The Alumni Affairs Center of the School of Economics is dedicated to providing career development support for alumni, including job opportunities, professional certification & reference information, and learning resources.
The Chinese Institute of the Certified Public Accountants (CICPA)
Description
The Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants or CICPA is a professional accounting organization based in Beijing with oversight responsibility for accountants in China.
Organization
The Chinese Institute of the Certified Public Accountants (中国注册会计师协会)
Applicants' Qualifications
A college degree, or at least an intermediate technical title of accountancy or other related subject. 具有高等专科以上学校毕业学历，或者具有会计或者相关专业中级以上技术职称
Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA)
Description
The Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (the Institute) is the only body authorized by law to register and grant practicing certificates to certified public accountants in Hong Kong. The Institute has more than 42,000 members and more than 18,000 registered students. Members of the Institute are entitled to the description "certified public accountant" and to the designation CPA.
Organization
The Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Applicants' Qualifications
For Mainland China university degree holders:
(i) The applicant should be a recognized degree holder majoring in accounting and graduate from a mainland university or degree-granting institution under one of the following categories: PRC Ministry of Education recognized universities; PRC Ministry of Education recognized universities (adult higher education).
(ii) The applicant should have met the QP's admission competency requirements (i.e. with adequate coverage of Financial Reporting, Management Accounting, Financial Management, Auditing, Taxation, Business Law, Company Law, Management Information Systems, Economics, Statistics, Marketing, Management and Ethics) in his/her undergraduate degree or by means of completing a conversion programme (i.e. MPAcc) accredited by the Institute. For those who have deficiency in the competency areas required, they can make up the deficiency by completing the relevant subjects in accredited conversion programmes.
Association of Chartered Accountants (ACCA)
Description
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is the global professional accounting body offering the Chartered Certified Accountant qualification (ACCA or FCCA). In March 2018, ACCA recorded that it has 208,000 members and 503,000 students in 179 countries.
Organization
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Applicants' Qualifications
None
Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®)
Description
The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Program is a professional credential offered internationally by the American-based CFA Institute (formerly the Association for Investment Management and Research, or AIMR) to investment and financial professionals.
Organization
CFA Institute (formerly the Association for Investment Management and Research, or AIMR)
Applicants' Qualifications
Meet the education requirement in one of the following ways:
a. Undergraduate education: A bachelor's (or equivalent) degree or be in the final year of your bachelor's degree program. You will have to complete your bachelor's degree program in order to register for the Level II exam
b. Work experience: Four years of professional work experience (does not have to be investment related), or
c. A combination of professional work experience and education that totals at least four years. Part-time positions do not qualify, and the four-year total must be accrued prior to enrollment.
Financial Risk Manager (FRM)
Description
Recognized in every major market, the FRM is the leading certification for risk managers. It is consistently in demand by nearly every major bank and firm in the world, and is awarded only to professionals who demonstrate the knowledge and ability to anticipate, respond, and adapt to critical risk issues.
Organization
Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP)
Applicants' Qualifications
None
Entry Certificate in Business Analysis (ECBA)
Description
The Entry Certificate in Business Analysis™ (ECBA™) is a place to start to become a Business Analyst. ECBA covers foundational knowledge on how to approach business analysis according to the BABOK® Guide.
Organization
International Institute of Business Analysis
Applicants' Qualifications
To earn your ECBA, you must:
∙ Complete a minimum of 21 Professional Development (PD) hours within the last four years.
* ECBA professional development can consist of any of the following activities:
- Classroom and online courses (e.g. EEP endorsed courses )
- Webinars - live or recorded (e.g. IIBA Webinars)
- Conference track sessions, tutorials, keynotes & workshops
- Chapter events (i.e. presentations, study groups, workshops, conference days)
- Self -directed learning (i.e. reading/reviewing the BABOK® Guide v3.0)
∙ Exam Knowledge Areas tested
∙ Agree with the ECBA Code of Conduct.
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Description
The Project Management Professional (PMP) ® is the most important industry-recognized certification for project managers. You can find PMPs leading projects in nearly every country and, unlike other certifications that focus on a particular geography or domain, the PMP ® is truly global.
Organization
Project Management Institute(PMI)
Applicants' Qualifications
- Secondary degree (high school diploma, associate’s degree or the global equivalent)
- 7,500 hours leading and directing projects
- 35 hours of project management education
OR
- Four-year degree
- 4,500 hours leading and directing projects
- 35 hours of project management education
Certified Professional in Supply Management® (CPSM®)
Description
The CPSM® is the gold standard of supply management credentials. It is proof that you have mastered specific core competencies and can apply them in your daily role to create winning outcomes. Find out how a CPSM® can catapult you to greater success.
Organization
Institute for Supply Management® (ISM®)
Applicants' Qualifications
To be eligible for certification, you must have:
Three years of full-time supply management experience (non-clerical, nonsupport) and a regionally accredited bachelor’s degree,
OR
Five years of full-time supply management experience (non-clerical, nonsupport)
