Head of Department: Stifanos Haiemariam
B.A., University of Asmara
M.Sc., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Ph.D., University of Groningen
Specialization: Financial Management and Privatization
E-mail: stifanos@acc.uoa.edu.er

Overview

Since 1979 the Department of Accounting has offered a four-year degree program leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting. The Department, in consultation with local and external partners and Eritrean scholars in the Diaspora, reviewed its curriculum in 1992 and again in 1998 to meet the new demands and developments in the field of Accounting. The faculty members are qualified Ph.D.s and M.A.s with specialization in Financial Accounting, Financial Management, Cost and Management Accounting, Auditing, Financial Institutions and Taxation. The Department attracts highly qualified students from the Freshman Program of Social Science stream.

The main objective of the department is to prepare students for careers as financial executives, auditors and in managerial sectors of the economy. An important goal of the department is to train accountants and researchers who will be able to contribute to finding solutions to the economic problems of the country.

The Department of Accounting offers relevant courses, which equip students with specialized knowledge, skills and resources for a successful career in commerce, industry, financial institutions, government offices and the accounting profession. Graduates are employed in both the private and the public sector in various positions such as general accountants, cost accountants, financial managers, internal auditors, tax auditors, certified public accountants, chief accountants and managers.