FY 2021 ANNUAL PLAN
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I. Measures to be Taken to Achieve Goals regarding Improvement of the Quality of Education/Research Conducted at the UoA
1. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Education

page(1) Measures for achievement of goals regarding admission and entrance examination systems(2) Measures for achievement of goals regarding content and achievements of education(3) Measures for achievement of goals regarding systems/organizations for conducting education(4) Measures for achievement of goals regarding student support
2. Measures to be Taken to Achieve Goals regarding Research(1) Measures for achievement of goals regarding research standards and results(2) Measures for achievement of goals regarding improvement of systems, etc. for promotion of research
3. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Internationalization
II. Measures to be Taken to Achieve Goals Regarding Contribution to Local Communities and Provision of Support for the Recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake, etc.

1. Measures for achievement of goals regarding collaboration and cooperation with local communities, etc.
2. Specific measures regarding promotion of regional industry
3. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Provision of Support to Reconstruction Efforts from the Great East Japan Earthquake
III. Measures to be Taken to Achieve Goals regarding Improvement of Administrative Operation and Effectiveness1. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Education(1) Measures for achievement of goals for improvement of organizational operation(2) Measures for achievement of goals regarding improvement of effectiveness and practicality of administrative work
2. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Improvement of Financial Affairs(1) Specific measures regarding growth of self-generated income, including external research funds and other revenue(2) Specific measures regarding economization of expenses
3. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Internal Investigations and Evaluations, and Provision of Information(1) Measures for achievement of goals regarding improvement of evaluations(2) Specific measures for promotion of the dissemination of information
4. Specific Measures for Achievement of Important Goals regarding Other Business Operation(1) Measures for achievement of goals regarding compliance(2) Measures for achievement of goals regarding maintenance and utilization, etc. of facilities and equipment and communication(3) Measures for achievement of goals regarding healthcare and safety management
IV. Other Matters

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Item 1. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Education

I. Measures to be Taken to Achieve Goals regarding Improvement of the Quality of
Education/Research Conducted at the UoA

Item 1. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Education(1) Measures for achievement of goals regarding admission and entrance
examination systems<Shared of the Undergraduate school, the Graduate school and the JCD>

A

B

Admission policy will be widely provided on the admission guide,
guidebook, and website of the UoA. By doing so, we will put our efforts on
securing students who meet the requirements of the UoA.

Every year, in a periodic manner, verification will be conducted regardingwhether the admission policy is corresponding to rapidly changing times.

(1) Measures for achievement of goals regarding admission and entrance
examination systems<Shared of the Undergraduate school, the Graduate school and the JCD>A

B

a-1 The admission policy will be widely publicized through various means 1
including high-school visits, open campus, information session, guidebook, SAD-SRS
campus guide, and the official website, in order to strive to recruit thestudents desired by the Undergraduate school. <Undergraduate school>
a-2 The admission policy will be widely publicized through the application
guide, the official website, etc. in an effort to strive to recruit the students
desired by the Graduate school. <Graduate school>

A-3 The admission policy will be widely publicized through various means 2
JCD
including high-school visits, open campus, information sessions, thecampus guide, and the official website in order to strive to recruit students
desired by our college. We will review the campus guide and official
website as necessary.
[Alternative plans in response to the COVID-19 pandemic]
In the event that implementation of in-person events will be difficult due tothe COVID-19 pandemic, events including open campus will be remotely
held and the weight will be shifted to activities such as publication of ondemand contents and web advertisement. 〈Junior College〉
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B-1 The Entrance Examination Committee will review whether theadmission policy matches the changing times, etc. <Undergraduate school SAD-SRS>
B-2 The Graduate School Entrance Examination Committee will review
whether the admission policy is appropriate. <Graduate school>
B-3 The admission policy will be verified by each department to see if itmatches the changing times, etc., and if necessary, we will make
improvements. <Junior College>

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Education/Research Conducted at the UoA

Item 1. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Education

I. Measures to be Taken to Achieve Goals regarding Improvement of the Quality of
Education/Research Conducted at the UoA

Item 1. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Education(1) Measures for achievement of goals regarding admission and entrance
examination systems(1) Measures for achievement of goals regarding admission and entrance
examination systems

C<The Undergraduate school>
Based on previous result related to applicants and admission, we will visit
senior high schools in Fukushima prefecture and Kanto region proactively
and strategically.

