMG -- one of the world's leading professional services firms -- delivered some of the seminars, including a session on risk and quality control.