AICHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY（愛知工業大学）
Evaluation summary
Standard 1. Mission and Objectives, etc.
The Institute succinctly states in writing that its missions and goals are, according to its founding
principles of “Freedom, Love and Justice,” the fostering of members of society equipped with a highlevel of scholarship and abundant humanity. With the keynote educational motto of “Creation andHumanity” individuality and distinctive quality are specifically expressed in the three policies(diploma, curriculum and admission policies). Under the founding principles, educational motto andprinciples of practical learning, education targets are reviewed on a timely basis in order to educate
and foster students so that they will be able to acquire the capability to adapt to social change.
Institute Regulations etc. are revised with the consent of the Institute Council and Board of Directors,
and support is gained by the distribution to faculty and staff of a collection of regulations etc. The
Institute’s educational targets are contained in the AICHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Guidebook distributed to all faculty and staff, and are publicized internally and externally throughits website. Since 2019 the Institute’s mid- and long-term plan has contained measures towards
reaching the achievement of the missions and goals of “being an institute that fosters creativity andhumanity.” With undergraduate programs and graduate schools established to meet the educationaltargets and the various committees’ collaboration, the educational and research organization isoperated with the consistency to provide the quality assurance of education.
Standard 2. Students
The admission policy is clearly stipulated and appropriately published in the institute guides andover the website. The methods for selecting entrants have been diversified, and the number ofstudents is stringently managed in line with the student quota. Towards the attainment of theeducational targets all the faculty and staff attempt to improve the quality of education with thesharing of information and management through mutual collaboration and cooperation. With regard
to the use of TAs (teaching assistants), a publication entitled Duties of the AICHI INSTITUTE OFTECHNOLOGY Teaching Assistants (for Students) has been created, training is conducted, andattempts made to raise the quality of TAs and improve learning and class instruction support. The
Employment Committee formulates project plans for career education, and is appropriately managedwith career education and employment activity seminars being held. An organization for school life
support that plays the role of improving extra-curricular activities, and student services such as
student consultation and scholarships has been created and appropriately functions.
The campus, buildings, facilities and equipment that compromise the learning environment are allappropriately equipped in line with laws and regulations. A cross-institute class feedbackquestionnaire is implemented regarding the opinions and requests of students, and based on theresults about class content, environment and the faculty’s attitude, the faculty create their own selfinspection class reports, and the results of these are announced within the Institute and reflected ineducational improvements.
Standard 3. Educational Curriculum
According to the educational targets a diploma policy for each faculty and department is stipulated
and publicized in student handbooks and over the website. The acquisition of ability in line with thediploma policy is based on the Policy on Certifying Graduation and Awarding Diplomas, andstandards for awarding credits, promotion to the next school year, certifying graduation are stipulated
and stringently applied during the Adjudication Committee meetings at the end of the semester. The
curriculum policy maintains consistency with the diploma policy and is stipulated and made known.
The educational curriculum, in line with the curriculum policy, is systematically organized with, forexample, classes including the method for evaluating performance and active learning and the settingof an upper limit of course credits for registration according to the characteristics of departments. In
order to implement effective education improvements efforts are made centering on the FRCommittee, and class evaluations by students, self-inspection and evaluation by faculty members,
and class observations conducted. As a liberal arts education organization, the Institute has a Center
for General Education. An assessment policy has been stipulated, and a system established for themeasuring and evaluation of learning outcomes according to the three policies. Learning outcomesin each department are regularly verified, the composition of the educational curriculum and learningand class instruction support reviewed, and feedback that will link in with improvements is providedto the faculty.
Good point One of the initiatives of the FD Committee is the implementation of class observations in which
faculty members can watch classes in departments other than their own, and the way that theInstitute is attempting class improvements through the sharing of information between observers
and faculty member in charge of the class in the form of reports to improve classes is worthy ofevaluation.
Standard 4. Faculty and Staff
The Institute’s Management Regulation states the exercising of leadership by the President, and asystem to assist the President has been established. An Education Improvement Council has been
established with the objective of quality assurance of education in order to attain mission and goals,
and education and learning management created in order to promote smooth decision-making.
Faculty and staff have been appropriately posted to each committee, and the roles in collaboration
between faculty and staff are clear. The appointment and promotion of faculty is conducted in linewith regulations, and with the policy of securing faculty quality in terms of education and researchability and so on. Furthermore, in line with the personnel plan, faculty are appropriately assignedwith the strict observance of laws and regulations. The FD Committee is in place, and class
improvements aimed at educational improvement are systematically implemented with classevaluations by students, self-inspection and evaluation by faculty members and class observations.