C

By verifying the past results, we will select highly prioritized high schools in 5
the prefecture and highly prioritized areas outside the prefecture in order to SAD-SRS
effectively participate in events for college-bound students including
student recruitment fairs. Meanwhile, we will proactively participate inonline events of this kind.

D

Fair and appropriate entrance examination will be conducted.

D

We will impartially carry out the preparation of exam questions, proctoringof exams and scoring of exams.

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SAD-SRSE

Attracting a large number of applicants, we will secure students who meetthe requirements of the UoA. Based on questionnaire answered byapplicants, selection methods will be reviewed every AY for promoting
adequate improvement.

E

After reviewing the status of the applicants for general entrance
examination for AY 2020 and the results of questionnaires of theexaminees, we will make the implementation method of the generalentrance examination for the next year.

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SAD-SRSF

Grasping changes on university entrance examinations due to the exam
revolution in an early juncture and appropriate manner, the entrance
examination will be changed based on that.

F

We will accurately see what is happening regarding the reform of the test
provided by the Center of University Admission Test. In the event that our
entrance examinations will be changed in line with the reform of thesystem, we will broadly disseminate the information to that effect in aneasy-to-understand manner within and without the university.

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Item 1. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Education

I. Measures to be Taken to Achieve Goals regarding Improvement of the Quality of
Education/Research Conducted at the UoA

Item 1. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Education(1) Measures for achievement of goals regarding admission and entrance
examination systems(1) Measures for achievement of goals regarding admission and entrance
examination systems

G

ICT Global Program All-English Course will recruit students throughstrategic and focused recruiting system. We will work on establishment ofappropriate admission system.

G

Toward the self-sustainment of the program, we will downsize the budget 9
SAD-SRSfor recruiting students for admission as first-year undergraduates.
However, we will continue striving to recruit students by making use ofopportunities such as on-line explanatory meetings. Further, we will makefurther efforts to diversify the university’s student population by additionally
including the ISC examination in India as a requirement for admission as
first-year undergraduates. We will also enhance collaboration with otheruniversities to recruit students for the 2+2 Program (Special Advanced
Status System for Admission as 3rd-year Undergraduates) and promote
recruiting international students to contribute to internationalization of theundergraduate school.

H

We will maintain competitive ratio at/around 5.0.

H

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We will conduct recruiting activities intended for college-bound students
and their parents through participation in university fairs across the country SAD-SRS
and our off-campus lectures. Further, we will proactively provide
information to high school teachers in charge of career guidance through(online) visits to high schools and maintain the competition ratio of around
5.0 to 1.

I

We aim for the percentage of female among new students to be 15%.

I

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We will aim to have 14% of new students be female by, among otherthings, focusing on visiting girls’ high schools and other high schools with SAD-SRS
high proportion of girls whose students have entered the UoA or taken theentrance examination in the past, participating in university fairs, andadvertising the information on our university using a variety of media.
Further, we will look into and implement PR activities making use of our
website.

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Item 1. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Education

I. Measures to be Taken to Achieve Goals regarding Improvement of the Quality of
Education/Research Conducted at the UoA

Item 1. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Education(1) Measures for achievement of goals regarding admission and entrance
examination systems

J<The Graduate school>
Internal admission to the graduate school will be increased. We will put ourefforts on providing information on benefits, effects, and scholarship of thegraduate school to students in an early juncture.

(1) Measures for achievement of goals regarding admission and entrance
examination systems

J

We will proactively provide information about the honors program, etc. tostudents from their 1st year through events including lectures, career
guidance, graduate school fairs. Further, we will proactively disseminate
the information on such events on the Student Affairs Division’s page at
our website. With all these measures, we will aim at increasing thepercentage of students advancing to the graduate school.

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SAD-SRSK

We will secure admission from other universities and institutes oftechnology by conducting strategic school visits and inter-university
collaboration.

