University Accreditation Results(Results for Certified Evaluation and Accreditation for university)

Japanese Red Cross Toyota College of Nursing

Basic Information of the Institution
Ownership: Private

Location: Aichi, Japan

Accreditation Status
Year of the Review: 2017
Accreditation Status: accredited （Accreditation Period: April.01.2018 – March.31.2025）

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Certified Evaluation and Accreditation Results
for Japanese Red Cross Toyota College of Nursing
Overview
Japanese Red Cross Toyota College of Nursing (hereafter, the College) began as theJapanese Red Cross Aichi Chapter Hospital School of Nursing founded in 1941, andwas established in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, in 2004 after a series oforganizational changes. The College established the Graduate School of Nursing(master’s degree) in 2010 and the doctoral degree program in 2016; it currently
consists of one faculty and one graduate school, and conducts education and research
activities based on its philosophy and purposes.
Following the accreditation review by Japan University Accreditation
Association (JUAA) in 2010, the College formulated its Second Mid-term Plan
operating from 2014 to 2018 based on the institution’s mid-term plan. In accordancewith the plan, the Management Committee, which is responsible for carrying out
self-study, prepares action plans and verifies the achievement of these plans everyquarter. In 2014, the College developed a system to carry out regular reviews andevaluations by establishing the Teaching and Learning Quality Assurance Committee
reflecting the policy of the Management Committee. Also in 2014, the Health
Promotion Center, which was established when the College first opened its doors,developed regulations related to operations and stipulated as its course of action“Matters Related to the Enhancement of Regional Health, Medicine and Welfare andMatters Related to College-Wide Regional Cooperation.” Based on these actions, theCollege is more actively engaged in its previously conducted activities, such as public
programs focusing on direct interaction with local residents and initiatives aimed atdeveloping health-related public policies based on a comprehensive partnership with
Toyota City. Moreover, the center is expected to organize social contribution activities
within the College, including managing volunteer activities by student circles,
currently conducted individually, and to develop these social contribution activities
into comprehensive efforts to promote college-wide regional cooperation.
However, the issue of stipulating separate examination criteria for master’stheses and specified assignments at the graduate school needs to be addressed. It is
expected that the College will advance its efforts to guarantee and enhance teaching
and learning quality, promoted mainly by the Teaching and Learning Quality

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Suggestions for Improvement
Educational Content, Methods, and Outcome

At the Graduate School of Nursing, the examination criteria for theses related to
the research outcomes of specified assignments are not clearly stated and need tobe clarified in materials such as the Graduate School Student Handbook andshown to students in advance.