Matsuyama Shinonome Junior College（松山東雲短期大学）
Evaluation summary
This junior college 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Joint offices have been established in each department, creating an environment in which
students can easily seek information or advice about their specialized study by perusingmaterials related to their field of specialization or consulting full-time assistants. This enables
improvement of students’ specialization as well as faster identification of students’ needs. These
initiatives are worthy of evaluation.

The college provides career guidance for not only current students but also graduates so thatthey are able to continue learning throughout their lifetimes through such measures as relearning
aimed at nurturing past and present students’ Shinonome Power and the creation of Shinonome
Plus, which provides support for continuing education, and the Shinonome Human Resources
Bank, which supports lifelong workforce participation for the college’s graduates. Theseinitiatives are worthy of evaluation.

The college has created a comprehensive consultation support system for students’ physical andmental health, including consultation days with female gynecologists, Body Consultation Days
with midwives, and Mental Consultation Days with Psychosomatic Physicians. These initiatives
are worthy of evaluation.

Through the use of Diploma Policy Fulfillment Evaluation Sheets, mechanisms are introducedfor students to self-evaluate their achievement of the skill development goals shown in thediploma policy for each course, enabling them to visualize their learning outcome. Thisinitiative is highly worthy of evaluation.

Due to its efforts to improve the workplace environment being recognized as initiatives
contributing to working style reform, the college is the only educational institution in Ehime
Prefecture to receive accreditation as an Ehime Gold Enterprise Supporting Work-Life Balance(No. 55). This initiative is worthy of evaluation.

Recommendations for improvement
With regard to the college’s mid- and long-term plan, the section “Educational CapabilityImprovements” decided by the Board of Directors on March 20, 2023 comprised five items, but
this section currently comprises six items. Thus, important items have been amended without
the resolution of the Board of Directors. Accordingly, improvements are required.

Regarding acting directorships served by the President and Vice President, the President andVice President were appointed as director and councilor at the Board of Directors meeting onSeptember 26, 2022 and their term of office was to begin on October 1, 2022. However, after
the expiration of the President’s and Vice President’s terms of office on September 30, 2022,
the Board of Directors undertook procedures for their appointment on October 3, 2022, and thePresident and Vice President were appointed retroactively October 1, 2022. Accordingly,improvements are required.

With regard to the Incorporated Educational Institution Matsuyama Shinonome Gakuen Midand Long-term Plan, the Board of Councilors consult on the Overview of the Gakuen Mid- andLong-term Plan, and it cannot be said that opinions are being heard appropriately. Accordingly,improvements are required.

With regard to the auditor’s audit report at the time of account settlement, despite the fact thatthe auditors attend meetings of both the Board of Directors and the Board of Councilors, theauditor’s audit report is not carried out in accordance with the Guidelines for Conducting
Gakuen Auditor’s Audits. Accordingly, improvements are required.

In the system for streamlining and cross-checking the functions and administration of the Boardof Directors in operating the college's incorporated entity, there are matters that are not incompliance with laws, regulations and rules, and parts of the internal quality assurance system
are not functioning. Accordingly, improvements are required.