Source: AICPA & CIMA
12 December 2022, Auckland, New Zealand – AICPA & CIMA, together as the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, announced the 30 global and 31 regional and country winners, including 15 winners in Asia Pacific, of the third edition of the AICPA & CIMA Excellence Awards in a virtual ceremony on 9 December 2022.
These annual awards recognise educational institutions and individuals across the globe who work tirelessly to support candidates through their journey towards becoming Chartered Global Management Accountants (CGMA designation holders) and shape the future of the global accounting and finance profession.
Andrew Harding, FCMA, CGMA, Chief Executive – Management Accounting at the Association of International Certified Professionals Accountants, representing AICPA & CIMA, said:
“We are delighted to celebrate the achievements of our academic partners, tuition providers and young accounting talents for the third year running. Our award winners and nominees should be an inspiration to us all to further our efforts to grow, nurture and empower future accounting, finance and business leaders across the globe. Congratulations to all of you on your success, and for getting the recognition you deserve.”
Jan Taylor, CPA, CGMA, PhD, Academic in Residence and Senior Director, Academic and Student Engagement at the Association of International Certified Professionals Accountants, representing AICPA & CIMA, said:
“It’s great to work with university and academic partners who are passionate about management accounting and who are keen to see students and graduates continue their professional education through CIMA’s CGMA Professional Qualification. We appreciate all the work they do on campus.”
More than 650 applications and nominations from educational institutions and individuals were submitted this year for consideration in four categories Teaching Excellence Award, Research Excellence Award, Campus Culture Excellence Award and Employability Excellence Award. A central award committee also selected winners for the Global Excellence Award, and CGMA Campus of the Year Award based on exam performance in 2021 and 2022. This year, one CGMA candidate received a Candidate of the Year Award for their dedication to learning and progressing their CGMA studies despite ongoing global uncertainty.
The full list of winners is available here https://www.cimaglobal.com/Teaching/university-partnership/Excellence-Awards/
About the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, and AICPA & CIMA
The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants® (the Association), representing AICPA® & CIMA®, advances the global accounting and finance profession through its work on behalf of 689,000 AICPA and CIMA members, candidates and engaged professionals in 196 countries and territories. Together, we are the worldwide leader on public and management accounting issues through advocacy, support for the CPA license, the CGMA designation and specialised credentials, professional development and thought leadership. We build trust by empowering our members and engaged professionals with the knowledge and opportunities to be leaders in broadening prosperity for a more inclusive, sustainable and resilient future.
The American Institute of CPAs® (AICPA), the world’s largest member association representing the CPA profession, sets ethical standards for its members and U.S. auditing standards for private companies, not-for-profit organisations, and federal, state and local governments. It also develops and grades the Uniform CPA Examination and builds the pipeline of future talent for the public accounting profession.
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants® (CIMA) is the world’s leading and largest professional body of management accountants. CIMA works closely with employers and sponsors leading-edge research, constantly updating its professional qualification and professional experience requirements to ensure it remains the employer’s choice when recruiting financially trained business leaders.
