South Africa has a low throughput rate in the public higher education sector which leads to severe skill shortages that are urgently required by the country. In particular, the financial skills shortages are severe, especially those of accountants and chartered accountants. Keeping in mind the vastness of the University of South Africa’s (Unisa’s) market share of accounting students in South Africa, it is important to understand the distinct challenges related to retention and throughput of students pursuing an accounting qualification at an open distance learning institution such as Unisa. If one considers the landscape of accounting education in South Africa, the unique challenges faced by accounting students at Unisa and the recent scholarly addresses on retention and throughput of distance education students, as well as the disadvantaging factors with which Unisa students are faced, this study contributes to the theoretical comprehension of students’ retention and throughput rates in accounting education at postgraduate level. The focus of the current study was mainly on non-academic factors affecting the performance of accounting students at postgraduate level, since much research has already been done on academic factors that affect the performance of accounting students. Many studies are focussed on students at undergraduate level; therefore, in this study, postgraduate students studying towards becoming a chartered accountant were chosen. / Financial Accounting / M. Phil. (Accounting Sciences)

The current university organizations have assumed responsibility for the connection between the university and society and promote the process of public-private agreements, as developed between the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP) and the National Scholarship and Educational Credit Program (PRONABEC) of the Government of Peru, in order to promote, and develop, their experience in the training of teachers of the Public School Magisterial in order to improve the teaching performance and the quality of learning in students.This article presents some guidelines developed during the execution of the President of the Republic Scholarship (2014-2015) and which in various ways explain the vocation of service and commitment to educational development, which PUCP has been carrying out since its founding as a university institution.In this regard, the University devoted resources and resources beyond what was agreed in the signed agreements, assuming the mission as a proper process of University Social Responsibility (USR) in a positive experience that far exceeded the expectations projected for the benefit of educational quality of teachers and students of the country. / Las organizaciones universitarias, como la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP), han asumido con responsabilidad la labor de conexión entre la universidad y la sociedad y promueven el proceso de convenios público privados, como el desarrollado con el Programa Nacional de Becas y Crédito Educativo del Perú (Pronabec), para favorecer y desarrollar su experiencia en capacitación de docentes de la Carrera Pública Magisterial con el fin de mejorar los rendimientos docentes y así contribuir a la calidad educativa de los aprendizajes.La Beca Docente Presidente de la República contribuyó en la formación personal y académica de docentes de la carrera pública magisterial peruana, quienes, a través de un concurso de mérito, accedieron a conformar una elite de profesionales que se benefició de la valiosa contribución que aportaron las universidades participantes del proyecto, en especial, la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, que puso a disposición de los alumnos becarios de Maestría, las competencias y capacidades que exige la educación y sociedad actuales. En ese propósito, se destinaron esfuerzos y recursos más allá de lo estipulado en los Convenios marco firmados, asumiendo la misión encomendada como un proceso propio de responsabilidad social universitaria (RSU) en una positiva experiencia que superó, largamente, las expectativas proyectadas, en beneficio de la calidad educativa de amplios sectores del país. / Organizações universitários atuais, assumiram a responsabilidade pelo trabalho de ligação entre a universidade ea sociedade e promover o processo de parcerias público-privadas como desenvolvido entre a Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Peru (PUCP) com o Programa Nacional de Bolsas de Estudo e Crédito Educativo do Peru (PRONABEC) do Governo do Peru, para promover e desenvolver a sua experiência na formação de professores de Educador Pública, a fim de melhorar o desempenho educacional e qualidade do ensino da aprendizagem dos alunos.Este artigo apresenta algumas orientações desenvolvidas durante a execução do Bolsa de estudos Presidente da República (2014-2015) e de várias maneiras explicar a vocação de serviço e compromisso com o desenvolvimento educacional, a PUCP tem vindo a fazer desde a sua fundação como universidade. Nesse propósito da universidade, esforços e recursos para além do que foi acordado nos acordos assinados dedicado, assumindo a missão de si um processo de Responsabilidade Social Universitária (RSU) em uma experiência positiva que excedeu longa expectativas projetadas para o benefício da qualidade da educação de professores e alunos em todo o país.