LEC Graduate University（LEC 東京リーガルマインド大学院大学）
Evaluation summary
Standard 1. Mission and Objectives, etc.
The University’s mission and goals are rooted in its basic principles, and the University’s mission
and goals—characteristic of a graduate school for accounting professionals— have been set basedon the University’s basic mission. Educational objectives are concretely and clearly prescribed insimple language in a manner embodying the mission and goals individually.
The University’s individuality and distinctive quality are stipulated within the University’s
mission, goals and educational objectives and are in compliance with laws and ordinances; they arealso clearly prescribed in the University Regulations. Furthermore, as a means of addressing various
changes, the University places strong emphasis on fulfilling its function as a recurrent education
institution for working members of society who are broadly involved in accounting work,
responding appropriately to changes in social conditions.
The University’s mission, goals and educational objectives are made known both on-campus andoutside of the University through campus bulletins and are appropriately reflected in theUniversity’s medium-term business plan and three policies of diploma policy, curriculum policy andadmission policy. The University has also established the educational and research organizationnecessary for achieving the mission, goals and educational objectives.
Standard 2. Learning and Teaching
The University’s admission policy has been clearly prescribed and entrant selection is carried out
under an appropriate system in accordance with the admission policy. The curriculum policy has
been clearly stipulated based on the University’s educational objectives, and a systematic
educational curriculum conscious of “Integration of Academic and Practical” is being organized for
the University’s overall educational curriculum. In addition, a diploma policy has been formulated
based on the educational objectives and performance evaluation standards have been prescribed in
the University Regulations, with the University introducing mechanisms for strictly conducting
performance evaluations. Career support systems, such as the “Enrolled Student ExtracurricularFollow-up System” and the “Graduated Student Career Support System”, have been established.
With regard to student services, facilities to be used for mutual exchange and independent activities
have been established, and a system has been created for not only provided meticulous support but
also gathering opinions from students.
With regard to faculty allocation, the necessary full-time faculty have been allocated and thenumber of faculty and practitioner faculty prescribed under the Standards for Establishment ofUniversities and other relevant laws/ordinances has been secured.
Mechanisms (the Faculty Development (FD) system) for improving the tuition content andmethods and enhancing the quality and ability of faculty have been created. In addition, thenecessary campus grounds, buildings, and other facilities/equipment to enable the achievement ofeducational objectives have generally been provided appropriately in accordance with scale andeducational form.
Standard 3. Management, Administration and Finance
The University has established a Code of Conduct in order to maintain management discipline
and integrity and clearly demonstrate this both on-campus and outside of the University, and ismaking continuous efforts to realize the mission and goals it has set for itself. With regard to thepublic disclosure of educational information and financial information, this information is posted on
the University website and made widely known.
The University has established a School Management Committee as the highest decision-making
organ for school management. This committee is equivalent to the Board of Directors for an
incorporated educational institution and deliberates and makes decisions on important items
regarding the University’s management and administration.
Since the University’s opening, the President of the school provider company has been serving asthe University President, with the final decision-making for the education and learning and themanagement being consistent as mutual communication is carried out smoothly.
However, although the University has adopted a system of governance equivalent to that of anincorporated educational institution, due to factors such as auditors not carrying out audits for theUniversity division sufficiently, no internal audits being carried out in recent years, and the Board ofCouncilors not functioning, it is difficult to say that governance though mutual checks byadministrative organs is functioning appropriately, and there is a strong need for reform.
In order to realize the University’s mission and goals, starting in the 2010 academic year, amedium-term business plan has been formulated every three years, and university operations arecarried out based on the basic policies stipulated in these plans, with the University’s income andexpenditure balance moving into the black in the 2015 academic year. Accounting audits are carriedout in accordance with the Companies Act, with the school provider company playing the role ofauditor.
Standard 4. Self-Inspection and Evaluation
With regard to self-inspection and evaluation activities, the Self-Inspection and Evaluation
Committee has been organized based on the “Regulations Related to LEC Graduate University
Self-Inspection and Evaluation” and operates independently and autonomously. Self-inspections
and evaluations are carried out in conjunction with two evaluations and accreditations that areconducted alternately.
The Self-Inspection and Evaluation Report is posted on the University website, simultaneously
making it available to the general public and sharing it within the University, and it can be said that
self-inspection and evaluation results are reflected in the improvement and enhancement ofuniversity operations.
Staff are responsible for gathering data and information regarding the University’s current
situation, and the Self-Inspection and Evaluation Committee conducted analyses and evaluations
based on the evidence provided by these. However, because answers that differed from the truth wasgiven for certain written questions in the most recently conducted evaluation and accreditation,
there is a strong need for a checking system for self-inspection and evaluation as well as
across-the-board governance.
In summary, based on its basic principles, the University utilizes its characteristics as asmall-scale graduate school specializing in accounting with a focus on as recurrent education forworking members of society, and its meticulous system for instruction and guidance, as well as its
creative initiatives such as implementing joint lectures conducted by researchers and practitioners,
can be highly appraised. However, there are urgent issues with the functionality of the University’s
governance, such as auditors not conducting audits sufficiently, and there is a need for reform of theincorporated educational institution as a whole. Furthermore, with regard to the issue of answers
differing from the truth being given to written questions, due to the nature of the question content(questions regarding auditing work) and importance as well as the process of answering questions, it
must be said that this is an action causing the loss of integrity with regard to evaluations, and there
is a strong need for measures to ensure there is no reoccurrence.
Note that with regard to the University’s unique initiatives regarding its mission and goals, thegeneral comments on “Standard A. Educational activities integrating academic and practical”
should be referred to.