K

We will put effort into promoting the UoA and securing entrants by sending 13
SAD-SRS
pamphlets of the UoA graduate school mainly to other universities andtechnical colleges in the neighboring areas and participating in graduate
school fairs to proactively disseminate information of the UoA which leads
to understanding content of the research conducted at our university.
Further, we will proactively share information on the graduate school withstudents outside the university such as enPIT students.

L

Using the Super Global University Creation Support Project, we will secureinternational students.

L

We will put efforts into securing quality international students by further
utilizing the MEXT scholarship programs for international students andcollaborating with partner universities through, among other activities, theDual Degree Program (DDP) and Global 3+2 Program.
*Dual Degree Program (DDP): a program for master’s students, 1 year atpartner university and 1 year at the UoA to receive master’s degrees fromboth of the universities.
*Global 3+2 Program: a program for master’s students, three years at theundergraduate program of partner university and two years at the UoA
master’s program to receive master’s program from the UoA.

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Item 1. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Education

I. Measures to be Taken to Achieve Goals regarding Improvement of the Quality of
Education/Research Conducted at the UoA

Item 1. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Education(1) Measures for achievement of goals regarding admission and entrance
examination systems(1) Measures for achievement of goals regarding admission and entrance
examination systems
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SAD-SRSM

We will implement admission selection fairly and appropriately. We willverify admission selection methods every AY and conduct improvement as
necessary.

M

While rigorously and properly implementing the examinations foradmission, we will review our current method, etc. to assess English
proficiency to improve it as needed.

N

We will aim to fulfill 80% of the admission capacity of master’s program.

N

We will aim to fulfill 70% of the admission capacity of master's program by 16
SAD-SRSutilizing the Integrated Undergraduate and Graduate Schools Honors
Program, by conducting public relations activities to technical school
students, and by securing international students utilizing DDP, etc.

O

<The JCD>
We will implement publicity activities centered on the Admission
Advertisement Center such as senior high school visits, further education
consultations, open campus, etc. to ensure excellent entrants.

O

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We will have Admission and PR Center to play the leading role in
JCD
conducting PR activities including high-school visits, participating incollege fairs, organizing open campus, operating our website. In addition,
we will verify the PR activities that we conducted, in consideration of resultof the questionnaires with examinees and information given by companies
operating website providing university information, and make
improvements as needed.

P

Each of the academic departments will analyze results of questionnairewith examinees of the entrance exams, examination results, high-school
visit reports, and the situation of newly admitted students, verify if theselection methods are processed appropriately and make improvements
as needed.

P

In order to improve the selection method, we will utilize the analysis on thegeneral admission / recommendation-based admission results and thesituation of entrants after enrollment.

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Item 1. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Education

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Education/Research Conducted at the UoA

Item 1. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Education(1) Measures for achievement of goals regarding admission and entrance
examination systems(1) Measures for achievement of goals regarding admission and entrance
examination systems
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JCD

Q

Fair and appropriate entrance examination will be conducted.

Q

We will review the systems related to the examinations such as thecreation of exam questions, proctor guide, scoring methods in order tolaunch the comprehensive selection for admission starting from AY2022
admission selection in line with the entrance examination system reform,and continue impartial implementation of the exams. In response to the
spread of the new corona virus, preventive measures will be taken in atimely manner.

R

We will maintain about twice the ratio of applicants.

R

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We will conduct PR activities including high school visits, information
sessions, open campuses, home-coming reporter, campus guide, website, JCD
LINE, radio, TV, and other media in order to promote each department’s
characteristics and attractions, such as activities in the seminars andcollaborated with the local community and keep the acceptance rate ataround 50% (application to admission rate of two to one). Further, we will
increase the opportunity for taking the entrance examination throughlaunching the comprehensive selection for admission starting from
AY2022 admission selection

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Item 1. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Education(2) Measures for achievement of goals regarding content and achievements ofeducation<Shared of the Undergraduate school, the Graduate school and the JCD>A

The diploma policy will be put on the guidebook for potential applicants,
campus guide for current students, and the UoA website. This effort aims
at advertising the personnel who the UoA would like to foster to a wide
range of public.

