Results of Evaluation of the Fiscal Year 2017
Business Achievements of the Public University Corporation,
the University of Aizu (Fiscal Year Evaluations)

August, 2018
Fukushima Prefecture Public University Corporation Evaluation Office1

Results of Evaluation of the Fiscal Year 2017
Business Achievements of the Public University Corporation,
the University of Aizu (Fiscal Year Evaluations)
Part 1 “Overall Evaluation”
Since its 2006 incorporation, the Public University Corporation, theUniversity of Aizu (“the Corporation”) is seen to be leveraging the advantages ofincorporation in its operations, which have the following traits.
○ Through the leadership by the Chairperson of the Board of Executives, thecorporation has operated independently and autonomously, leveraging its
freedoms in the facets of organization, human resources, budget, etc.
○ The Corporation operates with considerations of a wide range of opinionsfrom individuals from outside the university and specialists, as well as theneeds of regional society, etc.
The self-evaluation of the corporation in regards to its business performancefor FY2017, the last year of the second mid-term goal period, is as follows.
Total Items: 221“A : Annual Plan Surpassed” 44 Items ( 19.9%)“B : Annual Plan Achieved” 173 Items ( 78.3%)“C : Achievement Below Annual Plan” 4 Items ( 1.8%)“D : Achievement Well Below Annual Plan” 0 Items ( 0.0%)
The Board of Executives, Management Council, Education and ResearchCouncil, and other internal organizations, as well as faculty and staff members
worked to collaborate closely under the leadership of the Chairperson. At thesame time, the entire corporation worked together to achieve the mid-term goals
through active efforts related to education, research, regional contribution, andinternational exchange. We have high praise for the corporation having achieved
results in these fields.
Further, in order to support revitalization following the Great East Japan
Earthquake and the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident, theuniversity promoted initiatives aimed at creating new industry and expanding
employment, leveraging its specialties - computer science, industrial
information science, food nutrition science and early childhood education. In
this and other ways, its reputation was greatly increased.
1 The University of Aizu
The University of Aizu (UoA) is engaged in a number of initiatives thatleverage its unique characteristics, including:* The development of excellent researchers and engineers capable ofsucceeding at the domestic and international level in the computer science andengineering field, as well as human resources with the spirit of being both an2

instructor and entrepreneur.
* The planning of large projects and the execution of cooperative research inthe clusters of the “Research Center for Advanced Information Science andTechnology (CAIST )”* The carrying out of “PC Koshien 2017,” which saw record breaking number ofparticipants in programming.
* The carrying out of various programs including studying abroad andinternships funded by the “Top Global University” project established by MEXT.
These efforts, as well as the fact that the university is continuously publicizingthem domestically and internationally, are worthy of praise.
Additionally, UoA worked hard to strengthen the cooperation with enterprises
etc., utilizing the Laboratory for leading-edge ICT in Aizu (LICTiA) established
to revitalize the region from Great East Japan Earthquake and the Tokyo
Electric Power Company Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident, as a
hub for industry-academia-government collaboration as well as a space for thecreation of innovation. UoA also developed “UoA Robot Valley Promotion
Project”, working on research and development closely with the enterprises
within and outside the prefecture in order to realize the vision of “Innovation
Coast”. We can also praise the UoA for its contributions to the revitalization of
Fukushima through its own ICT and talent development framework. These
initiatives include:*Supporting Fukushima Medical University regarding its collaboration on theprefectural citizen health survey*Helping women to have more work opportunities.
*Starting a new project for human resource development in order to secure
manpower in IT companies Moreover, UoA supported Fukushima Medical
University regarding its collaboration on the prefectural citizen health survey,
helped women to have more work opportunities, and started a new project forhuman resource development in order to secure manpower in IT companies.
These efforts to contribute the revitalization of Fukushima through its own ICT
and talent development framework are also worthy of praise.
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UoA Junior College Division
The University of Aizu Junior College Division (JCD) is actively engaged indeveloping professionals with knowledge and skills in specialized fields(management, design, information, nutrition, food, health, welfare, childcare,early childhood education, etc.) who are capable of working closely with theregion and contributing to society. The JCD also contributed to regional
revitalization through industry-academia-government collaboration andcooperation led by the Center for Rejuvenation of Local Communities. Further,
it worked on securing quality students despite the declining birth rates,
providing career support, carrying out practical learning and practical education3

