SANIKU GAKUIN COLLEGE（三育学院大学）
Evaluation summary
This university has not 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

Unsatisfied

Standard 4. Faculty and Staff

SatisfiedStandard 5. Management, Administration and Finance

SatisfiedStandard 6. Internal Quality Assurance

Unsatisfied

Good practices
None.

Recommendations for improvement○Improvements are required in order to establish a system and methods for implementinginspections and evaluations of learning outcomes and providing feedback for improving education
based on analysis of inspection and evaluation results.
○With regard to the important points regarding education and learning in which it is essential toseek the opinions of the Faculty Council, as stipulated under Article 93, paragraph (2), item (iii)of the School Education Act, although “Other matters deemed necessary by the President” arestipulated under Article 2 of the Faculty Council Regulations of Saniku Gakuin College Facultyof Nursing and Article 3 of the Faculty Council Regulations of Saniku Gakuin Graduate School ofNursing, specific matters have not been stipulated and disseminated by the President themselves.
Accordingly, improvements are required.
○With regard to disciplinary action against students, improvements are required concerning mattersthat the President has not stipulated appropriately.
○With regard to the disclosure of information stipulated under Article 172-2 of the Regulation for
Enforcement of the School Education Act, “Evaluations Regarding Learning Outcomes” and“Dissertation Screening Criteria” are not disclosed on the university’s website. Accordingly,
improvements are required.

○The total capacity of the Faculty of Nursing stated in the University Regulations differs from theactual total capacity, and improvements are required to correct this.
○With regard to matters entrusted to the Executive Committee, the everyday business processingthat was to have been entrusted by the Board of Directors has not been stipulated. Accordingly,improvements are required.
○With regard to the auditor’s audit report, deliberations and approval by the Board of Directors andBoard of Councilors are not appropriate in light of the purpose of the auditor’s audit. Accordingly,improvements are required.
○With regard to the election of auditors, because there are no documents showing that the auditors
are selected by the Chair of the Board of Directors, improvements to selection procedures, such as
preparing documents showing that the Chair of the Board of Directors selects the auditors arerequired.
○The current account balance for the University’s incorporated entity overall as well as theuniversity division was in a continuous state of overspending from the 2013 academic year until
the 2020 academic year, with the exception of the 2017 academic year. Accordingly, improvementsare required in accordance with the Management Improvement Plan to enable the continuation of
mid- and long-term fiscal soundness initiatives and stabilization of the university’s managementfoundation.
○With regard to the inspection and evaluation of learning outcomes, because system maintenanceand systematic analysis/improvements are not being carried out, and the PDCA cycle for thefaculty, graduate school, and for the entire university is not functioning, it cannot be said that theuniversity’s internal quality assurance system for education is sufficiently functional. Accordingly,improvements are required.
○The university has issues with regard to the revision/preparation of various types of rules andregulations, including the Faculty Council Regulations; and with Board of Directors and Board ofCouncilor operations, which are important for university operations. It cannot be said that internal
quality assurance is sufficiently functional for the university overall. Accordingly, improvements
are required.