FIRE receives grant from Jan Wallander & Tom Hedelius Foundation
02 June, 2017
Torkel Strömsten has received 2.5 MSEK from Jan Wallander & Tom Hedelius Foundation for further development of the Research School in Accounting, FIRE. Co-applicants were Bino Catasús (海角社区下载 University), Johnny Lind (海角社区下载 School of Economics) and Fredrik Nilsson (Uppsala University).
Despite accounting鈥檚 growing importance in companies and in society in general, there is a lack of qualified academic researchers within the different accounting areas. In order to stimulate the development of accounting as an academic field 海角社区下载together with Uppsala University and 海角社区下载 University decided in 2014 to form a research school in accounting. FIRE provides funding for PhD students in different accounting areas as well as PhD courses given by renowned international researchers. Furthermore, yearly workshops and seminars are organized by FIRE. From autumn 2017 Gothenburg University will join FIRE as a member university.