(2) Measures for achievement of goals regarding content and achievements ofeducationA

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A-1 We will widely publicize our diploma policy through various means
including high-school visits, open campus, information sessions, campus SAD-AAS
SAD-SRS
guide and the official website. We will conduct questionnaires withexaminees to check a level of our university’s profile and update
information we have released in a timely manner. <Undergraduate school>
A-2 We will widely publicize our diploma policy by posting it on thecampus guide and the official website. <Graduate school>

A-3 We will publicize our diploma policy through various means including 22
high-school visits, open campus, information sessions, campus guide and JCD
the official website. We will also check the visibility of our PR activities
through open campus and questionnaires of new students and update theeducation information been published as necessary. 〈Junior College〉

B

Every year, in a periodic manner, verification will be conducted regardingwhether the diploma policy is corresponding to rapidly changing times.

B

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SAD-AAS
Faculty Development will check whether our diploma policies are well
adapted to change of the times, etc. <University>
B-2 The admission policy will be verified by each department to see if itmatches the changing times, etc., and we will make improvements asnecessary. <Junior College>

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Education/Research Conducted at the UoA

Item 1. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Education(2) Measures for achievement of goals regarding content and achievements ofeducationC

The curriculum policy will be put on the guidebook for potential applicants,
campus guide for current students, and the UoA website. This effort aims
at informing the UoA’s educational vision to a wide range of public.

(2) Measures for achievement of goals regarding content and achievements ofeducationC

C-1 We will widely disseminate the curriculum policy through high-school 25
SAD-AASvisits, open campus, information sessions, campus guide and the official
SAD-SRS
website. We will renew our students' awareness on the policy at theirenrollment and at the guidance sessions held at the beginning of aquarter. We will conduct questionnaires of examinees to check a level of
our university’s profile and update information we have released in a timely
manner. <Undergraduate school>
C-2 We will widely disseminate the curriculum policy by posting it on thecampus guide and the official website. We will renew our students'
awareness on the policy at their enrollment and at the guidance sessions
held at the beginning of a quarter. <Graduate school>26
C-3 We will disseminate the curriculum policy through high-school visits,
JCD
open campus, information sessions, campus guide and the official
website. We will renew our students’ awareness on the policy at theirenrollment and at the guidance sessions held at the beginning of each firstand second semester. We will conduct questionnaires of new students tocheck the visibility of our activities, as well as updating public information
as needed. <Junior College>

D

Every year, verification will be conducted whether the curriculum formationand implementation policy corresponds to the latest technological trends ofthe ICT field, changes in society and the times, etc., and it will beappropriately revised when necessary.

D

D-1 The Committee for Promotion of Faculty Development will review andreview whether the curriculum policy is well-adapted to the trend of theleading-edge technology in ICT field and changes of society and time.
<Undergraduate>
D-2 The Committee for Promotion of Faculty Development will review andreview whether the curriculum policy is well-adapted to the trend of theleading-edge technology in ICT field and changes of society and time.
And we will review the introduced coursework to the doctoral program
whether it is in line with the curriculum policy. <Graduate>

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Item 1. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Education(2) Measures for achievement of goals regarding content and achievements ofeducation(2) Measures for achievement of goals regarding content and achievements ofeducation

D-2 We will verify the curriculum policy at department meetings to see if it
is suited to the leading-edge technologies’ trends and changing society
and times, and make improvements as necessary. <Junior College>

E

F

Educational program will be created based on the curriculum and diploma
policies. We will conduct discussion for improvement in anytime.

Detailed course descriptions will be provided on syllabi to the public.

E

F

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E-1 The Academic Affairs Committee will verify the curriculum based on
the diploma policy and the curriculum policy, and reflect the results in the SAD-AAS
next academic year's curriculum.
The Curriculum Working Group, which was established in AY2020, will
look into the revision of the curriculum to correspond to CC2020 (aninternational project regarding curriculums for information science-oriented
universities).
<Undergraduate school>
E-2 The Graduate School Academic Affairs Committee will verify the
curriculum based on the diploma policy and the curriculum policy, andreflect the results in the next academic year's curriculum. <Graduate
school>E-3 At department meetings, we will verify each department’s curriculum
based on the diploma policy and curriculum policy, and make
improvements as necessary.