that involve students in the planning process, etc., improving the quality ofclasses through the announcement of class evaluation results and throughnotifications to faculty members, as well as holding off-campus lectures. These
efforts are worthy of praise.
Particularly, the effort to solve regional issues including health promotion andregional vitalization in collaboration with the Development Bureau and local
governments through the Center for Rejuvenation of Local Communities areworthy of high praise.

Part 2 “Evaluation By Item”
1 Measures That Should Be Taken to Achieve Goals Related to Increasing the
Quality of University Education and Research, Etc.
[Evaluation] We recognize that “II: The Annual Plan Was Largely Carried Out.”(1) Measures Taken to Achieve Education Goals[Evaluation] We recognize that “II: The Annual Plan Was Largely Carried Out.”[Praise-worthy Initiatives in FY2017: ○ (Issues Requiring Work, etc.: △)](UoA)◯ In order to secure students meeting the admission policy, the UoA
continued to implement the following selection methods introduced in
FY2016 to make them rooted.
･Center entrance examination which requires applicants to take fivesubject areas and seven subjects･General entrance examination at the newly added venue in Kyoto･Entrance examination for the ICT Global All-English Program◯ In effort to motivate high-school students to choose the UoA, it conductedactive promotional activities mainly through university fairs andhigh-school visits, which resulted in a competition ratio of 6.2 to 1 for thecurrent general admissions examination, the highest for that exam in the
mid-term goal period.
◯ Toward the implementation of education/research aligning with theprogress in computer science and society, UoA decided to introduce aquarter system aimed at improving the continuity and consistency ofundergraduate and graduate education and a new curriculum that conforms
to the IEEE and ACM’s Computer Science Curricula 2013 in FY2018.
◯ As a preparation for the introduction of the new curriculum plan, the UoA
shared the proposals on it within the entire university through student
gatherings and briefings for faculty members, and made a decision on thecourse structure based on the field (specialized field) system connected to4the graduate school.
◯ In order to motivate student researchers and develop them into anindependent researcher, the UoA developed the presentation skills ofstudents by offering the “Effective Scientific Presentation Seminar”, andencouraged them to submit and present papers at domestic/international
conferences by utilizing the overseas travel expenses subsidy system.
◯ Aiming at developing students capable of succeeding at the international
level, UoA continued to conduct Silicon Valley internships, added the new
DNA internship (Neusoft Institute of Information), and carried out studies
aimed at expanding the program in the next fiscal year and after.
◯ The UoA started the new graduate interactive course “ICT Global Venture
Factory” as a means of utilizing the overseas base in Silicon Valley.
◯ The UoA maintained its ability to provide quality educations with global
perspectives by continuing to employ faculty members throughinternational open recruitment.
◯ To grade the academic performance of students fairly, the UoA instructedfaculty members who teach the same course to use the same grading
criteria. It also discussed requiring faculty members to include more details
about the content of syllabi such as evaluation method and other issues inthe syllabi.
◯ In order to facilitate a student friendly computer network systems of the
University to increase its usability for students, UoA created a modern
educational and research environment by updating computer systems,
taking into account of the latest IT trends.
◯ For students with poor academic performance, faculty members and staff
members of the Student Affairs Division, Student Consulting Room, Officefor Learning Support and Office for Employment Support continuously
shared information and worked closely together to detect and support thesestudents in a timely manner.
◯ The UoA implemented a tuition waiver program for students, including
those who have financial difficulties and victims of disaster to reduce theirfinancial burden.
◯ The UoA encouraged voluntary activities of students such as the setup of
a club, “Hello World”, for international exchange between international
students and Japanese students. This is brought by the fact that thestudents utilized the Lounge for International Exchange and Informal
Discussion as a place for international exchange and information sharing
with international students.
◯ The UoA collaborated with the SAISUA to streamline the financial
support programs offered to international students, such as thescholarships and the NHS insurance premium subsidy. It also cooperated
with the Aizu Wakamatsu International Exchange Association to improve5

