Gunma Paz University（群馬パース大学）
Evaluation summary

Standard 1. Mission and Objectives, etc.
The University’s mission and goals are, in line with its founding principle, to foster specialists inhealth and medical care and contribute to the development of medical care in the local community.
The individuality and distinctive quality of its educational objectives (targets) are clearly indicatedin concrete and concise language, and it strives to disseminate these both internally and externally.
In addition, the clinical practice and university education are combined, and a mechanism for the reeducation of medical care personnel is established through the Graduate School and the research
institute activities.
While adapting to on-campus and external changes such as the state of society and the educational
environment the University takes initiatives to continuously review the content of its education,
faculty realignments based on a medium-to-long-term plan are incorporated in the three policies of
diploma policy, curriculum policy and admission policy, and attempts are made to achieve
consistency with the educational and research organization.
○ In order that the meaning of the founding principle of “PAZ” (“Portuguese for peace”) may beeasily understood by students, it is posted and displayed throughout the campus, and the fact thatingenuity in ensuring all the faculty, staff and students share this concept on a daily basis is worthyof high evaluation.
Standard 2. Students
The University tries to secure a wide diversity of students through various types of entrance
examinations based on the admission policy, and the Institutional Research (IR) Office’s checksystem functions by conducting follow-up research on entrants with regard to the appropriateness of
their selection.
A class teacher system and tutor system have been introduced, attempts are made to swiftly respondto changes in students’ circumstances, and the University strives to prevent dropping-outs or leaveof absence. An Employment Consultation Office and Career Support Center have been established
for the career guidance of the students, and counselling and other adaptation support are provided
with regard to daily student life, centering on the Student Affairs Division.
In terms of the learning environment, all students are lent laptops upon entering the University, andan IT environment has been prepared with wireless LAN in all buildings. The Active Academy has
been introduced enabling the perusal of information from the University, course registration details
and academic results, and providing support for students’ independent learning activities, whilestudent opinions and requests are appropriately reflected in the improvement of equipment andfacilities.

○The University clearly states in writing responses to be made in the event of injury and illness
etc., a list of nearby hospitals and clinics, responses in the outbreak of infectious diseases, andthe criteria for absence from school according to type of infectious disease, and has prepared asystem capable of responding to unexpected situations, all of which merit evaluation.

○ In cooperation with local shops, a free newspaper called “CAMPAZ,” which has special coupons
is printed and distributed to all students, and not only the benefit this affords students but thecontribution made to the vitalization of the local community are worthy of evaluation.
Standard 3. Educational curriculum
The University disseminates its diploma policy based on educational objectives both internallyand externally, and the diploma policy is consistent with the curriculum policy. Furthermore, thecurriculum map has been compiled in an easily understood manner. Promotion to the next school
year and certifying graduation are stringently implemented through the approval of the President,
after separate meetings in each department.
Liberal arts education is conducted with a cross-university perspective, and is designed in order thatthe students who will be working in clinical settings in the future are effectively motivated.
Improvements in educational methods are examined by the Staff Development (SD) Subcommittee,
and peer observation of teaching and training workshops, as well as Class Questionnaires by Students
are implemented.
The syllabus is inspected and checked by the Academic Administration Committee members, andappropriately prepared. The state of students’ learning is recorded in learning portfolios, which arecontinuously referred to by faculty, and out to use in the inspection and evaluation of learningachievement and support for learning and class instruction.
○ The fact that the state of lectures held, teaching methods, teaching materials used, achievement
distribution, average scores etc. of each course are recorded in the University’s annual report, andthat the faculty members in charge conduct self-inspection, and that this information is used for
improving teaching methods by sharing it among faculty is useful in ensuring serious educational
achievement inspection is worthy of merit.
Standard 4. Faculty and Staff
The University has created the new post of Vice President, established a Planning Office and madeclear who the members responsible for each committee are. The University aims for the creation ofthis sort of agile education and learning management and the strengthening of the President’sleadership.

With regard to the assignment of faculty in line with their educational objectives and curriculum,
the University is striving to secure a faculty of a size that exceeds the Standards for Establishment ofUniversities, and assure the quality of its education. In addition, the faculty’s Faculty Development(FD) activities and initiatives to improve the quality and ability of staff who are engaged in university
operations are implemented in an organizational and systematic manner by the SD Subcommittee,
and appropriate reviews of training content are conducted.
With regard to support for research, in addition to the research at the faculty and departments, theGunma Paz University Research Institute has been established and efforts are being made to enrich
the research environment. Furthermore, a system for increasing research funds according toapplications made to the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Grants-in-Aid for
Scientific Research has been stipulated, and initiatives to encourage the acquisition of externalfunding are promoted.
○ Having clarified the type of administrative staff the University aims to employ, a tierspecific/division-specific training system has been created and training is implemented, all ofwhich merits evaluation.
Standard 5. Management, Administration and Finance
While maintaining the management discipline and integrity the University is making efforts toachieve its mission and goals. Seminars and lecture are hosted that pay consideration toenvironmental conservation, human rights and security.
The Board of Directors has been developed as the decision-making organ to achieve theUniversity’s mission and goals, efforts are made towards communication and collaboration between
the management and education/learning divisions, and functionality as an administration system hasbeen created. Furthermore, the leadership of the Chair of the Board of Directors has been established,and inter-institutional cross-checks between the University's incorporated entity and the University’sadministrative bodies are functioning.
In line with the medium-to-long-term plan, financial operations have a stable base due to thecontinuous securement of full enrollment quotas, and the University is seeking to diversify its
revenue sources through, for example, the acquisition of Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research andsolicitation of donations.
○ The display of concise emergency evacuation route details in the event of earthquakes etc., which
are displayed in easily visible places around classroom doors as a crisis management response, isworthy of evaluation.
Standard 6. Internal Quality Assurance

The University aims to establish a university-wide organization and responsibility system forinternal quality assurance, promote enhancement of the quality and ability of faculty and staff, andimprovements and reforms of educational objectives. As the University continuously conducts
independent self-inspection and evaluation, self-inspections and evaluations according to the JIHEE
evaluation standards are periodically conducted, and the IR Promotion Office analyzes data
accumulated on-campus and externally, and discloses and provides the results to the President andeach division.
In addition, while it is to be hoped that the results of the daily self-inspections and evaluations arefurther utilized to establish the PDCA cycle across the whole university, because the faculty and staff
strive to share across the university the targets regarding self-inspection and evaluation in line withthe medium-to-long-term plan, an internal quality assurance system is in place and attempts are being
made to improve its functionality.
In summary, education at the University is appropriately operated towards the educational
objectives based on the mission and goals. With regard to student learning, an educational curriculum
has been stipulated as a university that seeks to make a contribution to the local community throughhealth and medical care, and unique educational practices that exercise this individuality areimplemented. Management, administration, and finances are conducted in strict observance of laws
and regulations, and management stability is attempted through the repletion of student quotas.
Moreover, a self-inspection and evaluation system for internal quality assurance has been developed
and the University strives to assure the quality of its education.
Note that with regard to the University’s unique standards, the general comments on “Standard A.
Community contribution” and “Standard B. Promotion of international interaction” should bereferred to.
It should be noted that the University has cited the following remarks.
1.

Development of graduate school education through establishment of a doctoral program

2.

Expansion of medical personnel cultivation

3.

Students can go on to earn a living in types of professions with secure prospects in the future