Kyushu University of Nursing and Social Welfare（九州看護福祉大学）
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○In addition to scholarship programs such as loan-based scholarships and tuition exemption for
honor students, the university provides numerous financial support programs for students,including its original System for Paying the Travel Expenses of Students from Remote Areas toTravel Home and emergency COVID-19 support measures such as the Emergency Tuition Fee
Reduction/Exemption System, Payment of Study Support Funds, and On-campus Study
Environment Support. These initiatives are worthy of evaluation.
Recommendations for improvement○The total capacity fill rate for the Department of Oral Health, Faculty of Nursing and Welfare isless than 70%, and improvements are required.
○The total capacity fill rate for the Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Welfare is morethan 130%, and improvements are required.
○The university needs to formulate assessment policies, and other improvements are required
including with regard to methods and systems for implementing inspections and evaluations oflearning outcomes based on various scales/indicators and measurement methods○Two Vice-Presidents are appointed to assist the President and oversee the administrative affairs of
the university at the President’s behest. However, there are no written documents from thePresident or university rules stipulating the positioning and role of each Vice-President within theorganization, and improvements are required.

○With regard to the number of professors required under the Standards for Establishment ofUniversities, the Department of Social Welfare, Faculty of Nursing and Welfare has one lessprofessor than the required number, and there are three less professors than the required numberfor the total capacity of the university overall. Accordingly, improvements are required.
○With regard to the number of research assistant supervisors required under the Standards for
Establishment of Graduate Schools, the Graduate Program of Mental Health, Graduate School of
Nursing and Social Welfare has two assistant teachers less than the required number, and so
improvements are required.
○Without having addressed business performance as an agenda item even once or voting on aresolution, the Board of Directors prepares and publicizes business reports, and improvements arerequired.
○The meeting of the Board of Directors held on May 7, 2021 was deemed to have been held by
circulation of resolutions in writing among the directors. Accordingly, improvements are required.
○Improvements are urgently required in order to strengthen the organizational system for furtherenhancing internal quality assurance and clarify the responsibility system through the formulationof a cross-university policy regarding internal quality assurance and the establishment of theInternal Quality Assurance Promotion Office (tentative title), which is currently underconsideration.
○ There are issues such as an insufficient number of professors and other instructors forundergraduate and graduate programs, the role of the Vice-Presidents, and management of theBoard of Directors, and improvements are required due to problems with the functionality of theinternal quality assurance system.