ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is a well know certificate for accountants internationally. I have taken this course for the first time and I’m studying now Taxation (F6) at Bangor management centre. Its a fun subject and I really have learned a lot. It teaches you how taxation works in UK along its calculations. You learn about how to calculate taxable incomes from various people. Be it employee , self employed , business man or investors you name it. My exam will be on December 6th and I have been told that I should train my self to answer past exams in order to pass. I was exempted from four ACCA modules (F1-F4) because I have done a master degree in accounting. The funny thing is my taxation tutor has told me that she needs to do higher studies and she already has enrolled in Msc accounting and finance like I did and now she is accepted in my past university (Bangor University). She told me that she needs it to develop her academic skills. She is already good at the professional side but maybe she needs the analytical skills that academics posses (remember my old post : Academic Entrepreneurship). Unfortunately I could not continue at Bangor university to do PHD because my targeted tutors are full and they can not supervise any extra students. So I asked my targeted genial tutor for a recommendation (related to my PhD topic) and she advised me 2 persons. I briskly checked them out and indeed they have a good reputation in accounting research. My current PHD topic which I’m willing to do is about Graphical representation of financial information by corporations. I like that topic and I insist not to change it for any reason. However that have a price as not a lot of academics around the UK universities share this interest, and that made me spent a longer time and bigger effort searching for the right person at the right location. I managed to find some good ones, but I did not choose them because these institutions don’t have a high RAE rating which is very essential for my future career in Kuwait. I’m still waiting for a response from one of the universities, the sooner I get the offer the better, as my time here in UK is crucial and limited.
Happy Eid every one. This is my fifth Eid away from Kuwait. I have been away from home for more than two years and I miss being with my family to celebrate the Eid. Today I took my kids Fouz and Ahmad to buy them some Eid gifts. I then took them to the playground , they had fun. On my way back home we stopped at a Fish and Chips shop in Llangefni opposite to the market that has one of the longest names in the world:
I have most of these photos taken today. The pictures were taken in our neighborhood in Llandegfan – North Wales.I’m studying Master degree in Accounting and Finance at Bangor University- UK. In my country Kuwait , the weather is totally the opposite than here. Its warm and we do not have snow I’m enjoying my time here with my family and friends. Enjoy the pictures !
Me at night in the snow
Me at noon in the snow
Our Neighborhood
My son Ahmad
My daughter Fouz. You can see my neighbor Rob gathering some snow to fight back
I have been away from my country Kuwait since June 2009. Me and my family are staying this year and the next 3-4 years perhaps in the UK , to be specific in LLandegfan – North Wales . Its a beautiful little town at the heart of Menai Bridge in the Isle of Anglesey, great nature and friendly people. If you have read my “About” page you would notice that I mentioned my reasons for moving to UK. Yes Im doing at the moment an MSc Accounting and Finance at Bangor Business School for one year. Its a great course and It does teach you a great deal about investments and companies . So why I’m studying this major , well Its been 5 years now since I began trading and learning about the investment quarter. So i decided to improve my skills and knowledge and be a professional , I will also write about my learning experience in accounting and finance while Im studying in my blog efouz. I believe this will add value to my original topic “Entrepreneurship” some how and I hope you find it fun and informing.
tutor for a recommendation (related to my PhD topic) and she advised me 2 persons. I briskly checked them out and indeed they have a good reputation in accounting research. My current PHD topic which I’m willing to do is about Graphical representation of financial information by corporations. I like that topic and I insist not to change it for any reason. However that have a price as not a lot of academics around the UK universities share this interest, and that made me spent a longer time and bigger effort searching for the right person at the right location. I managed to find some good ones, but I did not choose them because these institutions don’t have a high RAE rating which is very essential for my future career in Kuwait. I’m still waiting for a response from one of the universities, the sooner I get the offer the better, as my time here in UK is crucial and limited.
I’m enjoying my time here with my family and friends. Enjoy the pictures !
