EAA Accounting Education Excellence Award

The award seeks to highlight excellent practice in Accounting Education which addresses thought leadership in the field, innovation and cutting-edge practices in pedagogy, technology and contents.

The first awardee was Dr. Poh-Sun Seow from Singapore Management University.

The second awardee was Professor Nicholas McGuigan from Monash University.

EAA Education Committee: Awards 2027

Nominations are now open for the 2027 EAA Accounting Educational Innovative Showcase Award and the Education Excellence Award

EAA Educational Innovation Showcase Award

The Educational Innovation Award will recognise and promote innovative approaches to teaching and learning that can benefit the wider accounting education community. Individuals or teams are invited to submit examples of innovations that have been successfully implemented within their institutions or beyond, including new teaching approaches, uses of technology, assessment methods, classroom activities or curriculum developments.

Submissions will be reviewed by the Education Committee, which will propose one project each year based on its originality, potential for wider application and likely impact on accounting education.

The selected project will be showcased through EAA educational activities, such as workshops, webinars or Annual Congress sessions, with further opportunities to share the work through EAA communication channels and educational resources.

Open to educators at all career stages, the award aims to encourage the exchange and dissemination of innovative practice, provide a platform for valuable ideas, and contribute to the continued development of accounting education.

Both, self-nominations and nominations by others will be admitted

EAA Education Excellence Award

The Education Excellence Award will recognise individuals who have made a sustained and outstanding contribution to accounting education over an extended period. It is intended to acknowledge work that has had a significant and lasting influence beyond the individual’s own institution and has contributed to the wider development of the accounting education community.

Evidence of such contribution may include the authorship of widely adopted textbooks or educational resources; influential publications in accounting education journals; editorial leadership; leadership of major educational initiatives with European or international reach; significant contributions to curriculum development or educational standards adopted beyond the nominee’s institution; and other educational activities or achievements that have received sustained recognition from the accounting education community.

To reflect the distinction and standing of the award, nominations will be made by others rather than through self-nomination. Nominations should include a supporting letter highlighting the nominee’s substantial, widely acknowledge and enduring contributions to accounting education.

Both awards will be presented at the 2027 EAA Annual Congress in Turin, subject to the identification of suitable recipients.

Applications should be sent to baha.diyarov@eaa-online.be  by November 13^th 2026.

[The deadline for submitting Stage 3 Shortlisted Information will be December 5^th 2026.]

On behalf of the Education Committee, we are looking forward to your applications/ nominations.

Joan Ballantine

Chair, EAA Education Committee

Application requirements: Educational Innovation Showcase Award

1. Nominees must be an EAA member for at least two (2) years before application.
2. Applicants must submit the following:

• Nominee bio details
• A narrative outlining the nominee’s contribution to, and impact on, accounting education with details of relevant achievements and activities demonstrating the nominee’s impact, leadership and innovation in education. These may include, but is not limited to, leadership roles and activities; educational initiatives; teaching or educational cases; blogs, vlogs or videos; learning strategies; teaching manuals and resources; curriculum design and implementation; textbooks or textbook chapters; conference workshops; instructional software; and relevant publications
• Evidence based reflective narrative that describes the innovative approach to teaching and learning, the impact of the innovation and the benefit to the wider accounting education community (1,500 words max).
• Maximum four (4) page CV relevant to education achievements.
• Details of outputs related to the innovative approach (e.g., teaching/educational cases, (v)blogs, videos, learning strategies, teaching manuals, materials describing the design and implementation of curricula, textbook/chapter in textbook, presentations at conference/workshops, instructional software and/or published articles).

Applications will be assessed against the following four criteria:

1. Innovation and educational quality: the extent to which the initiative demonstrates a creative or distinctive approach to teaching and learning, supported by a clear educational rationale and effective implementation.
2. Impact on teaching and learning: the extent to which there is credible evidence that the innovation has enhanced student learning, engagement, educational experience or teaching practice.
3. Transferability and wider relevance: the potential for the innovation, or aspects of it, to be adopted or adapted beyond the applicant’s own institution and to benefit the wider accounting education community.
4. Reflection, development and dissemination: the quality of reflection on the implementation and outcomes of the innovation, including lessons learned, further development, and the extent to which the innovation has been or could be shared with the wider accounting education community.

The nominees must accept nomination if it has not been a self-nomination and additional documentation might be required either by the Education Committee or the Management Committee.

Considering the feedback and recommendation of the EAA Education Committee, the EAA Management Committee, after the analysis of the EAA MC Subcommittee, will decide on the award

Application requirements: Education Excellence Award

Nomination

1. Nominees must be an EAA for at least two (2) years prior to nomination.
2. Self-nominations are not permitted. Nominations must be submitted by another individual or group of individuals (wide support is recommended)..
3. Nominations must include the following information in support of the nominee:

• Brief biographical details of the nominee.
• A narrative outlining the nominee’s contribution to, and impact on, accounting education, with particular reference to leadership, innovation and excellence in educational, teaching and pedagogical practice (1,500 words max).
• Details of relevant achievements and activities demonstrating the nominee’s impact, leadership and innovation in education. These may include, but is not limited to, leadership roles and activities; educational initiatives; teaching or educational cases; blogs, vlogs or videos; learning strategies; teaching manuals and resources; curriculum design and implementation; textbooks or textbook chapters; conference workshops; instructional software; and relevant publications.

Applications will be assessed against the following four criteria (candidates should meet at least three criteria to be considered for this award): 

1. Evidence of Excellence: the extent to which claims for excellence are substantiated by robust formal and informal evidence, demonstrating sustained impact and leadership in educational, teaching, or pedagogical practice.
2. Recognition and Esteem: recognition by peers, the candidate’s institution, and/or the wider accounting education community, evidencing leadership and broader impact on practice and standards within the field.
3. Innovation and Practice Development: the extent of creativity, imagination, and innovation demonstrated in the design or delivery of learning/student impact, alongside leadership in advancing practice and achieving impact.
4. Scholarly Contribution and Sector Leadership: evidence of engagement with educational scholarship that informs practice, demonstrating leadership in the field and contributing to impactful enhancements in learning, teaching, and the wider accounting education community.

The nominees must accept nomination and some other documents might be required either by the Education Committee or the Management Committee.

Considering the feedback and recommendation of the EAA Education Committee, the EAA Management Committee, after the analysis of the EAA MC Subcommittee, will decide on the award.