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Roles of NIAD‐UEin the National Quality Assurance

SystemTowards Quality‐Assured

International University Exchanges

The NIAD‐UE In‐House SeminarJapan‐ASEAN Information Package Seminar

30 September 2010

Kazuo OkamotoVice‐President, NIAD‐UE

Japan-ASEAN Information Package Seminar (30 September 2010 | hosted by NIAD-UE Japan)

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1. Overview of Japanese Higher Education and Quality Assurance System

2. What is NIAD‐UE?

3. Evaluation Activities

4. Present and Future International Activities

IndexJapan-ASEAN Information Package Seminar (30 September 2010 | hosted by NIAD-UE Japan)

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1. Overview ofJapanese Higher Education

and Quality Assurance System


Type of higher education institutions

Type

Universities

Graduate schools

Junior colleges

Colleges of technology

Study programs

Undergraduate programs 4‐year programs(6 years for medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and veterinary medicine) ‐ awarded Bachelor’s degrees

Master’s programs 2‐year graduate programs ‐Master’s degrees

Doctoral programs 3‐year graduate programs(4 years for medicine dentistry, pharmacy and veterinary medicine) ‐ Doctoral degrees

Professional degree programs 1‐2 year programs(3 years for law schools) ‐Master’s professional degrees, Juris Doctors for law schools

2‐3 year education ‐ awarded Associate degrees

Unified 5‐year education ‐ The Titles of Associate

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As of May 2010

National Municipal/Prefectural Private Total

Universities 86 95 597 778

with graduate schools 86 81 452 619

Junior Colleges 0 26 369 395

Colleges of Technology 51 6 3 60

Number of higher education institutions

Size of Japanese higher education

The total number of universities, junior colleges and colleges of technology is 1,233, with approx. 3.1 million students attending.

Total number of university is 778, of which 77% are private universities.

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Standards for the Establishment of Universities

Establishment‐Approval System

Certified Evaluation and Accreditation

Contributing as a legal framework to the quality assurance and enhancement of universities

UniversitiesNationwide Quality Assurance System

Quality Assurance System in Japan

Appropriate administration of academic degrees, admissions and curriculaInformation disclosureSelf‐assessment

Continuous engagement in internal quality assurance respecting universities’autonomy

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NIAD‐UE: Authorized by the Minister as a Certified Evaluation and Accreditation Organization


Standards for the Establishment of

Universities

Establishment‐Approval System

Certified Evaluation and Accreditation

Approval of Curricula, Faculty, University Sites, University Buildings etc.

Quality Assurance System in Japan

Focusing on conformity with the Standards and feasibility of the application including the continuity of managing academic programs

Accreditation (to assess whether a university fulfills the Standards) and evaluation (to promote the quality enhancement of education and research) by third‐party organizations

‐‐> Assuring and ensuring the minimum quality of universities by these ex‐ante regulations

Quality Assurance System = Ex‐ante regulations and Third‐party accreditation and evaluation

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Target Institutions/Schools* Certified Organizations

Universities Japan University Accreditation Association (JUAA), NIAD‐UE, Japan Institution for Higher Education Evaluation (JIHEE)

Junior Colleges Japan Association for College Accreditation (JACA), NIAD‐UE, JUAA, JIHEE

Colleges of Technology NIAD‐UE

Graduate Law Schools Japan Law Foundation, NIAD‐UE, JUAA

NIAD‐UE was certified for evaluation and accreditation organization of universities, junior colleges, colleges of technology and graduate law schools in 2005.

List of Evaluation and Accreditation OrganizationsCertified by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

*Certified organizations exist in the area of Management, Accounting, Midwifery, Clinical Psychology, Public Policy, Teacher Education and few other areas, in addition to graduate law schools.

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2. What is NIAD‐UE?


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To contribute to the enhancement of qualities of universities, junior colleges and colleges of technology through conducting evaluations of their education and research activities

To contribute to realizing a society that values the learners’academic ability appropriately through awarding academic degrees to learners who mark additional achievement

Mission ‐ To contribute to the further development of Japanese higher education

Mission and Objectives of NIAD‐UEJapan-ASEAN Information Package Seminar (30 September 2010 | hosted by NIAD-UE Japan)

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Year of Foundation: 1991 (founded as ‘National Institution for Academic Degrees’)Reorganized as NIAD‐UE in 2000 adding the new function of university evaluation

Feature of Institution: Incorporated Administrative AgencyUndertaking public affairs as an independent (non‐governmental) agency

Functions:Evaluations of education and research in universities and colleges ‐ Certified Evaluation and Accreditation

Performance‐based evaluation of national university corporations ‐ delegated by MEXT’s Committee