the Japanese culture activities and Japanese language education.
◯ UoA contributed to international exchange in the region, organizing
exchange events including the one between international/Japanese
students and the Nakagoya community in Minamiaizu.
(JCD)◯ In order to secure quality students, the JCD established the Admissions
and Publicity Center and it publicized/announced its admission policy withthe center playing a central role.
Through the questionnaire survey to applicants, the JCD reviewed theeffects of its website and high school visits, and conducted PR activities
effectively and efficiently, which helped the recovery of the declining
applicant numbers.
◯ The JCD reviewed the selection method and implemented changes to theselection of designated schools for special recommendation admission andthe average rating values, based on the analysis of the trend in the past
selection processes.
◯ The JCD finalized a new policy on the acceptance of individuals withspecial needs and agreed on the specific points of consideration at theAdmission Committee. The JCD conducted exams in a fashion that wasconsiderate to students with disabilities by, among other things, allowing
them to take exams in separate rooms and to be accompanied by theircaregiver up to the entrance of examination rooms, etc.
◯ In order to help students work on the college courses, the JCD clarified
grading criteria and achievement goals by informing students of them.
Toward the introduction of GPA as a grading method, the JCD also
discussed its coordination with the next computer system.
97.8% of students who wish to either obtain the Nutritionist License or
qualify to take the NR/Nutritious Supplement Advisor Accreditation
examinations were able to do so due to help provided through courses suchas the Food Nutrition Science Exercise.
◯ At the Department of Early Childhood Education, all of the students who
wished to obtain the Nursery Teacher and/or Second-class Preschool
Teacher License acquired the license.
◯ The JCD conducted research through cross-departmental education
collaboration such as Graduation Research and Regional Project.
Exercises.
◯ In order to create an internal IT environment compatible with the various
information devices used by students and faculty members, the JCD added
a few items to the specifications of the next computer system to be
introduced in FY2018. These additions include multi-device compatibility
for the academic administration systems as well as strengthening of
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coordination between admission exam data and student registration data.
◯ Working towards the establishment of license renewal courses aimed atpreschool teachers in FY2018, JCD formulated the course curriculum,
decided on the instructors, etc., and submitted the application to
government as planned.
◯ In order to support students with financial difficulties, JCD worked to
inform them of the tuition wavier program and provided them with tuition
reductions/exemptions. It also provided tuition reductions/exemptions for
those affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake.
◯ As a means of preventing students from becoming victims of or involvedin scams, etc., JCD carried out educational activities including displaying
posters and also invited police officers to provide a lecture regarding crime
prevention at new student orientation.
◯ JCD created an environment to allow the reports and experiences ofgraduates regarding the employment process that could previously only beviewed on the internal web page accessible from outside the campus.
(Shared)◯ Both the UoA and JCD made further efforts to support students to findemployment by understanding the needs of students and enterprises, etc.
Consequently, the UoA Undergraduate School and JCD maintained theirhigh employment rates and the UoA Graduate School continued to achieve a
100% employment rate.
UoA (Graduate School) Performance: 100.0% (Target: 100%)UoA (Undergraduate School) Performance: 98.1% (Target: 100%)
JCD Performance: 99.3% (Target: 100%)(2) Measures Taken to Achieve Research Goals[Evaluation] We recognize that “II: The Annual Plan Was Largely Carried Out.”[Praise-worthy Initiatives in FY2017: ○ (Issues Requiring Work, etc.: △)](UoA)◯

The CS, CE, and IS divisions conducted pioneering research in computer scienceand made achievements such as registering patents and receiving awards.
◯ The UoA strove to promote regional industrial development by establishing new“clusters”, areas of priority focus for the Research Center for Advanced Information
Science and Technology (CAIST), and advancing research that meets social needs
within these clusters.

