IAAER ACCA Early Career Researcher Development Program
Funding Provided by ACCA Global
A new meeting of the Early Career Researcher Development Program will take place in Bucharest on June 2 in conjunction with AMIS 2026, organized by ASE Bucharest and the International Association for Accounting Education and Research (IAAER).
About the Program
On February 16, 2023, the International Association for Accounting Education and Research (IAAER) and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants launched the Early Career Researcher Development Program (ECRDP) by naming 15 associate and assistant professors from Croatia, the Czech Republic, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania and Turkey to participate in the program.
The program will run for at least two years and consist of, inter alia, at least two workshops per year. The first workshop has been hosted by Bucharest University of Economic Studies on June 5 and 6, 2023 immediately prior to the university's annual AMIS conference.
IAAER faculty will supervise the program and provide training and mentorship opportunities. The IAAER ACCA ECRDP is designed to support the Scholars' exposure to internationally recognized accounting researchers, best practices in accounting and accounting-related education and research and becoming part of a global peer network.
The 15 Scholars appointed in 2023
- Oana Bogdan, West University of Timisoara, Romania
- Valentin Burca, West University of Timisoara, Romania
- Irina Chiriac, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania
- Ivan Dionisijev, University "SS. Cyril and Methodius" in Skopje, North Macedonia
- Olga Grzybek, University of Economics in Katowice, Poland
- Martin Kucera, Prague University of Economics and Business, Czech Republic
- Radu Marian, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Mirela Nichita, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
- Mustafa Oguz, Balikesir University, Turkey
- Mirela Paunescu, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
- Ivana Perica, University of Split, Croatia
- Maria Sandulescu, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
- Michal Siczek, SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Poland
- Maciej Tuszkiewicz, University of Economics in Katowice, Poland
- Gianluca Zanellato, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
IAAER Faculty
IAAER faculty for the inaugural workshop hosted by Bucharest University of Economic Studies included Professors:
- Catalin Albu (Bucharest University of Economic Studies)
- Nadia Albu (Bucharest University of Economic Studies)
- Elizabeth Gordon (Temple)
- Leslie Hodder (Indiana University)
- Sebastian Hoffman (HHL Leipzig)
- Patrick Hopkins (Indiana University)
- Katherine Schipper (Duke)
- Donna Street (University of Dayton)
For more information about the program visit the IAAER website or email dstreet1@udayton.edu.
Read the full launch announcement here.