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It reflects the University’s strong and longstanding relationship with the accounting industry The University’s graduates achieved the fourth highest global pass rate in CIMA Operational Level exams It is the second year in a row the University has been recognised in this way. Aston University’s Accounting Department has won a Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) Global Excellence Award at the CIMA Excellence Awards for the second year running. The annual Awards recognise institutions and individuals across the world going above and beyond to shape the next generation of Chartered Global Management Accountants and lead the accounting profession into the future. The Accounting Department has been awarded Global High Distinction - CGMA Campus of the Year 2022, reflecting the strong and longstanding relationship it has with the accounting industry and the professional bodies in accounting which benefits students throughout Aston Business School. The award reflects the University’s graduates achieving the third highest number of CIMA exams taken over the previous 12 months per university campus globally with above average global pass rate as well as the fourth highest global pass rate in CIMA Operational Level exams. Andy Lymer, professor of taxation and personal finance and head of department of accounting in Aston Business School, said: “Ensuring our graduates are well prepared for long and successful careers in the accounting profession is a key focus of our approach to designing and delivering our accounting degrees, and where we work on other degrees with our accounting teaching. “To be recognised for doing this at the level of one of the top three or four Universities in the world by one of the major global accounting professional bodies is clearly great news for our students - current, past and future. “It is also wonderful recognition for the great teaching team we have here that this award underlines are genuinely world class at what they do.”
Why it just makes ‘cents’ to know your financial ABCs early in life – let our expert explain.
Managing money, understanding interest and how to avoid debt – all these elements make up some of the very basics of financial literacy. However, despite a humming economy and record low unemployment, more and more Americans are falling deeper into debt. Just recently, CBS News reported that roughly 4 in 10 Americans can’t cover an unexpected bill of 400 dollars. Something desperately needs to be done about not just how we are handling our money – but when we are taught the how banking, money and personal finances work. It’s a topic of concern and one that is gaining traction. Showbiz moguls Will Smith and Nas invested in a financial literacy app for teens (see attached article). The issue is finally on the radar of leaders in Washington and throughout the country as well, with 19 states now requiring financial education to graduate, according to the Council for Economic Education, up from 13 in 2011. Can these efforts make a real impact and reverse the tide of financial illiteracy? How did America get to this point? Is this about our spending habits and access to credit or a lack of education? And if we don’t correct the curse – what could it mean for our economy? There are a lot of questions and that’s where our experts can help! Professor Jonathan Clarke is an award-winning teacher and researcher in the fields of investment banking, finance and analysis. Clarke created a personal finance course that is offered to all Georgia Tech students that provides the importance of budgeting, basics of credit, as well as more advanced financial topics such as investing and trading. He’s an expert in the field and is available to speak with media about economics and the importance of financial literacy – simply click on his icon to arrange an interview. He has also developed a one-week summer course for high school students – Wall Street on West Peachtree and annually assists the Boy Scouts with obtaining their finance badge.