・ARC-Space joined space projects based on the partnership agreementwith the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and also conducted
research on volcanic activity at Mt. Azuma in Fukushima prefecture andelsewhere as a member of the Japan Meteorological Agency's
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Coordinating Committee for Prediction of Volcanic Eruption Satellite
Data Analysis Group.
・ARC-BME promoted research in medicine and its related field incooperation with educational, research, medical, and other institutes, etc.
both inside and outside the prefecture. This included collaborative
research with Fukushima Medical University Aizu Medical Center aimed
at aiding the diagnosis of colon cancer.
・ARC-Robot continued to develop robot software as part of an initiative tosupport regional revitalization and conducted research/development
regarding the collaboration among multiple heterogeneous robots in
FY2017.
・ARC-Cloud focused on information security technology and advanced
research on techniques to protect against malicious websites , such asdata protection,. It also strove to develop information security experts byproviding related lectures through industry-academia-government
collaboration, etc.
◯ The UoA established a new category of the strategic research funds withcompetitive elements in order to conduct research that revitalizes theregion, etc. Doing this led to many applications 15 applications, 5 adoptions)
including collaborative research between the UoA and JCD and helped torevitalize research activities.
(JCD)◯ Each department conducted both basic and applied research in theirrelative fields in order to deepen its education. Further, through the Local
Practical Research Projects, the faculty members in each department
worked on the industry-academia-government projects led by the Center for
Rejuvenation of Local Communities, and carried out practical learning andpractical education that involve students in the planning process, as well as
research aimed at solving regional issues, in order to revitalize the region.
◯ In addition to the Local Practical Research Project, the JCD promoted
projects reflecting regional characteristics by working on commissioned
projects such as “Aggregation and Analysis of the Results of the Eating
Behavior Survey” and “Aizu Machinaka Art Project”.
◯ The JCD promoted sharing of regional issues and regional collaboration
by utilizing competitive research fund and advanced research to solve
regional issues, making full use of its wide range of specialized fields.

