SAKUSHIN GAKUIN UNIVERSITY（作新学院大学）
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 Qualification Acquisition Support Office holds free-of-charge lectures helpful in job
placement activities on taking public servant examinations, bookkeeping examinations and IT
passport examinations, and enthusiastic individual guidance is provided outside of class hours
including weekends and public holidays. This initiative is worthy of evaluation.
Recommendations for improvement
 In line with Article 93, paragraph (2), item (iii) of the School Education Act concerning “importantmatters regarding education and research,” the decisions of the President are made and responded
to but they are not communicated to the Faculty Council. Although in the Faculty Council
Regulations a distinction is made between “important matters regarding education and research”and “matters regarding education and research,” in other regulations and in actual practice thedistinction is not clearly established. Improvements are therefore required in line with the gist ofthe revisions of the Act.
 With regard to the settlement of accounts and business results, Article 46 of the Private Schools
Act stipulates that “the Chair of the Board of Directors shall report about the settlement ofaccounts and business results to the Board of Councilors within two months of the end of eachfiscal year, and must seek the opinions of the Board of Councilors,” and it is necessary that thesettlement of accounts and business results are decided upon beforehand by the Board of Directors.
However, Article 40, paragraph (2) of the articles of endowment stipulate that “the Chair of theBoard of Directors shall report about the settlement of accounts and business results to the Boardof Councilors within two months of the end of each fiscal year, listen to their opinions and obtainthe consent of the Board of Directors.” The fact that these stipulations are not in accordance with
the Private Schools Act requires improvement.

 With regard to the procedures for the appointment of the Chair of the Board of Directors, directors
and councilors based on the articles of endowment, the next councilors are appointed by the Boardof Directors, after which the next directors are appointed from among the councilors. Although
the documents differ according to the appointment stage and circumstances, the fact that the same
name list (comparison list) containing the all the candidates for councilors, directors and Chair of
the Board of Directors is distributed in advance and discussed is inappropriate in terms of
documents and operational methods, and improvements are required.
 With regard to regulations including the Sakushin Gakuin University and Sakushin Gakuin
University Women’s College Regulations on the Prevention of Misconduct in Research Activities,
which stipulate that “the President shall decide upon” their revision and abolition, in actuality theBoard of Councilors and Board of Directors are discussing and deciding upon such matters. This
is inappropriate and improvements are required.
 There are inconsistencies between the decisions of the President and the matters discussed by theFaculty Council stipulated in Article 93, paragraph (2), item (iii) of the School Education Act,
irregularities in the area of governance such as the management of the Board of Directors andBoard of Councilors, and the university’s internal quality assurance cannot be described as
sufficiently functional. Improvements are required with regard to these matters.