KUCHING: Swinburne Sarawak achieved outstanding results, surpassing the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) world pass rates, when the June 2019 examination results were released recently.
In this seventh exam sitting since Sept 2017, Swinburne not only saw its accounting major graduates Jocelyn Liew and Angelene Chin pass the Strategic Business Reporting (SBR) paper. They also achieved a pass rate surpassing the ACCA world pass rate for the fifth time.
Both students were in the pioneer batch of students who enrolled into the Swinburne ACCA Accelerate programme in 2017 and 2018 respectively.
Their achievements were nothing short of impressive, said a statement from Swinburne Sarawak yesterday.
“Liew passed five exam papers in two years while Chin passed five papers in a shorter span of one and a half years in their first attempt,” said the university.
“Armed with a degree majoring in accounting, ACCA qualification and another three years of relevant working experience, both are well on their way to becoming qualified accountants and members of the ACCA and MIA (Malaysian Institute of Accountants),” it added.
Commenting on the examination, Liew said the papers were challenging and put her analytical skills to the test.
The former student of Kuching High School said having sat for the papers at the early stage of her degree studies would give her the edge in securing better job prospects.
Chin, on the other hand, said she chose to major in accounting not only because she scored the highest mark in the subject among all the other SPM papers she took but also for its practicality in day-to-day life.
Although she did not expect to pass the ACCA papers, the former student of St Teresa Secondary School Kuching remarked that it served as a good experience and hoped to expand her career abroad in the near future.
According to Swinburne’s discipline leader for professional courses Dr Fung Chorng Yuan, Liew and Chin studied all five Professional Level papers with Swinburne while pursuing their accounting degree.
“There is no doubt that second-year or final-year accounting degree students or double major accounting and finance degree students can benefit from the ACCA Accelerate Programme.
“However, it is definitely not a walk in the park. But with high determination, self-discipline and some sacrifices, it will be worth it,” commented Fung.
Meanwhile, Swinburne’s Dean of Faculty of Business, Design and Arts Professor Dr Lee Miin Huui said he was very pleased with the achievements, attributing it to Swinburne’s high quality ACCA tuition.
“With our professionally recognised degree and ACCA qualification, I believe our graduates will have an added advantage when seeking employment.
“They are equipped with both the soft skills and strong technical knowledge that are highly sought after by the profession,” he said.
Meanwhile, applications for Swinburne’s August (Foundation or Diploma) and September (Degree) intakes are now open.
Prospective students and their parents can also take the opportunity to visit Swinburne’s Open Day on August 3 to find out more about its course offerings.
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