8(3) Measures Taken to Achieve Regional Contribution Goals[Evaluation] We recognize that “II: The Annual Plan Was Largely CarriedOut.”[Praise-worthy Initiatives in FY2017: ○ (Issues Requiring Work, etc.: △)](UoA)◯ The UoA promoted LICTiA as a place to create innovation throughindustry-academia-government collaboration and held Aizu Open
Innovation (AOI) meetings 367 times in FY2017.
◯ The UoA helped to improve the academics of junior and senior high school
students in the prefecture by providing mock lectures on subjects such as
English and physics upon request.
◯ The UoA made partnership agreements with companies expanding theiroperations within the prefecture such as IHI Co. and Soramitsu Co., Ltd.,and supported the research/verification of advanced ICT such as AI andblockchain.
◯ The UoA organized the All-Japan High School Computing Contest(participants: 1,749) and Computer Science Summer Camp (participants:
59) for junior and senior high school students both inside and outside theprefecture and tried to develop the ICT experts who will be instrumental in
today's computerized society. These events also helped to promote theUniversity of Aizu across the country through the students who participatedin these events.
◯ The UoA concluded a partnership agreement with Shirakawa City,
located at the southern end of Tohoku region (Michinoku), to create
opportunities to contribute to the southern area of the prefecture throughentrepreneurship support and talent development initiatives.
(JCD)◯ The JCD opened the library, athletic field, etc. to the public and promoted
the use of these facilities as a university open to the community. It also
continued to open the gymnasium, etc. to Okuma Town Junior High School
and issued library cards to all the students of the school to improve its
educational environment.
◯ As a means of contributing the region, the JCD continued to conduct
special lectures, public lectures, and off-campus lectures. It also sent
lecturers to Fukushima Prefectural Aizu Gakuho JHS and SHS and also
provided remote classes at Yamagata City Commercial High School.
◯ In order to solve regional issues, the JCD engaged in the following:・Research related to proposals for regional revitalization that leverage thehistory and folk culture of the Minamiaizu region.
・The creation of content that will lead to regional vitalization of Minato
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・Development of modeling workshops as an educational activity for local
communities.
・Storytelling to children with special educational needs as a practicalactivity project.
(4) Measures Taken to Achieve International Exchange Goals[Evaluation] We recognize that “II: The Annual Plan Was Largely Carried Out.”[Praise-worthy Initiatives in FY2017: ○(Issues Requiring Work, etc.: △)](UoA)◯ The UoA selected key universities overseas based on previous exchanges
such as partnership agreements, and future prospects, and strove topreferentially expand exchanges with these universities.
◯ The UoA supported students studying/training abroad by dispatchingeight students to the Silicon Valley Internship, utilizing the financial aid
offered through the JASSO Student Exchange Support Program to reduce
financial burden on students, etc.
◯ The UoA proactively accepted international students and encouraged
their participation in international exchange activities in the local
community. These students then disseminated information on the state of
the prefecture and its attractions over their social and other media.
◯ In order to promote smooth interpretation/translation-related operations
and improve the quality of internationalization-related operations, the UoA
invited external lecturers to conduct interpretation training sessions for all
the in-house interpreters/translators and reviewed the “Guidelines
Interpretation Translation Requests”.
(JCD)○ The JCD promoted international exchanges including the “Cooking
Seminar” led by the students in the Department of Food and Nutrition,
which was aimed at introducing traditional Aizu ingredients and Japanese
foods in English to foreign residents in Aizu.

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2 Measures Taken to Achieve Revitalization Support Goals Following the Great
East Japan Earthquake, Etc.
[Evaluation] We recognize that “II: The Annual Plan Was Largely Carried Out.”(1) Measures Taken to Achieve Revitalization Support Goals[Evaluation] We recognize that “II: The Annual Plan Was Largely Carried Out.”[Praise-worthy Initiatives in FY2017: ○(Issues Requiring Work, etc.: △)](UoA)○ The UoA provided opportunities to learn programming skills to thewomen in the prefecture (including evacuees outside the prefecture) who
want to work for IT companies, etc. and also conducted the “Training
Program to Deploy Female Programmer” to support employment, incooperation with relevant organizations such as the Fukushima
Information Industry Association.
○ The UoA engaged in talent development and conducted the pilot projectfor development of talent with problem-solving skills and IT entrepreneur
development program subsidized by the prefecture. This effort involves
solving regional issues with ICT technologies in cooperation with
UoA-launched ventures and students.
○ Regarding “University of Aizu Robot Valley Promotion Project”, theUoA developed hardware and software in cooperation with companies in theprefecture, presented research accomplishment, and formed researchdevelopment community. Since this project received high praise from both
inside/outside the prefecture, it was approved to be continued after FY2018.
(JCD)○ The JCD strove to develop talents capable of solving revitalization related
issues through practical learning and practical education such as GT
research seminars and regional project exercises. Further, it proactively
supported the nurturing of future leaders of Okuma town by sending
lecturers to Okuma Town elementary/junior high schools and opening thecollege’s facilities such as the gym and athletic field, etc.
○ The JCD worked closely with the region for revitalization and conducted arevitalization project, “Little Yellow Letter Project – Connecting Fukushima,
Aichi, and the Ukraine – ”.