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JCD

F-1 We will ensure specifying all matters important for teaching such as
contents of each class session and evaluating method in syllabi andpublicly disclosing them. <Undergraduate school, Graduate school >31
SAD-AAS

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F-2 We will revise the items to be specified in syllabi as necessary,
reviewing new items to be added, and announce them to faculty members JCD
when requesting to create syllabus of the next academic year.〈JuniorCollege〉

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Item 1. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Education(2) Measures for achievement of goals regarding content and achievements ofeducationG

We will continue conducting student class survey. We will review andimprove our education in anytime. The use of said survey may be used forfaculty member evaluation in the future.

(2) Measures for achievement of goals regarding content and achievements ofeducationG

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student class evaluations. To streamline the aggregation task without
negatively affecting the response rate, we will discuss the introduction of a
web-based questionnaire taking into account the experience at thegraduate school. <Undergraduate School>[Alternative Plans in response to the COVID-19 pandemic]
We will continue the web-based student class evaluations and look into an
implementation method to improve the response rate. <Undergraduate
School>G-2 We will continue the web-based students class evaluations and look
into an implementation method to improve the response rate. <Graduate
School>G-3 We will conduct the student class evaluations and inform each faculty 34
member of its results, etc. Moreover, we will review content of the student JCD
class evaluation so that students will be able to evaluate faculty members
appropriately. Furthermore, we will continue to discuss how we will makethe most of the results of the student class evaluations in the future.
<Junior College>

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Item 1. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Education(2) Measures for achievement of goals regarding content and achievements ofeducation

H

I

J

K

<The UoA >We will promote further globalization of the UoA to cultivate talents readyfor the global stage.

Utilizing resources such as the Top Global University Project, we will
promote continuous education from the undergraduate to graduate schoolon the spirit and methods of startup entrepreneurship, as well as educationon contribution to society and the regional to develop talents who willcontribute to the solving social and regional challenges.

<The Undergraduate school>
The four-quarter system will be introduced in order to enhanceconsecutiveness with the grad-school education.

Aiming at detecting students who require learning support in early juncture
and offer adequate helping hand, so-called the Academic Proficiency
System will be established. For more efficient operation, every year, thesystem will be verified and we will improve the system if necessary.

(2) Measures for achievement of goals regarding content and achievements ofeducation
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SAD-AASSAD-SRS
CFG

H

With regard to an established system, the ICTG-U All-English Course, wewill increase the number of Japanese students on top of maintaining thenumber of international students to promote the internationalization of theuniversity. In FY202, we will aim to have a total of 77 students in the
program including 42 international and 35 Japanese students.

I

We will aim at development of talent who will contribute to global start-ups 36
SAD-AASby simulation through “Start-up Trial”, among other things.
With regard to overseas, domestic, and regional internship programs, we CFG
will make arrangements for alternative programs in preparation for thesituation requiring response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

J

We will continue the quarter system apart from for a few courses anddiscuss how to improve it as necessary, taking into account opinions fromfaculty and students.

K

Due to the introduction of the academic probation system for students who 38
enter the UoA in and after AY2018, we will have first students that cannot SAD-AAS
advance to the 3rd-year. For such students, we will effectively employ thissystem including suggesting their career options other than staying at theuniversity depending on their motivation to study. Further, we will discuss
the necessity of revision of the criteria to appropriately implement thesystem.

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L

Syllabi will be created in English.

LWe will continue to prepare the English course catalog by continuously
include the syllabi written in English regarding the courses conducted inJapanese and those conducted by external instructors as well.

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SAD-AASM

In regards to the only mandatory course; Graduation Thesis, we willcontinue creating and publishing graduate theses in English.

M

We will have students write their graduation theses and makepresentations in English.

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SAD-AASN

Acquiring a wide range of general education and fostering physical andmental health, general education course will be enhanced.

N

We will improve general education courses by, among other things,
continuing to offer the course “Academic Skills”, which teaches the basic
skills (logical thinking, problem-self-solving skills) for university education
and by utilizing external lecturers.

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SAD-AASO

We will put our effort on fostering English proficiency among students sothat they can handle GT creation/presentation and take specialized
courses in English. All students will aim at obtaining a TOEIC score of 400
by the completion of 2nd-year undergraduate during the 3rd Mid-term
Goals period.

