Abu-Ghazaleh Provides Scholarships to Accountants in Syria, Iraq, and Yemen
15-Mar-2017
Special to TAG Educa News Agency
AMMAN – HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, chairman and founder of the International Arab Society of Certified Accountants (IASCA) announced the provision of scholarships to accountants and university graduates in Syria, Iraq, and Yemen.
Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh will personally bear 50% of the exam registration fees for the International Arab Certified Public Accountant (IACPA) certificate.
Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh’s generous gesture came in response to the difficult circumstances occurring in Syria, Iraq, and Yemen, and out of his belief that education is the best way to overcome suffering.
In accordance with the scholarship, every accountant and university graduate with a specialization in accounting will have the right to register through IASCA to obtain the IACPA certificate at the expense of Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh.
It is worth mentioning that Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh has previously provided similar scholarships to accountants in countries experiencing hardships such as Palestine and Libya.
IACPA diploma has been developed in accordance with the Certified International Professional Accounting Qualification curriculum of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), with the participation of experts from the Arab Society of Certified Accountants (ASCA), the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada, European Commission, Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland, the Accounting Standards Board of Poland, the International Federation of Accountants and representatives of academic organizations and international accounting companies who participated in their own capacity.
The International Arab Society of Certified Accountants (IASCA) was established on January 12, 1984 as a non-profit professional accounting association in London, UK and was formally registered in Amman on February 24, 1994. It aims at advancing the profession of accounting, auditing and other related disciplines on the international level. It also aims at maintaining the professional independence and protection of accountants, as well as the application of professional supervisory measures as a way to elevate the professions of accounting and auditing.