The SD Promotion Committee has been established for SD (Staff Development), and it conducts theplanning and consideration of tier-based staff training. In term of the research environment, paying
attention to avoiding any obstruction to education and research plans are made annually andappropriately operated and managed. With regard to research ethics all faculty, staff and students areobliged to undergo research ethics lectures, and the Institute makes efforts to obey compliance. Thereis an extensive in-institute assistance system for the allotment of funds for research activities aimed
at graduate students and young faculty members.
Standard 5. Management, Administration and Finance
The Institute’s incorporated entity and the Institute have prepared the regulations requisite formanagement that enables them to perform its social responsibilities, and they are operated withmaintained management discipline and integrity. In order to achieve its mission and goals, themission and vision of the incorporated entity have been formulated, and continuous efforts are madeto adapt to social conditions. With regard to environmental conservation, human rights and security,
regulations have been stipulated on harassment and crisis management, and the Institute pays
consideration to protection and conservation. The Board of Directors has in place a system fordecision-making to attain missions and goals in line with the articles of endowment, and functions
appropriately towards the realization of its business plan. The decision-making of the incorporated
entity’s and the Institute’s administrative organizations is smoothly managed through discussion ofissues and so on by the Nagoya Electrical Educational Foundation Council and the Institute Council,
both of which are chaired by the Chair of the Board of Directors. In conjunction, a mutual checksystem is in place within the administrative organizations, and is functioning. The appointment ofauditors and the members of the Board of Councilors is in line with the articles of endowment, andthe auditors create an audit report that is submitted to the Board of Directors. The Institute maintains
a healthy fiscal balance through appropriate financial operations according to the business plan.
Accounting procedures are appropriate and conducted in strict accordance to the various regulations
and the Accounting Standards for Incorporated Educational Institutions. Accounting audits arestrictly implemented with the sharing and exchange of information between the audit firm, auditors
and the Audit Office.
Standard 6. Internal Quality Assurance
Regulations are stipulated to attain internal quality assurance and mission and goals, and following
the lead of the Self-Inspection and Evaluation Committee, self-inspection and evaluation are
periodically conducted. In addition, a permanent organizational system is in place for conducting
inspection and evaluation at any time at which the President deems it necessary. The Education
Improvement Council has been established and conducts inspections and evaluations in collaboration
with the various committees, and a responsibility system for internal quality assurance is establishedto check the state of attainment of improvements. With regard to the achievement of mission andgoals, the Institute has established its own attainment targets and attainment levels, independent andautonomous self-inspection and evaluation is conducted, and a system is in place that enables thesharing of information on the state of progress from the emergence of issues through to measures toredress them. In order to inspect education and research activities, an IR Committee and IRPromotion Group have been established to collect and analyze information on the present state andprovide information, and a system is in place for the regular collection and analysis of data aimed at
qualitive educational improvement. With regard to matters pertaining to education and research
aimed at internal quality assurance, committees including the Academic Administration Committee
conduct planning, implementation, verification and improvement, and there is a system in place inwhich committees and councils collaborate to reflect these results in reviews of the three policies andinternal quality assurance, and a PDCA cycle mechanism is established and functioning.
In summary, in line with its founding principles and towards the realization of its mission andgoals, the Institute has created a PDCA cycle mechanism to ascertain the current state and verify
improvements from the perspective of educational quality assurance, strengthening student supportand institute governance, and this mechanism is operated in strict observance of the laws andregulations. Furthermore, aiming to achieve the education and research activities and fostering of
human resources according to the special features of the Institute’s founding principles, “Freedom,Love and Justice” and its educational motto of “Creation and Humanity,” improvements to theeducation support system and environment for internal quality assurance are constantly underway.
Note that with regard to the Institute’s unique standards, the general comments on “Standard A.
Fostering of human resources useful to society” should be referred to.
It should be noted that the Institute has cited the following remarks.
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Student Challenge Project2.

Nagoya Electrical Educational Foundation, Aimei Kai

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Institute Revitalization Promotion Project