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Support[Evaluation] We recognize that “II: The Annual Plan Was Largely Carried Out.”[Praise-worthy Initiatives in FY2017: ○(Issues Requiring Work, etc.: △)](UoA)○ The UoA participated in research development for strengthening ofdisaster prevention/mitigation, a theme identified for the “Cross-ministerial
Strategic Innovation Promotion Program (SIP)” led by the Cabinet Office,and promoted the research to build a disaster-resilient, safe, andsustainable society.
(3) Measures Taken To Achieve Revitalization Support Collaboration andCooperation Goals[Evaluation] We recognize that “II: The Annual Plan Was Largely Carried Out.”[Praise-worthy Initiatives in FY2017: ○(Issues Requiring Work, etc.: △)](UoA)○ The UoA worked on various revitalization projects collaborating with
Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima Prefectural Police
Headquarters, and local municipalities.
・Collaboration with Fukushima Medical University: Participated inreview committees/meetings to manage prefectural citizen health survey
data.
・Collaboration with Fukushima Prefectural Police Headquarters:
Dispatched lecturers to the seminars organized by Fukushima
Prefectural Police Headquarters and provided technical support
regarding how to tackle threats in cyberspace, criminal investigation, anddamage prevention.
・Collaboration with local municipalities: Worked on industrial
development and talent development with Aizu-Wakamatsu city,
Kitakata city, the Okuma town Board of Education, and Koriyama city
based on the agreements. Also made a partnership agreement with
Shirakawa city and expanded opportunities to contribute to therevitalization in the southern area of the prefecture.
(JCD)○ The JCD collaborated with the prefecture, relevant municipalities, andstudents in Greater Tokyo area, etc. to eliminate the reputational damage
caused by the nuclear disaster and support the revitalization from theheavy rainfall disaster through projects such as PR activities of Oku-Aizu
region.
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3 Measures Taken to Achieve Goals Related To Improving and Streamlining
Administrative Operation[Evaluation] We recognize that “II: The Annual Plan Was Largely Carried Out.”(1) Measures Taken To Achieve Goals Related to Improving and Streamlining
Business Operations[Evaluation] We recognize that “II: The Annual Plan Was Largely Carried Out.”[Praise-worthy Initiatives in FY2017: ○ (Issues Requiring Work, etc.: △)](UoA)○ The UoA conducted hiring in a systematic manner based on the hiring
policy of the corporation and 27 of 71 administrative staff members are
currently corporate employees.
○ In an effort to improve professional skills of its employees, the UoA
continued to provide English classes to staff members as a part of the SGU
project.
○ The UoA strove to strengthen collaboration between internalorganizations by having update reports on activities regarding thepromotion of university globalization by the Center for Globalization at
Deans and Directors Council meetings. In addition, it decided to review theinternal organizations effective in FY2018 and beyond to streamline
administrative operations.
○ In order to respond to the planned major curriculum changes in FY2018,
the UoA revamped the relevant systems. It implemented course
planning/registration which aligns with the new curriculum without
hindrance and updated the systems for TOEIC and the Academic Probation
Decision in conjunction with the new curriculum.
(JCD)○ The JCD established a system to comprehensively perform duties related
to admission examinations and PR activities by starting the Admission
Exam and PR Center as a new organization, conducting PR activities suchas high school visits and open campus led by the commissioned personnel ofthis center.
○ In an effort to achieve better research results by streamlining clericaltasks required of faculty members such as the implementation of researchfunds, the JCD ensured all faculty members were aware of the “accounting
compliance requirements for faculty purchasing” and receive thepre-approval of “expenses not directly related to research (purchasing ofsmartphones, paying for gifts, etc.).

