www.maref.org.my VOLUME 1 ISSUE NO 2 2010-2011 KDNPP ...

Foundation NewsMAREFActivitiesThroughout the financial year of 2010-2011, the Malaysian AccountancyResearch and Education Foundation(MAREF) received significant support frommembers of the Malaysian Institute ofAccountants (MIA) – who gave their time,talent, and financial support at exceptionallevels. Once again, we successfully organisedseveral important programs that are gearedtoward meeting the vision and objective of thefoundation.Among the important Programme Highlightsduring this financial year, include:• MAREF as co-organiser of an internationalEarly Career Research Consortium incollaboration with IAAER, ACCA andUniversity Malaya 8 November 2010.• MAREF as the organiser of the 1stMAREF MYAA National Seminar entitledNew Economic Model – MakingAccounting Education Relevant held on 5January 2011• MAREF as the co-organiser of a halfdaylecture seminar titled "AccountingStandards and Industry-AcademiaCollaboration" at Universiti Malaysia Sabahon 23 June 2010 presented by YBhg DrNordin Zain, Executive Director DeloitteMalaysia.• MAREF as the co-organiser with UniversityMalaya of a lecture titled ʻThe NewEconomic Model - Implication On TheHigher Education Sector by Datuk DrMahani Zainal Abidin Executive DirectorISIS Malaysia held on 14 October 2010.The Foundation also supported the followingconferences aimed at providing a platform thatbrings together researchers and practitionersin the accounting field to share experiencesand ideas in their respective areas of expertise.• Participation in the World Congress ofAccountants Kuala Lumpur, 8-11November 2010We created two major initiatives for thispurposes• Publishing another journal in collaborationwith Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Thesigning ceremony was held in June.MAREF was represented by DatukRaymond Liew and En DamanhuriMahmood whilst UKM was represented byDean of Business School• MAREF has successfully selected thewinners of its 3rd Most OutstandingResearch Paper Award (MORPA 2009).The competition was supported by MOHE,CTIM, PNB and PERSAMA.MAREF is grateful for the many generouscontributions and support to the Foundation. Itgives the foundation the encouragement towork harder in the future in efforts to promotethe advancement of education, research andtraining in the accounting profession.Please visit our website at www.maref.org.myfor more information on our previous and futureactivities.7Captions:1 Signing Ceremony on the Publication of the Asian Journal of Accounting and Governancebetween MAREF and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia on 3 July 20102 Discussion between the Vice Chancellor of Universiti Malaya and representative from IAAERResearch Consortium Program held on 8 November 20103 Dean of Faculty of Business and Accountancy Universiti Malaya Associate Professor Fadzillah inher welcoming speech in the presence of YBhg Datuk Dr Mahani Zainal Abidin, Director GeneralInstitute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia4 Exchange of momentos between Ybhg. Datuk Dr. Ghauth Bin Jasmon, Vice Chancellor ofUniversity Malaya and Professor Mary Barth of The International Association for AccountingEducation and Research (IAAER)5 Discussion between panel of experts from IAAER and early career candidates from Malaysia6 The opening ceremony of MAREF – IAAER Research Consortium 2010.7 Professor Dr Norman Mohd Saleh from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia receiving his certificateas one of the winners of the 3rd MORPA Competition from YBhg Associate Professor Dr ZaridaHambali, Director, Academic Development Unit, Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia.6453• International Conference onFinancial Criminology (ICFC) 2010on 14 & 15 December, 2010organised by UTIMIn achieving the vision of theFoundation, MAREF is to be thecountryʼs premier source of thoughtprovokingand credible researchthat advances the practice ofaccountancy.1212 • MAREF REVIEW