LINKEDIN RANKS TOP 25 ACCOUNTING SCHOOLS
As the crisp autumn air signaled the start of a new school year, LinkedIn released a ranking of the top 25 accounting schools, based on its own research of successful accounting professionals on the social networking site.
The top 25 schools are:
1. Villanova University
2. University of Notre Dame
3. Boston College
4. Lehigh University
5. Emory University
6. University of Southern California
7. Fairfield University
8. Santa Clara University
9. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
10. Wake Forest University
11. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
12. Syracuse University
13. Bentley University
14. Bucknell University
15. Fordham University
16. Yeshiva University
17. University of California, Berkeley
18. Binghamton University
19. University of Richmond
20. Loyola University Maryland
21. College of the Holy Cross
22. University of Maryland College Park
23. University of Wisconsin-Madison
24. The College of William and Mary
25. University of Massachusetts, Amherst
IFRS FOUNDATION LAUNCHES ONLINE QUIZ
The IFRS Foundation announced a free-of-charge online quiz available for both students and educators alike that tests participants on their knowledge of the use of the IFRS, the International Accounting Standards Board, and the standards themselves.
Test-takers will be given 10 true-or-false statements randomly drawn from a pool of 220 questions. Instant grades and answer explanations will be provided back. Additionally, the IFRS Foundation will make the entire set of questions available to educators who are using the IFRS pocket guide as a textbook.