STUDENT PERCEPTION VERSUS EMPLOYERS EXPECTATION OF ACCOUNTING SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE AFTER GRADUATION

The period after world financial crisis and environment with high unemployment rate and high rate of emigration lead to impose the question about investigation of student perception about the obtained knowledge during academic studies and the expectation of the employers about the knowledge and skills of the possible future employees. The aim of the research is to explore the gap between student perception and employer expectation in order to improve the universities studies in accounting education. The research is conducted at the state university which is the best ranked at the country on undergraduate students on accounting and auditing department. The expectation of the employers is measured through survey where the target are managerial position, chief executive officers and chief financial officers. Since the university is in the process of improving and accrediting studies programs, the results from the research would be also used in that process.