The aim of the project "Efforts to internationalize accounting (in research and in practice) in post-communist countries" is to enhance the attractiveness of the educational offer for students, as well as the scientific excellence of our University research and teaching staff via enabling direct (remote) contact with Prof. Catalin Albu, a European specialist in accounting of post-communist countries.

During a series of lectures and meetings, the specifics and challenges of Central and Eastern European countries' accounting shall be raised against the background of its progressive internationalization. Through the presentation of problematic joint areas in the application of international standards, the meetings' participants will further enhance their knowledge of not only financial reporting, but also of possible areas for further scientific research and practical application of accounting regulations in companies.

The substantive supervision of the project is provided by dr hab. Ewa Wanda Maruszewska, prof. UE., who is conducting this initiative with the support of Internationalization

The project has been co-financed by the Metropolis GZM within the framework of the "Metropolitan Science and Education Support Fund" program for the years 2019-2022 in the amount of PLN 6,650.00.  

As part of the project, our University has established cooperation with WSB Merito University in Chorzów, which has expressed willingness to participate in meetings and lectures conducted by Prof. Catalin Albu.

Professor Catalin Albu is a staff member of the Bucharest University of Economics (Academia de Studia Economice), Department of Accounting and Auditing. He is a Fulbright Fellow (2010-2011) and a recipient of the internationally recognized ACCA IAAER (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, International Association for Accounting Education and Research). He teaches as a Visiting Professor at the University of Dayton (Ohio, United States).

Elected by the only European accounting research association, the European Accounting Association, to the Committee on Accounting Research in Europe. This organization is a body for international cooperation in the field of accounting, and is the publisher of the most important accounting journals on our continent.

His articles have been published in the world's most prestigious accounting journals, including Critical Perspectives on Accounting, Australian Accounting Review, and Journal of International Financial Management & Accounting.

His areas of research interest include the study and teaching of accounting in developing countries, management accounting, corporate governance and International Financial Reporting Standards issues.