O

We will use an e-learning system and conduct intensive TOEIC lectures
for improvement of English education to foster English proficiency among
students so that they can handle GT creation/presentation and takespecialized courses in English. We will aim to have at least 60% of thefirst-year students obtain a TOEIC score of 400, and will aim to haveall of the second-year students obtain a TOEIC score of 400.

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SAD-AAS(CLR)P

A half or more of the courses will be conducted in English. Leading-edge
materials from abroad will be used proactively.

P

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The proportion of the courses currently conducted in English has
CFG
exceeded 50% of all the courses offered at the university and we willcontinue this situation. Further, given the fact that technological innovation (SAD-AAS)in the field of computer science and engineering is being rapidly advanced,
we will proactively utilize teaching materials overseas to conduct classes
that meet the needs of the times.

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Item 1. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Education(2) Measures for achievement of goals regarding content and achievements ofeducation(2) Measures for achievement of goals regarding content and achievements ofeducationQ

We will create the UoA’s original material such as textbooks, referencematerials, and lecture handouts. We will use the UoA’s characteristics insuch way.

Q

Instructors teaching the courses will create teaching materials withenriched contents in order to use in the classes for courses such as"Computer Literacy".

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SAD-AASR

Through PBL and active learning style class such as a flip-flop classes,
designing and practical skills will be fostered.

R

We will offer education using active-learning methods in the classes suchas "Software Studio" and "Venture Start-up Factories" courses, and in theenPiT program to foster designing and practical skills of the students.

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SAD-AASS

In accordance with the ICT Global Program All-English Course, we will
provide students with a curriculum which is likely to enable them to obtain
credits through only classes in English.

S

While maintaining and improving the curriculum developed for ICTG-U All- 46
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English Course, we will further increase the number of courses taught inEnglish.

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Item 1. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Education(2) Measures for achievement of goals regarding content and achievements ofeducationT

We will aim at 25% of passing rate of information processing engineer
examination.

(2) Measures for achievement of goals regarding content and achievements ofeducationT

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We will inform students of the information on the examination
corresponding to changes to be made to the examination implementation SAD-AAS
SAD-SHWS
method by the exam organizer. At the same time, we will encourage
students to take the exam by providing encouragement allowances tostudents who passed the exam in cooperation with the UoA Supporters'
Association.
In order for students to prepare for the exam, 1) we will offer the course for
the Information Technology Examinations as an intensive course, and 2)
we will provide an environment where students can get instruction by
utilizing the e-learning system at the Office for Learning Support. Throughthese measures, we will continue aiming for at least 25% of passing rate of
the students taking the examination.

[Alternative plans in response to the COVID-19 pandemic]
In the event that the exam organizer will not accept collective applications,
we will encourage students to apply for the exam individually.

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U

V<The Graduate school>
We will classify courses into fundamental ones and advanced ones. At thesame time, we will improve the curriculum based on core course design ofworld-class graduate schools.
More than 96.7% of the courses will be conducted in English. We will offer
educational environment aiming for further improvement of students’proficiency in English.

W In the field of Computer and Information Systems, we will offer advanced(2) Measures for achievement of goals regarding content and achievements ofeducationU

We will review whether the content of core courses and advanced courses 48
SAD-AASfor the master’s program is appropriate and appropriately implement the
curriculum.

V

We will aim at 96.7% as the proportion of the courses conducted in
English. We will continue to encourage master’s students to take TOEIC
test.

W We will establish and implement seminar courses such as "Researchand practical education at a higher level, in addition to highly specialized
courses.

Seminar" and "Creative Factory Seminar" and research courses for thegraduate department of Computer Information Systems in the master’s
program.

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In the field of IT Project Management, we will prepare international-level
ICT experts in leading industry. Offering unique courses, we will aim attraining students in problem-solving ability and management skills.

X

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We will develop internationally viable ICT specialists by having students
solve practical problems related to ICT industry in a team-based manner in SAD-AAS
the courses such as "Software Development Arena" of the PM graduate
department in the master’s program.

