Overview
European Accounting Association (EAA) is an international academic association established in 1977. It was created to support and advance accounting research, education and scholarly collaboration, particularly within Europe, while maintaining a strong global outlook. The organisation operates as a non-profit, member-led body serving the academic accounting community.EAA’s overall philosophy is centred on fostering rigorous research, encouraging debate, and strengthening links between accounting scholarship, policy and practice.
Mission and focus areas
EAA’s mission is to promote high-quality accounting research and teaching, and to facilitate the exchange of knowledge among academics, standard-setters and practitioners. Its activities span financial accounting, management accounting, auditing, accounting education, and public sector accounting.In recent years, EAA has increasingly engaged with themes relevant to sustainability, ESG reporting and corporate accountability, including sustainability reporting standards, non-financial disclosure, and the role of accounting in sustainable value creation. Through conferences, committees and journal publications, EAA provides an academic forum for examining how accounting frameworks support responsible business and sustainable finance.
Structure and governance
EAA is governed by a Management Committee, which includes a President, Treasurer, Secretary and elected members from universities across different countries. The committee is responsible for strategic direction, financial oversight and operational management.The association also operates through a range of standing and thematic committees, covering areas such as publications, education, sustainability reporting, diversity and doctoral engagement. EAA functions primarily through member participation and collaboration with academic institutions and conference hosts.
Programs and offerings
EAA’s flagship activity is its Annual Congress, one of the largest global conferences for accounting researchers. It also delivers doctoral colloquia, early-career researcher workshops, and specialist seminars throughout the year.The association supports and oversees leading peer-reviewed journals, including European Accounting Review and Accounting in Europe. In addition, EAA provides online resources through its Accounting Resources Centre, offering teaching materials, career information and research support. These outputs make EAA a key reference point for accounting academics and researchers engaging with financial reporting, governance and sustainability-related topics.
Mission
The European Accounting Association (EAA) is an academic association that supports high-quality accounting research, teaching and knowledge exchange with practice by providing a platform that enables accounting academics to develop themselves and benefit society through their activities.
It also aims at the development of relations with all other professional and research-oriented Associations which are active in the field of accounting, as well as with European or international committees and authorities concerned with political decision making in this field.
Since its establishment in 1977, the EAA has had a major impact on the accounting research community throughout Europe. Gone are the days when only a few accounting academics knew their colleagues in other countries… The EAA has established a secure and developing series of networks that bring together all accounting researchers interested in a wider European concept of their subject and research interests.
