(1069) BUILDING BRIDGES ON ACCOUNTING FINANCE THROUGH INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP

摘要

Across the world, developing international partnerships enrich study at Universities and Polytechnicsand it enables the international cooperation as the best way to promote sustainable development,complementing various programmes and initiatives between countries and Portuguese-speakingregions, which includes the International Programme for the Support of Research and Educationthrough Mobility teacher and student International - Pro-Mobility International, Notice CAPES / AULPn? 033/2011 of CAPES of Ministry of Education of Brazil. Indeed, this research is supported in a strongpartnership between four Higher Education Institutions (HEI), such as: Polytechnic Institute of Guardaand Beira Interior University (Portugal), Presbyterian Mackenzie University (Brazil) and MindeloUniversity (Cabo Verde). This is an innovative project that joins students and professors from HEI tobuild an international partnership. In this particularly case, the establishment of alliances thatrepresents the of students and professors interests in promoting good practices of corporategovernance and accountability in developed and emerging countries. Thus, the development ofnetworks connected to mobility and research projects are an effective tool to outline a policy ofscientific development, with the respective transfer of knowledge to the company.The methodology of the research will be based on collecting and reviewing accessible informationabout higher degree study programmes in Portugal, Brazil and Cabo Verde, in particularly,(1) the curriculum design and skills and knowledge;(2) the integrated timetable and each syllabus; and(3) the definition of outcomes and results.The data will be collected from the websites of each HEI to understand the design of the courses toassess the skills and experience to prepare students to competitive job market. This network wasdesign to encourage students to focus on practical experience of the business and ensure theentrepreneurship of their applied project and professional practices. The main results show that theimportance on a partnership of the common language, ie, Portuguese. Another result is the scientificarea of study based on the international accounting standards promoted by International AccountingStandards Board (IASB) then students and professors increase the knowledge and competences inthis scientific area. At the same time, the distinctiveness and quality of research will engage severalstudents to actively promote a new range of opportunities for their future life. Also, the researchdeveloped by professor's focus on the accounting and management degrees as a new trend toeducation and globalization. Working with an international network of experts and IES lies beyond thescope of this research, but are undoubtedly important and deserves future attention.