ACCA becomes Associate Member of AFER
The ACCA’s application was approved in the General Assembly of the Association of Economic Faculties in Romania in November 2008. ACCA is now an associate member of the AFER (as compared to founding members who are the ones that established the association), status which gives it full rights in AFER.
The Association of Economic Faculties in Romania is a non-profit association established by the universities, academias, faculties, departments in Romania that develop educational programs and research programs in the economic area – in Romania it functions in accordance to Government ordinance from the year 2000, year of establishment. Its goals are to initial legislative proposals that target the increase in quality of the scientific and professional education and research, promoting the professional, scientific and social interests of the academic community in the economic area, increase cooperation in areas of mutual interest, initiating cooperation with similar associations in Romania and abroad, insuring update of all members. For this, the AFER has the following main activities: insuring a forum for debate on curricula, associations and research management, organising and attending conferences and other national or international scientific events, creating and managing a database on teachers of economic disciplines, awarding excellence in the field of teaching professional disciplines. The ACCA’s membership in AFER is indefinite.