Message from the Dean
Dean Graduate School of Professional Accountancy
Hiroaki Kobayashi
Message from the Dean
For those aspiring to become accountants
Aoyama Gakuin University Graduate School Graduate School of Professional Accountancy (GSPA) has an educational policy based on Christian ideals and aims to "integrate theory and practice" and "thinking accounting." It offers a diverse curriculum in the academic fields of accounting, taxation, corporate law, and management.
Modern accounting practices face many challenges due to the advancement and spread of digital technology. Rapidly developing AI is helping automate processes, assess future risks, and detect fraudulent activities, contributing to the sophistication and efficiency of operations. However, accounting practitioners are being forced to change their traditional ways of performing work and their existing thinking, and new knowledge and skills are required.
In addition, with the advancement of globalization, the application of international accounting standards is expanding, and we are being forced to comply with new internationally agreed upon tax regulations. In order to respond to these changes in the business environment, it is essential to understand the global accounting and tax systems and the basic theories behind them.
In addition, accounting professionals will also be required to address issues such as ESG and cybersecurity, and they will have to constantly confront these diverse and advanced challenges head-on.
GSPA offers two programs, the Accounting Audit Program and the Tax Management Program, with courses for two, one and a half, and one year, and has a flexible curriculum to meet diverse needs so that accounting students can choose subjects according to their goals. In classes, the aim is to equip students with the problem-solving and response skills to tackle various issues from the perspectives of both researcher and practitioner faculty. Without a practical perspective, students will not be able to accurately put diverse and wide-ranging issues into practice, and without a theoretical foundation, students will not be able to respond to unknown issues. GSPA requires students to gain academic experience from both theoretical and practical perspectives in each academic field.
Even in these difficult times when the future is uncertain, I sincerely hope that many ambitious people will come and apply themselves to our school, so that they can gain the skills to carve out a path to the future without falling into the trap of short-sighted thinking.