Students will travel abroad to Europe, including Paris and London, to get immersed into international business practices and international cul-tures. Students will visit six companies to learn the issues encountered by public accounting firms and public companies when adopting Interna-tional Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Europe was the first region to mandate IFRS for its public companies. Students will demonstrate the classroom knowledge acquired and analytical skills developed in International Accounting 440/540 through written and oral expression.