On 21 October 2020 students from universities from Poland and other countries had a chance to meet for the third time as part of the University Management Accounting Day (UMAD). It was an event organised by CIMA, the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, in collaboration with prestigious universities of economics.

With over 228,000 members and students in 179 countries, CIMA (The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants®) is the leading and largest organisation in the world that brings together specialists and experts in management accounting. CIMA qualifications are offered as part of CIMA & University Program and provide students with upskilling opportunities in the area of business (how to transform data into knowledge and strategy), interpersonal skills (how to communicate, make an impact, negotiate and collaborate), leadership (how to build and motivate teams and stimulate performance), and technical expertise (how to apply accounting and financial skills) - and all this while observing the highest standards of ethics, integrity and professionalism. At CIMA we follow all the current trends, hence in January 2019 we updated the syllabus to adapt it to the latest trends in the area of finance.  This allows CIMA members and students to develop their digital skills, which these days have taken a completely new role. The curriculum has been extended to include such topics as digital costing, cybersecurity, data analytics, data visualisation and data strategy. Thanks to these new areas, the CIMA syllabus is now recognised worldwide as the most up-to-date programme in the area of management accounting.

One event dedicated to students is the University Management Accounting Day CEE organised in CIMA partner universities and addressed to undergraduate and postgraduate students of finance and accounting. This event brings together students, lecturers, best CIMA's employers and employees in Poland and abroad. Attendees can learn about the role of management accounting and its importance for business.

This year, for the first time, the event was held entirely online and was attended by 200 students from such countries as: Poland, Czechia, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, United States, Portugal, Pakistan, Hungary, Turkey, United Kingdom, Russian Federation, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, and Egypt. Participants took part in a very interesting lecture: "Human Signals: New Patterns of Behaviour and the Accounting Profession [the COVID-19 crisis]" conducted by Mr Sławomir Huss, Head of Signify Capital, Europe. Just like last year, an important part of the event was the CIMA Business Game - an interactive online competition between students from all participating universities. This time students were faced with the Mackintosh Grant case study. It was a great opportunity to solve business issues and develop some important skills. Students from Warsaw School of Economics (Poland) took first place in the business game, second place went to University of Economics in Katowice (Poland) and third to Prague College (Czechia).

If you would like to take part in the CIMA&Uni Program or CGMA Finance Leadership Program read the information on the Uni website, meet with your CIMA&Uni Program Coordinator/CIMA Ambassador or contact with CIMA directly via email: poland@aicpa-cima.com

28th June University of Economics in Katowice hosted CIMA representative, Ms Sylwia Dubiel, to sum up activities carried out in the university within UE&CIMA-DMA programme and the development of new initiatives to be launched from 2018/2019. Among the participants there were also: Dean of the Faculty of Finance and Insurance, professor Andrzej Piosik, coordinators of the CIMA programmes: dr inż. Aleksandra Sulik-Górecka and dr Aleksandra Ferens. The team was supported by representatives of Department of Accounting and Communication Office and also CIMA Ambassador of 2017/2018.

Katarzyna Struzik – CIMA Ambassador in the UEK summarized events and activities carried out throughout the academic year. Then there was a discussion regarding ongoing cooperation between CIMA Poland and the University of Economics in Katowice. Implementation of subsequent milestones has been agreed and future events planned. Both University of Economics in Katowice and CIMA Poland are not only ready for the next academic year but also looking forward to it.

On April 26th 2018, at the University of Economics in Katowice took place an event called ‘Ask an Ambassador’. Students had the opportunity to talk to the CIMA Student Ambassador, who informed them about all the details of the CIMA Program at the University, and answered all the questions about CIMA. 

From April 4th to 6th 2018, the 9th National Accounting Days took place at the University of Economics in Katowice. The event was organized by Students Scientific Circle of Accounting “Rachmistrz”. This year, they hosted participants from Kraków, Rzeszów, Poznań, Łódź, Częstochowa, and Katowice. The National Accouting Days is a three-day conference during which the participants compete against each other for the best report as well as take part in contests focused on accounting. CIMA, as the event’s partner, awarded the laureates based on the field of management accounting. 

On March 26th 2018, the AIESEC organization held the Career Days® at the hotel Angelo by Vienna House in Katowice. This is an annual initiative that allows exhibitors to reach interested students and present them the organization’s offer. The CIMA booth appeared to be very popular as our CIMA Ambassador has been answering keenly to all the questions and has been presenting the CIMA Program at the University of Economics in Katowice. 

On January 24th 2018 at the Finance and Insurance Department of the University of Economics in Katowice the Induction Meeting was organized. The meeting was held to welcome another group of participants of the EU & CIMA DMA Programme and was conducted by the University’s Programme coordinator dr inż. Aleksandra Sulik-Górecka and by the representative of CIMA Poland, Mrs. Sylwia Dubiel.

Participants were greeted by the Dean of the Finances and Insurances Department, prof. UE dr hab. Andrzej Piosik. The guests of the meeting were also prof. UE dr hab. Marzena Strojek-Filus and dr Monika-Wieczorek Kosmala.

The participants got acquainted with the details of joining UE & CIMA DMA programme, and had also the opportunity to listen to the presentation of Mr. Bartosz Kubiak, the graduate of the University of Economics in Katowice. He was the first participant in the Programme who successfully passed the Operational Case Study. Mr. Bartosz Kubiak shared with new participants some practical tips about gaining knowledge and preparing for the exam.

W dniu 11 października br. na Uniwersytecie Ekonomicznym w Katowicach odbył się University Management Accounting Day organizowany wspólnie przez Wydział Finansów i Ubezpieczeń Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego oraz Instytut Rachunkowości Zarządczej CIMA.

Tego dnia uczestnicy mieli przyjemność wysłuchać wykładu pt. „Systemy informatyczne w strategii organizacyjnej i controllingu”, wygłoszonego Panią Prof. UE dr hab. Ewę Ziembę.

Ponadto studentów odwiedził Dyrektor Controllingu Grupy Selena Pan Tomasz Górzyński, CGMA,  który wygłosił prezentację pt. „CIMA jako kluczowy element rozwoju zawodowego współczesnego menadżera finansowego”.

Uczestnicy wydarzenia mieli również okazję poznać  szczegóły wspólnego programu UE & CIMA DMA 2017/2018, przedstawione przez Panią Sylwię Dubiel, przedstawicielkę CIMA Polska.

Szanownym prelegentom oraz studentom bardzo dziękujemy za uczestnictwo w wydarzeniu. Zachęcamy do rejestracji programu UE & CIMA DMA 2017/2018 w terminie do 31 października br.

We warmly invite all the students of the Faculty of Finance in Insurance to the meeting "CIMA Management Day" to be held on 11th October 2017 in CNTI Auditorium.

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On 8th June 2017 in the premises of the Warsaw School of Economics there was a meeting of  CIMA coordinators and CIMA ambassadors of the leading economic universities in Poland.

Among others in the meeting participated professor Anna Karmańska of the Warsaw School of Economics, Jakub Bejnarowicz  of CIMA Poland (Head of Central and Eastern Europe). University of Economics in Katowice was  represented by the CIMA coordinator - dr inż. Aleksandra Sulik-Górecka and CIMA ambassador -Natalia Radomska.

The meeting was a chance to sum up the ending academic year and develop cooperation strategy for the coming one.