Y

In the doctoral program, we will cultivate the research capabilities ofstudents through research work while enhancing the coursework of thedoctoral program as part of a consistent educational program integrated
with the master's program and cultivate students' ability to utilize
knowledge.

Y

In order to introduce the coursework system to the doctoral program
starting from AY2020 fall, we will discuss matters requiring improvement
while implementing the current curriculum. We will review whether
research work and course work are appropriately combined.

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Z<The JCD>
We will aim at 100% of the passing ratio of the examination for students
who wish to take the licenses and the qualifications.

AA Regarding job placements in careers relevant to the licenses andqualifications earned by students, we will aim at an 80% job placement
rate in relevant fields for the Department of Food and Nutrition, a 95% rate
for the Department of Early Childhood Education.

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Z

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Department of Industrial Information Science: We will aim for a 100% in
acquisition rate for those wishing to obtain the Color Coordination Test and JCD
eligibility for taking Second-class Architect Test.
Department of Food and Nutrition Science: We will aim for a 100% in
acquisition rate for those wishing to obtain the certificates for nutritionist,
eligibility for taking the Food Specialist Test and NR/Supplement Advisor
Test.
Department of Early Childhood Education: We will aim for a 100% in
acquisition rate for those wishing to obtain the Type-2 Kindergarten
Teacher License, Certificate for Nursery Teacher, and eligibility for taking
the Social Worker Test.

AA The JCD will collect and provide students with information on philosophies, 54
characteristics, etc. of companies opening career opportunities related to JCD
licenses and qualifications that can be obtained in JCD.
Department of Food and Nutrition Science: Amongst those acquired thecertificate of nutritionist, we will aim for an 80% in employment rate to thepositions related to the certificate.
Department of Early Childhood Education: Amongst those acquired thesecond-category kindergarten teacher license and the certificate fornursery teacher, we will aim for a 95% in employment rate to the positions
related to the license or certificate.

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(3) Measures for achievement of goals regarding systems/organizations for
conducting education

A

Educational program will afford necessary facilities and equipment andthose will be maintained and managed appropriately.

A

We will conduct repairs and maintenance/management of facilities andequipment in a planned and efficient manner based on the facility repair
plan established in accordance on the long-term maintenance plan.
（Scheduled Projects）
Repairs to exterior walls of Library and Research Quadrangles
Waterproofing of roofs of the Gymnasium and Fieldhouse
Replacement of the elevators in the Lecture Hall
Replacement of the toilets in the Junior College Division South
Building and Gymnasium, etc.

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B

Equipment, etc. used in classes, etc. will be renewed in a systematicmanner. And features of the devices will be improved.

B

B-1 As the experimental measurement devices used in classes, etc. are
obsolete, the replacement plan thereof will be revised. Further, we willconduct periodic inspections of the CLR’s educational equipment in orderto maintain the performance of the equipment. <UoA>

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B-2 We will replace and improve the ten devices which are used forexercises and experiments including draft chambers, horizontal belt
sander, etc. 〈Junior College〉

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The computers and network systems, including the terminals used in
exercise rooms, etc. shall be replaced with the latest equipment during
upgrades. At the same time, we will constantly provide a safe and secureuser environment.

(3) Measures for achievement of goals regarding systems/organizations for
conducting education

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C-1 In October 2021, we will replace the educational terminals in iLab,
CALL, and Exercise Rooms 5 and 6 and improve Computing System 3 in ISTC
order to improve the user-friendliness of the environment.
In April 2022, we will renew the Network System and the External
Connection Line contract and make the improvements to the systems andenvironments that will be needed to satisfy the performance and security
requirements of the AINS Network System in order to start providing
service to users.
In order to effectively conduct classes, we will improve the free softwarethat is provided and improve the computing environment in, among otherways, facilitating its remote use from off campus.
We will move forward with improving the computing systems and thesoftware, etc. using classes in accordance with the security policy.

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C-2 Aiming at replacing the system scheduled in FY2023, we will
JCDsummarize opinions of the JCD through discussing and deliberating ontechnologies of information and communication infrastructure that will
support education and research in the future. In a bid to conduct remoteclasses as a countermeasure against COVID-19, the JCD will collectinformation of alternative learning-management system (LMS) and discuss
introducing the LMS to the next system. 〈Junior College〉

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D

While securing the number of current faculty members necessary for
implementation of the education program, when we hire new members, wewill widely recruit the talented people to respond to the change of time andthe technical advances.

