HOKKAIDO INFORMATION UNIVERSITY（北海道情報大学）
Evaluation summary
This university 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 university has established a Suketto (helpers) Room as a place for students to initially seek
counselling when they need help but do not know who to consult for assistance, such as when
they are experiencing problems in their school life or need help carrying out required procedures.
This initiative is worthy of evaluation.

In accordance with the Hokkaido Information University Curriculum Advisory Board
Regulations, every academic year the university sets a theme based on its current situation. The
university then obtains advice from advisors with extensive insight and experience in business,
etc., inspects and improves the curriculum, and endeavors to enhance faculty quality. Theseinitiatives are worthy of evaluation.

The university is strengthening its Diet and Health and Information system by integrating its
Diet Health research centered on “dietary clinical studies” and its information technology,
thereby developing and applying this in new research as part of joint government-private sector
research projects. These initiatives are worthy of evaluation.

The university provides a full range of educational and research facilities/equipment and has
created a cutting-edge experiment and practical training environment with such facilities as themotion capture and video production studio in the Media Creative Center and the clinicalengineering practical training room in the Medical Information Center. These initiatives areworthy of evaluation.

The Space Information Center provides an education and research environment for informationand communication technology (ICT) in space exploration. Through technology exchange withspace exploration companies related to the university’s incorporated educational institution andthe Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the university is utilizing this environment
to create a system for training engineers as well as contribute to society. These initiatives areworthy of evaluation.
Recommendations for improvement
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The Faculty Council deliberates the selection of entrants after they have enrolled at theuniversity. Accordingly, based on Article 93, paragraph (2), item (i) of the School Education Act,improvements are required.

The number of faculty affiliated with the School of Distance Learning is one less than thenumber stipulated in Article 8, paragraph (2) of the University Correspondence Education
Establishment Standard. Accordingly, improvements are required.

The fact that the Board of Councilors deliberates and approves the appointment of directors andcouncilors other than those directors stipulated in Article 6, paragraph (4) of the articles ofendowment is in violation of the provisions stipulated in all paragraphs of Article 6 (excludingparagraph (4)) and Article 24 of the articles of endowment. Accordingly, improvements arerequired.

Regarding the total capacity fill rate of the School of Distance Learning’s Department ofManagement and Information Networks, for which improvements were recommended in thecertified evaluation and accreditation carried out in the academic year 2016, no improvements
have been observed. Accordingly, improvements are still required.

The Faculty Council selects entrants without obtaining the opinion of the President; there arefewer faculty in the School of Distance Learning than the number required under the University
Correspondence Education Establishment Standard; and the appointment of directors andcouncilors is not being carried out in accordance with the articles of endowment. Accordingly,
functionality with regard to internal quality assurance is problematic and improvements arerequired.