College and has been employed at P.A. College since 2001. She holds an MSc in Accounting and Finance from the University of Manchester and UMIST and a BA (Hons) from City University, UK. Her thesis was published in 2002 with the title “The impact of taxation on the small business economy: A comparative analysis of the UK and Cyprus tax systems”. Before her academic career, Loukia worked as an accountant/ auditor in Deloitte Cyprus. She is an academic member of the Association of International Accountants (AIA) and the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA). Additionally, she is a member of the ACCA teach and finance professionals, Accountancy Age, the American Taxation Association, Accounting Educator’s Journal and Journal of Accounting and Management. She is collaborating with academics from the department of Accounting and Finance at the Manchester Business School.