Project Implementing Partners

The DESIRED Project is implemented by a number of stakeholders who are academic institution sand industry partners. The consortium is carefully composed so that it enhances relevance and impact to accounting students.

Partner Institution

Brief Information

It is a Higher Education Institution (HEI) that was formed in 2019 following a merger between the Management & Accountancy Training Company limited (MAT) incorporated in 1999 and Abacus Business School (ABS) incorporated in 2015. Both institutions had established niches in Business education & were led by individuals synonymous with tertiary business education in the academic and professional spheres. MAT is one of only five ACCA Approved Learning Partners (ALPs) at the platinum level in Africa. It has a custom equipped training centre with modern teaching facilities. Has over 3,000 students every year.

MUBS is Public Higher Education institution established by Government of Uganda. MUBS is the leading public Higher Education Institution in Business, Management, Leadership education, research, training in Uganda since 1997. MUBS has over 17,000 students and over 1200 members of staff. The school conducts ICT, Business, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, & Management education at PhD, Masters, Postgraduate, Bachelors, Diploma & Certificate levels at regional campuses

NAU is a Federal Government institution that was established in 1992 following the 1991 State Government split of the Anambra State University of Science and Technology campuses that was created in 1980. NAU houses Unizik Business School (UBS) and a Department of Accountancy (NAU- DA). The UBS is the second most prominent business education institution in Nigeria. The leaders of the NAU- DA, both past and present, were distinguished scholars

Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU), formerly known as Anambra State University, is a Nigerian tertiary institution established in 2000. Renamed in 2014, COOU offers diverse programmes across 14 faculties and 70 Depts. The university is committed to academic excellence and innovation, with a strong focus on research & practical education.

ULisboa is the largest and most prestigious university in Portugal, and it is one of Europe’s leading universities. It leads the main international rankings for several areas and is amongst the 200 best universities worldwide. ULisboa welcomes more than 9000 foreign students every year from over 100 countries. The quality of teaching, research, innovation, and its culture, is attracting an ever-increasing amount of talent from around the World.

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) is an internationally renowned research and education public university that was founded in 1880. With 31,704 students & 4,260 staff members, VU comprises of 9 faculties, including biomedical sciences and humanities disciplines. The university is characterized by a high level of ambition in academic research and education, which encourages free, open communications and ideas.

Established in 2007, It is a social enterprise offering specialized research & knowledge. Its, provides guidance, platform, avenue to discuss and exchange ideas on sustainable dev’t issues in Uganda. In the context of Green Deal & Global Gateway, UCCSRI coordinated companies to recognize & strengthen their importance & responsibilities towards sustainable dev’t in a coordinated & committed fashion through the provision of high-end CSR information, consultancy services, research, capacity building and skills extension”

Since 1988 it has been in the field of consultancy as Auditors, Accountants, Taxation and General Finance consulting till the enactment of the Accountants Statute (1992), which necessitated change of name to S. K. Sejjaaka & Co., Certified Public Accountants. The firm is the regional partner for Russell Bedford International as the accounting network’s correspondent firm in Kampala, Uganda.

Project Outcomes

Employability Skills

Employability Skills

Students develop accounting professional identity & employability capabilities from the onset of their course of study

Opportunity Identification

Opportunity Identification

Accounting students are better prepared for early talent identification programs and recruitment schemes. E.g.,
‘Graduate Into Employment’ schemes of most recruiters.

Quality Training

Quality Training

Access to quality and responsive accounting education, thus encouraging and enabling African students & staff to
undertake accounting studies at all levels within the African continent

Outcomes

Reduced unemployment rates of accounting graduates • Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) experiences are formalized into standard academic course units where students accrue credit points towards their nal degree /diploma component