Osaka Junior College of Music（大阪音楽大学短期大学部）
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○The junior college has established a broad-ranging system of scholarships and support for students,
including the junior college’s own original grant-type scholarships such as the Grant-type
Scholarship for Students from Remote Regions; reduction/waiving of tuition fees; and subsidies,leading to the expansion and improvement of learning opportunities for students. These initiatives
are worthy of evaluation.
○The junior college has a full range of facilities to achieve the educational and research objectives
as a junior college of music. It also functions as a place where public lectures and performances
can be held as part of social collaboration activities as well as a place for presenting learning
outcomes and practical learning. These initiatives are worthy of evaluation.
Recommendations for improvement○With regard to the existence/absence of Risk Management Committee records, the Outline ofMeeting Roles and Membership stipulates that the minutes of meetings should be kept. Howeverin actual fact minutes of meetings have not been kept since FY2020, and improvements arerequired.
○The Board of Directors meetings held on September 24, 2020 and June 11, 2021 were held inwriting, and improvements are required.
○Improvements are required with regard to the election of directors at the Board of Directors
meeting held in writing on September 24, 2020.

○Because matters that the Board of Directors refer to the Executive Committee are not stipulated inadvance as provided for in Article 2 of the Executive Committee Regulations, improvements arerequired so that subjects for discussion are stipulated and shown in advance so as to match theactual situation.
○Because appointments of faculty members and other matters requiring a vote by the Board ofDirectors are instead being decided by the Executive Committee, which is a consultative body,improvements are required.
○Improvements are required regarding the holding of the Board of Councilors meeting in writingon June 24, 2021.
○With regards to the election of auditors, improvements are required concerning the selection ofcandidates at the Board of Directors meeting held in writing on June 11, 2021, and the approval of
the appointment by the Board of Councilors meeting held in writing in June 24, 2021.
○No auditors have attended multiple Board of Directors meetings discussing important agenda items
and have not expressed any opinions regarding the holding of Board of Directors and Councilor
meetings in writing. Auditors cannot be said to be performing their duties appropriately, andimprovements are required.
○Regardless of the fact that auditors are in attendance at Board of Directors meeting, the director
for financial affairs, who was the director of the audited division, reported an auditors’ audit statingthat there were no problems concerning the administration or financial status of the junior college’s
incorporated entity, and the status of directors’ execution of their duties. These points indicate thatauditors are not fully fulfilling their control function, and improvements are required.
○Internal Audit Regulations stipulate that an Internal Audit Office Manager must be appointed, andwithin one month after the start of the academic year, the Internal Audit Office Manager must
formulate an audit plan for the academic year in question and have the plan approved by the Chairof the Board of Directors. However, an Internal Audit Office Manager still has not been appointed
and auditing plans are not being prepared, and improvements are required.
○In terms of administration, various situations are frequently observed in which various meetingbodies are not run and meeting minutes are not compiled appropriately, and auditors’ duties arenot being executed or performed appropriately. Accordingly, improvements are required to ensure
appropriate execution and operations of the junior college administration based on laws/ordinances
and internal regulations in order to develop and improve internal quality assurance functions.