During the 2020/2021 academic year, ISCAP/IPP hosted a series of international webinars designed to explore relevant topics within the accounting discipline with prominent scholars in the field, specifically Alan Sangster (University of Aberdeen, Scotland), Garry Carnegie (RMIT University, Australia) and Martin Quinn (Queen's University, Northern Ireland).
The events are aimed at the academic community and open to the wider community and, this year, attracted participants from Portugal, Australia, Belgium, China, Italy, New Zealand, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
The ISCAP/IPP Accounting Webinar Series are convened by Cláudia Teixeira, Adjunct Professor at ISCAP/IPP, and supported by the Public Relations Office (GCRP) and the Centre for Social and Organizational Studies of P.Porto (CEOS.PP). These webinars relate to academic activities in the following programes: Accounting and Administration, Administrative Assistance and Translation, Business Communication, Master in Corporate Finance and the Master in Accounting and Finance.
More details of the webinars conducted, are as follows:
27 October 2020, “Accounting Education Research”, Alan Sangster, https://www.iscap.ipp.pt/destaques-1/noticias/accounting-education-research
9 December 2020, “Accounting as Technical, Social and Moral Practice: Working Towards a New Definition of Accounting”, Garry Carnegie, https://www.iscap.ipp.pt/destaques-1/noticias/accounting-as-technical-social-and-moral-practice
12 May 2021, “Domestic Waste Policy in Ireland: The Role of Accounting in the Move from Public Service to Private Industry", Martin Quinn, https://www.iscap.ipp.pt/destaques-1/noticias/domestic-waste-policy-in-ireland
9 June 2021, “Risk Management and Accounting in Public Universities in Australia: COVID-19 and Onshore International Students", Garry Carnegie, https://www.iscap.ipp.pt/destaques-1/noticias/risk-management-and-accounting-in-public-universities-in-australia