Financial crime is growing along with the rapid development of technology. To overcome the growing financial crime, it is necessary to reform and strengthen all efforts to prevent or eradicate various forms of financial crime.
Based on this, to improve the latest competencies in overcoming all types of financial fraud, the Master Programme in Accounting, Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha in collaboration with Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Malaysia held a visiting professor in the Even Semester of the 2021/2022 Academic Year, on Saturday, April 23, 2022 at 10.00 WITA – finished with the theme “Current Competencies in Combating Financial Crimes”. With this visiting professor activity, participants would be equipped with additional knowledge in improving the latest competencies to overcome all types of financial fraud.
The visiting professor activity with the theme “Current Competencies in Combating Financial Crimes” was carried out online through the Zoom application by inviting an extraordinary resource person in providing material and sharing experiences.
This activity began with an opening speech by the Postgraduate Director of Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha who on that occasion was represented by Vice Director I of Postgraduate Programme of Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha. Then proceed with the presentation of the material by the speakers. After the presentation of the material, it was followed by a discussion and question and answer session between participants and resource persons, and ended with the presentation of conclusions by the moderator. Participants in this activity are free of charge and get facilities in the form of e-certificates, knowledge, and materials.
The parties involved in the visiting professor activity with the theme “Current Competencies in Combating Financial Crimes” were:
- Master Programme in Accounting, Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha in collaboration with Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Malaysia as the organizer of the activity.
- Prof. Dr. I Gusti Putu Suharta, M.Si. as the Postgraduate Director of Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha represented by Prof. Dr. Ida Bagus Putrayasa, M.Pd. as Vice Director I of Postgraduate Programme, Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha as the party giving the opening speech.
- The interviewee which was Prof. Dr. Zuraidah Mohd Sanusi
• Director of Centre for Profiling and Assessment, Institute Leadership & Development, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia.
• Senior research fellow at the Accounting Research Institute-HICOE, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia.
• Best paper awardees in several conferences.
• Gold medals in product innovation exhibitions. - The visiting professor’s participants consist of lecturers, students, and the general public with a total of 266 registrants.
The activity had an impact on participants in general, as well as lecturers and students of the Master Programme in Accounting, Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha in particular. Participants in this activity gained additional knowledge and insight related to the latest competencies in overcoming all types of financial fraud.