What is the London Accounting Study Abroad?
London, England and Istanbul, Turkey will be your campus for two great weeks during May 2010. Students will spend the first three weeks of Spring Term at BYU focusing on completing coursework for BUS M 430 (International Business) and ACC 545 (International Accounting). We will then fly to London and have meetings with the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), accounting firms, and other experts in IFRS and the global convergence process. In addition to business trips, we plan to visit historical sites and the vibrant London theater district. An added highlight will be a three-day visit to Istanbul, Turkey where we will learn about the IFRS adoption process and challenges faced by businesses in a non-English speaking country. The timing of this study abroad program coincides with 2010 Spring Term. The program is designed so that coursework can be co
