ICAN Seeks Partnership with NOUN on Postgraduate Accounting Programme

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Eastern Zonal District, is seeking collaboration with the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) to develop postgraduate accounting programmes that will enable students to earn both academic degrees and professional qualifications.

The proposal was made by the Zonal Chairman, Mr. Okorie Samuel, during a courtesy visit to the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Uduma Oji Uduma, at the University Headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday.

Mr. Samuel also invited the Vice-Chancellor to be the Lead Paper Presenter at the 21st Eastern Zonal Accountants' Conference scheduled for Enugu in April 2027, while commending NOUN's strides in Open and Distance Learning and examination integrity.

In his response, Prof. Uduma welcomed the initiative, describing partnership with professional bodies as key to NOUN's mandate of expanding access to quality education and lifelong learning.

He assured ICAN of the University's readiness to explore the proposal, noting that such collaboration would give NOUN graduates a double advantage of academic qualification and professional certification.