Awarding academic degrees as a degree‐awarding institution stipulated by the School Education Law

Research on university evaluations and awarding academic degrees

Collecting and disseminating information on university evaluations and learning opportunities

OverviewJapan-ASEAN Information Package Seminar (30 September 2010 | hosted by NIAD-UE Japan)

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3. Evaluation Activities


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Certified Evaluation Certified Evaluation and Accreditationand Accreditation

National University Corporation National University Corporation EvaluationEvaluation

Concept: Periodical review of all universities, junior colleges, and colleges of technology (institutional), and professional graduate schools

Concept: Performance‐based evaluation of all national university corporations and inter‐university research institute corporations on their attainments of mid‐term objectives and plans

NIAD‐UE’s responsibility:Reviewing universities, junior colleges, colleges of technology and graduate law schools upon receipt of applications as a Minister‐certified organization

NIAD‐UE’s responsibility:Reviewing a corporation’s attainment level of mid‐term objectives for education and research ‐ as a work delegated from the MEXT’s Evaluation Committee

Key differences between two review schemesJapan-ASEAN Information Package Seminar (30 September 2010 | hosted by NIAD-UE Japan)

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Legal basisMandatory review scheme under the School Education Law

Universities, junior colleges and colleges of technology ‐ at least once in 7 yearsProfessional graduate schools ‐ at least once in 5 years

PurposeTo assure and enhance the quality of institutions’ education and research activities by evaluating in accordance with the evaluation and accreditation standards

To promote their approach to internal quality assurance by providing institutions with higher quality evaluation and accreditation results

To assist them in promoting their activities to the public by clarifying the condition of their education and research

Certified Evaluation and Accreditation (CEA) (1)


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Certified Evaluation and Accreditation (CEA) (2)

StandardsDeveloped for each evaluation scheme ‐ universities, junior colleges, colleges of technology and law schools

The Standards for universities for 2009‐2010 consist of 11 standards and the accompanying viewpoints

The Implementation Structure for CEA

Committee for CEA Setting up for each scheme of universities, junior colleges, colleges of technology and graduate law schools

Examination Panel on Objections

Subcommittees for Technical Affairs

Evaluation Team

Coordination Committee

Subcommittees for CEA

Evaluation Team

Evaluation Team

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Process1. Self‐assessment (submitting self‐assessment documents)2. Document analysis and site visits3. Notification of draft result4. Statement of objections5. Finalization and notification of result

ResultsAll Standards being met ‐ the status as a qualified institution givenAny one of the Standards not being met ‐ judged as unsatisfactory

The results made public in the format of a final report Good practices/improvements also described

Past experiences166 institutions and 28 law schools reviewed in 2005‐2010

Certified Evaluation and Accreditation (CEA) (3)Japan-ASEAN Information Package Seminar (30 September 2010 | hosted by NIAD-UE Japan)

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National University Corporation Evaluation (1)

What is a ‘National University Corporation’?All national universities and inter‐university research institutes incorporated in 2004 ‐ Presently 86 university corporations and 4 institute corporations exist

The Minister sets mid‐term (six‐year) objectives of each corporation by respecting their characteristics and ideas

Each corporation sets a mid‐term (six‐year) plan to accomplish the objectives

Each corporation undertakes the evaluation of the progress of the mid‐term plan (annual basis) and the performance‐based evaluation of the entire planAdministered by: MEXT’s National University Corporation Evaluation CommitteeLegal basis: National University Corporation Law


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National University Corporation Evaluation (2)

NIAD‐UE’s responsibilityMEXT’s Committee delegates the evaluation of a corporation’s attainment level of mid‐term objectives for education and research (from 2004‐2005 to 2007‐2008) to NIAD‐UE

CharacteristicsAspects of evaluation: the corporation’s attainment level of mid‐term objectives and the progress of academic units (both undergraduate and graduate levels) based on the performance report made by the corporationThe evaluation results are used in developing the next mid‐term plan and affect the rate of management grant allocations to eachcorporation

Mar 2009: Each of 90 corporation’s evaluation process finished2010‐2011: The results of the attainment level of education and research during the first mid‐term period will be finalized


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Review of Evaluation Works ‐ Verifications

PurposeTo judge the effectiveness and appropriateness of our evaluation schemes

To make use of verification results in improving the evaluation frameworks and pursue their effectiveness and efficiency

Verification ReportsCertified evaluation and accreditation ‐ Publishing a report every year

NIAD‐UE’s national university corporation evaluation (education and research) – Published the report in 2009

Based on the questionnaire of institution/schools’ staff and external evaluators


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4. Present and Future of International Activities


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NIAD‐UE’s Policy on International Activities

Providing Japanese universities with useful outcomes in promoting the quality‐assured international university exchanges and internationalization of higher education

