Postgraduate accounting courses: How Hong Kong universities are helping to train leaders for the evolving needs of the business world

The most visible impact of the pandemic is the use of technology to facilitate remote working and learning. Accountants and those in many other professions discovered that teleconferencing and cloud-based technologies did away with the need for work travel and in-person meetings. Universities quickly put in place distance learning features, moving classes and seminars to online settings and allowing students to study remotely, whether elsewhere in the city or abroad.

Along with geopolitical tensions, the pandemic also created enormous challenges for businesses. Direction and resilience are more important than ever in such times of volatility and uncertainty, and universities are preparing their students for the evolving needs of the business world.

Hong Kong universities, which offer some of the most effective postgraduate programmes in accounting, were quick to adopt distance learning to educate the next generation of professionals. The lessons learned, not only in accounting itself but also in how distance learning and remote work can be done effectively, should prove useful as they progress in their careers.

The universities also benefit from and contribute to Hong Kong’s well established status as a global business hub and financial centre. Many higher education institutes in Hong Kong offer multiple postgraduate programmes in accounting that aim to help educate business leaders of the future.

One university that has tailored its postgraduate programme with a clear view of Hong Kong’s role in the global financial and business ecosystem is the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). The institution’s Master of Accountancy (MAcc) programme is designed to help students apply their in-depth training and knowledge of accounting and data analytics to generate business insights.