A COMPARISON IN TERMS OF ACCOUNTING EDUCATION AT THE HIGHER EDUCATION LEVEL: THE CASE OF TÜRKİYE AND ENGLAND

The quality of a country's accounting education is closely related to the educational programs. Especially in accounting education, the number of accounting courses given, their credits, and course contents significantly affect the results of the education process. For this reason, an international comparison is made in the study to evaluate the quality of accounting education in Türkiye. In the study, first, explanations are made about the education system and accounting education in Türkiye and England. Then, the higher education programs of Marmara University, Faculty of Business Administration, Department of Business Administration, which stands out in accounting education in Türkiye, and the Accounting Department of The University of Manchester, Alliance Manchester Business School in England, are compared. The study results reveal similar and different points regarding accounting education at the higher education level between the two institutions. In the England example, it is seen that entrepreneurial university quality is at the forefront, and there are more application-oriented education programs compared to Türkiye.