Contributing to the quality enhancement and internationalization of NIAD‐UE’s evaluation activities

(Ongoing initiatives)Cooperation with overseas quality assurance agencies

Japan‐China‐Korea Trilateral Cooperation on Quality AssuranceCollaborations with the partner organizations under the MoUsDialogues towards future collaborations (with ASEAN countries, etc.)Contributing to the international QA networks (APQN and INQAAHE)

Collecting and disseminating information towards establishing an evaluation culture and enhancing mutual understanding

Information collection through survey and study on the QA mechanism and initiatives in foreign countriesInformation dissemination through forums, seminars, and publications


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International Activities (1)

Multilateral partnerships among Japan‐China‐Korea Quality Assurance Organizations (1)

Oct 2009: the Japan‐China‐Korea Trilateral Summit Meeting was held and anagreement that promotes international cooperation among Japan‐China‐Korea universities under a governmental‐level expert meeting was announced

Mar 2010: The 1st meeting among NIAD‐UE, HEEC (China) and KCUE (Korea) was held

‘Japan‐China‐Korea Quality Assurance Council’ establishedMission ‐ Contributing to sound university exchanges among Japan, China and Korea by collaborative projects under close cooperation in three organizations

Agreed items: (1) Holding the Council Meeting regularly(2) Implementing joint projects on evaluation(3) Report the outcome of the Council in the International Symposium

scheduled to be held in 2011



Multilateral Partnerships among Japan‐China‐Korea Quality Assurance Organizations (2)

Apr 2010: “CAMPUS Asia” project launched at the 1st Japan‐China‐Korea Committee for Promoting Exchange and Cooperation among Universities

Aug 2010: Details of agreement to facilitate a joint evaluation project in close relation with “CAMPUS Asia” project at the 2nd Japan‐China‐Korea Quality Assurance Council

International Symposium on Exchange among Universities with Quality Assurance in East Asian Region will be held in 2011 to share the experiences of the “CAMPUS Asia” project with East Asian nations

The Goal of the Japan‐China‐Korea Cooperation

Contribute to promoting the university exchange with quality assurance among the three countries and share the experiences with East Asian nations.

Increase interaction among the three countries in order to strengthen social and economic ties, and contribute to the creation of a common structure within East Asia.


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Partnerships worldwideNIAD‐UE has 6 Memoranda of Understanding:

QAA (UK), HEEC (China), HKCAAVQ (Hong Kong), NVAO (Netherlands and Flanders), Nuffic (Netherlands), and KCUE (Korea)

Several collaborative activities2010 International Information Package Workshop (co‐organized by NIAD‐UE, QAA and HEEC in Mar 2010) Japan‐Europe Quality Assurance Seminar (by NIAD‐UE, NVAO and Nuffic in Jun 2010) Glossary Project (NIAD‐UE and QAA in 2007‐2009)

Study and Survey on international quality assuranceSurvey on Quality Assurance for International Cooperation Programs(Other topics)

Degrees and qualification certification systemMechanisms for assessing learning outcomes, etc.


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Initiatives towards Enhancing ‘Evaluation Culture’

Forums and workshops(Recent themes)Establishing the quality assurance system based on learning outcomes (2010)Effective use of academic resources for enhancing internal quality assurance system (2009) Strategy and methodology for utilizing university evaluation (2008)

Developing information provision toolsAiming to provide useful information and assisting in universities’information provision

Information Package University Evaluation Information Portal


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Strengthening the dialogues and exchanges on QA with not only the existing partners but also prospective partners to: address global concerns on QA; and maintain the credibility of the quality assurance and enhancement system at international standards

(a) Enhancing the value of Japanese universities’ education, research and international activities at the international level, and

(b) Making full efforts for quality‐assured international university exchanges by focusing on the aspect of quality assurance of transnational education and students/research exchanges.

The future of NIAD‐UE’s international activitiesJapan-ASEAN Information Package Seminar (30 September 2010 | hosted by NIAD-UE Japan)

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Cooperation with ASEAN QA agencies

Cooperation so farExchanging and sharing experiences through international events:

APQN annual conference and the Board activities AQAN annual meeting2010 International Information Package Workshop

Towards future cooperation(Background)The goal of Japan‐China‐Korea trilateral cooperation ‐ Transmitting and sharing the outcomes with East Asian countriesProactive international university exchanges between ASEAN countries and Japan

NIAD‐UE wishes to continue dialogues and build close partnerships with ASEAN QA agencies

to promote quality‐assured international university exchanges


Further information:

www.niad.ac.jp

Thank you for your attention

NIAD‐UENational Institution for Academic Degrees

and University Evaluation, Japan


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