Ueno Gakuen University Junior College（上野学園大学短期大学部）
Evaluation summary
Standard 1. Mission and Objectives, etc.
The origins of the Junior College lie in a girls’ school established in 1904, and its founding principle
centers on the concept of self-awareness, which was the educational policy emphasized by thePresident of the school at the time, Kuragoro Ishibashi. This founding principle has been maintained
to the present day, now the Junior College is coeducational, and is stipulated in the Junior College
Regulations. The Junior College’s policy of nurturing the spirit of self-awareness through music andconducting the development of human resources who can pass on that spirit to subsequent generations
is reflected in the Junior College Regulations, and its individuality and distinctive qualities are shown.
The Junior College makes efforts to publicize its mission and goals to students at the entrance
ceremony and other occasions, to faculty and staff through the All-Faculty and Staff Meeting, and tothe outside the Junior College through its website. The Junior College’s mission, goals andeducational objectives are reflected in the annual business plan as educational and research activities.
Furthermore, a medium-to-long-term vision is adopted for its approach to educational reform,
reflecting the three policies of diploma policy, curriculum policy and admission policy. An education
and research organization and facilities are in place to attain the Junior College’s mission and goals.
Standard 2. Learning and Teaching
The Junior College clearly states its admission policy, and the various entrance examinations areappropriately implemented. The curriculum policy is made clear and is line with the educational
objectives, student handbooks and the Junior College’s website are used to publicize them on-campus
and outside of the Junior College. Class instruction is implemented with a low student-teacher ratiothat is one of the Junior College’s distinctive qualities; on some of the courses a learning levelstreaming system is adopted, and an appropriate learning environment is in place. Guidance isprovided in collaboration between faculty and staff. With regard to course completion guidance, theAcademic Administration Department staff provide explanations about how to create systematiccourse completion plans, and individual course completion consultation is provided. Career
counsellors are posted to the Career Support Center, and guidance given regarding an array ofdifferent career paths. Consideration is also paid by the provision of various types of guidance onaround 40 types of recruitment, which are arranged on days of the week that make it easy for students
to participate in. The opinions and hopes of students regarding their general day-to-day lives areascertained on a wide basis, each set question result is analyzed and improvements implemented. The
Ishibashi Memorial Hall, an educational facility, is a medium-sized concert hall with excellent
acoustics and the stage for tuition and numerous recitals by both musicians studying at the JuniorCollege and invited to perform from outside.
Standard 3. Management, Administration and FinancePursuant to the articles of endowment, various regulations have been put in place for themaintenance of management discipline and integrity. With regard to safety the Junior College has
established its Crisis Management Regulations, and a system is in place for putting into practicecountermeasures against matters that have to be dealt with on an emergency basis. The Board ofDirectors is situated as the supreme decision-making body, and is operated appropriately with theadvance submittal of documents etc. The President acts as the Chairperson of the Faculty Council,
the Student Committee, the Self-Inspection and Evaluation Committee, the Faculty Development(FD) Committee and other bodies, and is exercising leadership. With respect to the management
system for the staff’s execution of their business, personnel evaluations are conducted each year inline with the personnel evaluation system. Initiative towards the establishment of financial operations
are insufficient, and a stable financial based has yet to be achieved. The Junior College’s accountingprocedures are conducted properly and pursuant to the Accounting Standards for Incorporated
Educational Institutions. The various Junior College regulations need to be reviewed to adapt toamendments to the law, and the disparity between the Junior College regulations and the actual state

of the Junior College is an issue requiring immediate measures.
Standard 4. Self-Inspection and Evaluation
The Junior College has organized a Self-Inspection and Evaluation Committee according to its
Self-Inspection and Evaluation Regulations and the Self-Inspection and Evaluation Committee
Regulations, and conducts independent and autonomous self-inspections and evaluations. The
President serves as the Chairperson of the Self-Inspection and Evaluation Committee, which also
consists of the Department Head and each Section Chief. In addition, with an awareness of theimportance of evidence, this evidence is drawn up by each unit of the Junior College and its
incorporated entity. The activities of the Self-Inspection and Evaluation Committee are made known
to the faculty through the Section Chief Council and Faculty Council. Improvements and reforms
made as a result of self-inspections and evaluations were previously the remit of the Management
Planning Office but are now taken charge of by the Management Reform Office, and attempts arebeing made to establish a PDCA cycle by tackling the issues uncovered by the self-inspections andevaluations.
In summary, the Junior College is implementing undergraduate program education in line with bothits founding, educational and research principles and objectives, and is adapting to the changing times.
However, the number of students is continuously falling below the enrollment quotas, and thebusiness activities income and expenditure (imputed income and expenditure balance) is with a partialexception in the red. As a result if this the balance brought forward payment funds are not being
adequately obtained and subsequently there is an urgent need to secure full enrollment quotas andtotal capacity, and make improvements to establish a financial base.
Note that with regard to the Junior College’s unique initiatives regarding its mission and goals,
the general comments on “Standard A. Social contribution” should be referred to.