 Dr. Nadia ALBU
Associate Professor,
Department of Accounting, Auditing and Business Analysis,
Bucharest University of Economic Studies (ASE)
Nadia holds a PhD in accounting from Bucharest University of Economic Studies (ASE) (2005). She has been a teacher and researcher at ASE since 2000. She is currently vice-dean, Research, Faculty of Accounting and Management Information Systems. She recently obtained a Senior Fulbright Grant to visit the University of Dayton, Ohio in 2014, to conduct segment reporting research. Her research interests are: the application of IFRSs in emerging economies; the adoption and use of management accounting techniques; the changes in the accounting profession. She has been published in the Journal of International Financial Management and Accounting, Australian Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies and Accounting in Europe. She is the director of a master program of ASE (Accounting and Finance Technique for Business Management), and the editor in chief of the Journal of Accounting and Management Information Systems.
"The Deloitte IAAER Scholarship program will connect me with an international network of emerging and established scholars and will provide me with opportunities to develop my research skills."
"The Romanian academic environment will benefit immensely from the knowledge and experiences I will gain from the scholarship, along with our students who, more and more, are looking to other markets for knowledge and opportunity."
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 Dr Konrad Grabiński,
Associate Professor,
Department of Financial Accounting,
Cracow University of Economics
Konrad Grabiński is employed in the Department of Financial Accounting at the Cracow University of Economics (CUE). He received his PhD in 2009 from the CUE. He teaches courses in: financial accounting, financial reporting standards and computer software in accounting at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. His research interests concentrate on: financial reporting, international accounting and capital market research in accounting. He is a member of Accountants Associations in Poland and actively involved in cooperation with business practice.
"Participation in the Deloitte IAAER Scholarship program is a great opportunity to develop my scientific interests in the international environment. It is a great honor and a privilege to cooperate with outstanding scholars of the accounting world and join them in dialogue and debate. It is also a chance to establish long-term scientific relationships with the world's leading academic centers and organizations specializing in accounting and auditing, and to distribute acquired benefits to other scholars and students in Poland. My aspiration is to contribute to accounting research relevant to professional practice and policy making.
"I hope that developing international cooperation through the Deloitte IAAER Scholarship program will help to bridge gaps between academic accounting research and professional practice, and improve the connection between the Polish accounting system and the international accounting environment. Further, I see it as a way to strengthen cooperation between local accounting professional organizations and the academic community, which together can have a greater impact on policymaking in Poland and at the international level."
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 Fernando Murcia
Associate Professor,
Accounting and Actuarial Sciences Department
University of São Paulo
Fernando Dal-Ri Murcia is an Associate Professor in the Department of Accounting and Actuarial Sciences at the University of São Paulo, Brazil. His research interests fall mainly in the field of Financial Reporting and International Accounting. Fernando completed his Ph.D. in Accounting at the University of São Paulo in 2009 with a thesis focusing in discretionary disclosure in the Brazilian Market. Prior to that, he studied at University of Santa Catarina, where he completed a M.Sc. degree in Accounting in 2007. His studies focused on fraudulent reporting.
"The Deloitte IAAER Scholars program is a unique opportunity to develop very important education and research skills. As an emerging scholar, it will have a huge impact on my academic career and that of my students.
"Further, Brazil, as one of the largest economies in the world, needs to be one of the global leaders in accounting education and research. My participation in the Deloitte IAAER Scholarship program can contribute to the internationalization of the Brazilian accounting profession which will benefit our capital market in the long run."
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 Supriyadi
Associate Professor
Department of Accounting,
Faculty of Economics and Business
Gadjah Mada University Indonesia
Supriyadi is a faculty member at Department of Accounting, Faculty of Economics and Business, Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia. He is also the Head of Indonesian Association of Accounting Lecturers and a member of the Board Committee of the Indonesian Institute of Accountants. His research interests are financial accounting and behavioral accounting (auditing and management accounting).
Supriyadi received his B.A. in Accounting from Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia; M.S. in Accounting from California State University – Fresno, USA; and Ph.D. in Accounting from the University of Kentucky – Lexington, USA in 1998. He has published his research works in auditing and management accounting at some Indonesian Accounting Journals, the UTCC-International Journal of Business and Economics (Thailand), the Journal of Accounting and Taxation (USA), and the International Journal of Economics and Accounting (USA).
"Participating in the Deloitte IAAER Scholarship program provides an opportunity for me to improve my accounting research and teaching skills and collaborate with an international peer network. I intend to share the experience and knowledge I gain from this program with other Indonesian scholars. It is important that we continue building a reliable capital market infrastructure that is commensurate with the best in the world."
"Importantly, learning first hand from leading accounting scholars about the new frontiers of accounting standards, in particular IFRS, will have a great impact on my country. Indonesia has just completed its first year of IFRS implementation, and as the standards (IFRS) continue to develop, it is important that we provide considered input into this process."
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 Dr. Elmar R. Venter
Associate Professor,
Department of Taxation, University of Pretoria
Elmar Venter is Associate Professor of Taxation at the University of Pretoria in South Africa, where he has held tenure since 2008. He currently teaches taxation and financial accounting at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. He also supervises postgraduate research students, and is dedicated to continued research in the field of Financial Accounting. Elmar holds a BCom in Accounting Sciences, and BCom (Honours) degrees in Accounting Sciences and in Taxation, and a MCom in Taxation, all cum laude, from the University of Pretoria.
During 2011, Elmar obtained a PhD in Accounting from the University of Auckland, New Zealand. His thesis dealt with the pricing and value relevance of earnings components in a setting where earnings disaggregation is mandatory. A paper based on his thesis has recently been accepted for publication in The International Journal of Accounting. He has published in a number of South African journals, and is currently an editor for Meditari Accountancy Research. He is also a Chartered Accountant (South Africa) - he held the overall first position in South Africa for the final professional examination written in 2004.
"In the past, for various reasons, accounting academics in South Africa have not been able to contribute to the academic research literature to the same degree as their colleagues from more developed countries. The Deloitte IAAER Scholarship program brings new hope. It will enable me to participate in elite conferences, share ideas with emerging scholars in a position similar to my own and access mentorship from well-respected leaders."
"Historically, South African Accounting academics have tended to focus on teaching, rather than on research. Malcolm Gladwell explains in his book Tipping Point that, in order to create a contagious movement, one often has to create many small movements first. I believe that I have a responsibility to take back to South Africa all the knowledge and experience I gain through the Deloitte IAAER Scholarship to promote a movement towards advancing accounting research in my country. Inevitably, improving the quality of our research will also help to improve the standard of future accounting professionals who one day will hold leading positions in our capital market."
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