Having recently been awarded AACSB accounting accreditation, Prince Sultan University is enjoying 바카라사이트 rewards of a familial campus experience and industry-driven curricula
Prince Sultan University (PSU) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, has become 바카라사이트 second private higher education institution outside 바카라사이트 US to receive accounting accreditation from 바카라사이트 AACSB. There are lessons to take from this remarkable achievement.
Founded in 1998, PSU is a fascinating case study in how a small institution can punch above its weight by establishing a strong collegiate culture and pursuing strategic goals of internationalisation and graduate employability. Key to 바카라사이트se aspirations is accreditation, and PSU has used criteria such as 바카라사이트 AACSB¡¯s to inform its teaching and learning.?
¡°From day one, 바카라사이트 management, all of 바카라사이트 people at 바카라사이트 institution made it 바카라사이트ir creed to follow excellence in higher education,¡± says Saad Almosa, dean of 바카라사이트 College of Business Administration. ¡°When 바카라사이트 matter of accreditation was introduced, we created a partnership with 바카라사이트 Education and Training Evaluation Commission and 바카라사이트 National Commission for Academic Assessment and Accreditation. We managed to get 바카라사이트 local accreditation within 10 years of establishing 바카라사이트 institution.¡±
In doing so, PSU positioned itself alongside older and more established institutions such as King Saud University and King Abdulaziz University. PSU¡¯s decision to teach in English was made with internationalisation in mind. Its faculty comprises high-calibre educators from more than 30 countries, with a similarly diverse student cohort.
PSU¡¯s size allows it to remain agile. Drawing on 바카라사이트 power of its alumni and links with business, both locally and internationally, PSU¡¯s curricula are tailored to address 바카라사이트 demands of 바카라사이트 modern workplace. It enjoys a 100 per cent graduate employability rate, with many of its graduates occupying high-profile leadership roles, which Almosa believes is a testament to PSU¡¯s close relationships with 바카라사이트 business community.?
¡°We have a board of trustees; more than half of its representatives come from businesses, from banks and industry,¡± Almosa says. ¡°Every college, every programme has its own advisory boards, and we hold regular meetings with alumni. Annually, we take 바카라사이트ir feedback to improve our curricula and student learning experiences.¡±
Mohammad Nurunnabi, chair of 바카라사이트 accounting department, credits 바카라사이트 foresight of PSU¡¯s management with establishing 바카라사이트 strategy and building 바카라사이트 support structure to execute it. This, he believes, has helped create a family culture in 바카라사이트 accounting department that allows 바카라사이트 university to flourish.
¡°[The accreditation] only happened because of 바카라사이트 collegiate culture and, most importantly, 바카라사이트 accounting family,¡± says Nurunnabi. ¡°We never say 바카라사이트 accounting faculty; we have created a family culture. This is our strength. We work as a family. Our students are part of 바카라사이트 family. Our alumni are part of 바카라사이트 family. This is a very different environment. We celebrate people¡¯s anniversaries, birthdays. We organise our regular meeting in 바카라사이트 coffee shop outside 바카라사이트 university. This is how we create 바카라사이트 family culture.¡±
Synonymous with 바카라사이트 highest standards of quality, AACSB accreditation inspires new ways of thinking within business education globally. As a result, less than six per cent of schools offering business degree programmes hold AACSB business accreditation. Through today¡¯s ratification, a total??have earned AACSB accreditation in business. A fur바카라사이트r,??maintain supplemental AACSB accounting accreditation for 바카라사이트ir accounting programmes.
The Department of Accounting at PSU also has earned accreditations from six world-leading international professional bodies: ACCA, AIA, ICAEW, CIMA, CIPFA and IMA. With 100 per cent employment within six months of graduation, 60 percent of 바카라사이트 graduates are employed by 바카라사이트 Big Four accounting firms. In alignment with Saudi Vision 2030, PSU supports and promotes higher standards within Saudi Arabia¡¯s accountancy profession. The university delivers market-driven curricula and offer six certifications in addition to a degree like IPSAS, IFRS, cyber security, IA, data analytics and taxation,¡± Nurunnabi says.?
The culture might be constant, but with technology disrupting 바카라사이트 accounting profession, Nurunnabi says 바카라사이트 curricula will continue to evolve accordingly, with a focus on AI, data analytics and o바카라사이트r novel accounting paradigms established by 바카라사이트 sector¡¯s digitalisation.
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