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(2) Measures Taken To Achieve Goals Related to Improving Financial
Composition[Evaluation] We recognize that “II: The Annual Plan Was Largely Carried Out.”[Praise-worthy Initiatives in FY2017: ○ (Issues Requiring Work, etc.: △)](UoA)○ In order to raise more donations, the UoA coordinated a system to accept
donations organized by local companies (support fund for students), etc.
between the relevant parties. Further, it organized the fund’s financial
management system to allow it to be separately managed from theuniversity budget.
○ The UoA strove to acquire externally funded joint/commissioned research
projects and continued to encourage faculty members to acquire externalfunding by making application to external research funds a requirement toapply for the internal competitive research fund.
(JCD)○ Donations were raised in accordance with the “implementation guidelinesof the Kosho scholarship”.
○ In order to proactively acquire external funds, the JCD provided faculty
members with information regarding invitational external funds in a timely
manner and supported their applications by, among other things, holding
information sessions regarding grants-in-aid for scientific research.
○ The JCD created an annual action plan for power saving, regularly
delivered “Power-saving News” to faculty and students by e-mail, anddisplayed charts indicating the status of power saving, etc. With these
efforts, it greatly surpassed the target for power saving. It also surpassed
the reduction targets for gasoline, kerosene, city gas, etc.
(3) Measures Taken to Achieve Self-Inspection/Evaluation and Information
Disclosure Goals.
[Evaluation] We recognize that “II: The Annual Plan Was Largely Carried Out.”[Praise-worthy Initiatives in FY2017: ○ (Issues Requiring Work, etc.: △)](UoA)○ The UoA strove to grasp the progress and achievements of research
activities and published the results in the “UoA Seeds Collection 2017”.
○ The UoA underwent third-party evaluation by an accreditation
association and were certified as “meeting the university accreditation
standards”.
○ The UoA strove to proactively disclose information on the homepage byencouraging faculty members to input/update their personal profiles and14research introductions via the editing support system.
(JCD)○ The JCD underwent junior college accreditation evaluations by anaccreditation association and were certified as “meeting the junior college
accreditation standards”.
○ In order to proactively disseminate information on efforts andachievements in educational and research activities, etc., the JCD
established the “Junior College of Aizu Academic Repository” andregistered/published research bulletins, etc.
(4) Measures Taken to Achieve Other Business Operation Goals[Evaluation] We recognize that “II: The Annual Plan Was Largely Carried Out.”[Praise-worthy Initiatives in FY2017: ○ (Issues Requiring Work, etc.: △)](UoA)○ In order to ensure compliance, the UoA provided an explanation on the
Code of Conduct at the Faculty Assembly and the Deans Directors Council
and also informed all faculty and staff members of the code by e-mail in
December.
○ Regarding the repair, maintenance, and management of facilities andequipment, the UoA conducted the planned repair work on its aging
facilities based on the long-term maintenance plans as well as the annual
maintenance plans, which reflect the results of periodic inspections. This
included the repairing and waterproofing the roof of the South Wing of the
Research Quadrangles.
△ The UoA failed to achieve its target of getting all students, faculty, andstaff members to undergo health checkups, despite increased
awareness-building efforts.
○ When updating the internal network system, the UoA created the
network environment needed by the educational/research environment
while enhancing the system's security.
(JCD)○ In order to ensure compliance, the JCD provided a through explanationon the Code of Conduct and raised awareness about the strict observance ofoffice regulations, etc. as appropriate at the Faculty Assembly.
○ Regarding the repair, maintenance, and management of facilities andequipment, the JCD investigated the degree of deterioration via periodic
inspections by contractors and conducted repair work on the deteriorating
facilities based on the long-term maintenance plans.
○ The JCD a established disaster response system and raised awareness of15

disaster prevention by conducting a fire and disaster drill anddisseminating the “Disaster Response Manual” and “Earthquake Response
Guide”, which explain the actions to take in the event of a major disaster orin case a J-Alert Warning is sent out. It also created a “Pocket-sized Action
Manual” for off-campus, night-time, and holiday emergencies anddistributed to students, encouraging them to always carry it.
○ In order to improve the usability of the library, the JCD strove to increase
numbers of books and utilized new student orientation to promote use of the
facility.

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