Osaka Electro-Communication University（大阪電気通信大学）
Evaluation summary
This university has demonstrated satisfactory compliance with the standards of the Japan
Institution for Higher Education Evaluation.
Standards

Evaluation result

Standard 1. Mission and Objectives, etc.

SatisfiedStandard 2. Students

SatisfiedStandard 3. Educational Curriculum

SatisfiedStandard 4. Faculty and Staff

SatisfiedStandard 5. Management, Administration and Finance

SatisfiedStandard 6. Internal Quality Assurance

Satisfied

Good practices○The library conducts initiatives such as the “reading shower” in which students read English
language books according to their levels of proficiency, and a “biblio battle” communication gamein which they comment on the appeal of the books they have read. The number of books borrowed
each year has increased from around 15,000 to the current figure of over 100,000. These initiatives
are worthy of evaluation.
○ The career education program that is unique to the university and was created throughcollaboration between the Center for Educational Development and Career Placement Department
was awarded the research incentive prize at the National Convention of the Japan Association forCommunication, Information and Society and the first prize at the ASDoQ2017 event hosted bythe Association of System Documentation Quality (ASDoQ). These achievements are worthy ofevaluation.
○Dedicated faculty members are employed as an Independence Support Office manager and student
supporters at the Shijonawate Camus and carry out their work. This initiative is worthy ofevaluation.
○The group teachers of faculties and departments and the faculty members of the Institute for
Liberal Arts and Sciences assigned to each department share information about the state of students’studies, and collaborate in learning and class instruction support and preventing students fromdropping out. This initiative is worthy of evaluation.
○In response to the results of class questionnaires the faculty members in charge use the learningsupport portal to present improvement plans to students. This initiative is worthy of evaluation.
○Each department formulates Activities Plans on KPI; numerical targets regarding the number ofstudents, fill rate of yearly enrollment quotas, dropout rate, job placement rate/advancement rate
to graduate schools; and own activity goal. Improvements are sought while evaluating the extent
to which targets are attained, and these initiatives are worthy of evaluation.
○Participation in the UN Academic Impact (UNAI) program was approved in November 2018, andcommunity contribution and environmental conservation activities are ongoing according to thebasic principles stipulated by UNAI. This initiative is worthy of evaluation.
Recommendations for improvement○With regard to the graduate schools, Article 23 of the Graduate School Regulations stipulates theevaluation of results in each course but there are no stipulations regarding the evaluation standards
and improvements are required.
○With regard to the graduate schools, the courses subject to evaluations G and D are not shown in
the regulations, and improvements are required.
○With regard to the admission of students, among the matters on which it is necessary for the FacultyCouncil to provide its opinions in the course of the President’s decision-making as stipulated in
Article 93, paragraph (2) of the School Education Act, the Faculty Council is not providing its
opinions, and improvements are required.
○The procedures for disciplinary action against the students stipulated in Article 26, paragraph (5)of the Regulation for Enforcement of the School Education Act have not been appropriately
decided upon by the President, and improvements are required.
○There are matters requiring improvement in the clarification of standards for results evaluationand the functionality of education and learning management, and problems with the functionalityof the internal quality assurance system. Improvements are required.