D

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In order to make personnel assignments that fit the curriculum, in the
GAD-GASevent of a vacancy in the faculty, we will proceed with recruitment
procedures in a timely manner to avoid any vacancy periods. The UoA will (JCD)
use recruit through open international recruitment while the JCD will recruit
through broad domestic recruitment.

E

We will strive to achieve conformity between the curriculum policy and astructure of faculty organization. The faculty will be organized in responseto the changing times and policy revisions.

E

We will review the current curriculum implementation policies and facultyorganization and make changes to its structure if needed.

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Taking faculty development in account, training for faculty member will beenhanced.

F

F-1 Based on the discussions at the Committee for Promotion of Faculty
Development, we will encourage faculty members to improve theirteaching skills by continuously providing FD lectures and conducting
students class evaluations.

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SAD-AASF-2 With the characteristics of the JCD, such as our small-group
instruction and our wide range of study fields, we will conduct FD lectures
for assuring the quality of education to promote enhancing faculty
development. 〈Junior College〉

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JCD

We will aim for the ratio of the foreign faculty and the faculty who earned
degrees abroad ratio to be 60% (67 of 112) by securing excellent faculty
members through open international recruiting process.

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G<The UoA >While we recruit people by international recruitment, we will aim for theforeign faculty and the faculty who earned degrees abroad ratio to be
60.7%.

G

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H

We will put our efforts on having 10% of female faculty members.

(3) Measures for achievement of goals regarding systems/organizations for
conducting education

H

We will aim to hire one female faculty member.

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Item 1. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Education(4) Measures for achievement of goals regarding student support(4) Measures for achievement of goals regarding student support<Shared of the Undergraduate school, the Graduate school and the JCD>

A

Student support policy will be established and written on Campus Guide
and UoA website.

A

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official website, the campus guide, the forum on the academic
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administration system, etc. Meanwhile we will continue support ofstudents’ university life by utilizing the UoA Student Living Expense
Support Fund. <The University>
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A-2 We will implement student supports in accordance with the support
JCD
policies established by the Academic Affairs and Student Welfare
Committee. Further, we will actively consider the utilization of support fromoutside of the JCD.
In the event that we receive information from the government, etc. on
various support systems such as financial aid for students economicallyaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic, we will provide students with that
information in a timely manner. Further, in the event that material goods,
etc. are provided by other organizations, we will distribute them to students
in a tele-manner.

B

We will support students’ learning by class mentor system, comprehensive
instructions given by GT supervisors, support in office hours, and thementor system.

B

B-1 In order to prevent situation where students cannot receive any
support from any faculty members, the class mentor system for 1st- and2nd-year students and the GT supervisor system for 3rd- and 4th-year
students will be applied. <Undergraduate School>
B-2 Research advisors will primarily instruct their students. <Graduate
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student advisors will support students, including accepting consultations
from students and instructing them at any time. 〈Junior College〉

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C

We will proactively support students who are looking for jobs in Fukushima
prefecture, aiming to fulfill both students’ desires and local needs for labor.

(4) Measures for achievement of goals regarding student supportC

C-1 In the Career Support Office, we will conduct individual interviews
with students about to start job hunting and, having ascertained thedesired career path of each student, provide them with information on job
listings suited to their individual desires.

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JCD
companies and provide students with the information. Widely notifying
students of the job fairs held within Fukushima Prefecture and on campus,
as well as utilizing the government job placement office (Hello Work) onbulletin boards and by email, etc., we will encourage students toparticipate into these. <Junior College>

D

In accordance with the student support policy, and in response tosituational changes such as the aging of facilities and increased numbersof international students, we will we will appropriately establish andmanage student housing facilities.

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D-1 The student dormitory （Somei House） was established and is
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operated as a place of education where students can learn together,require sociability, a cosmopolitan spirit, etc. and grow as people.
The residents are expected to engage in community life while following thedormitory rules, behaving responsibly and in accordance with dormitory
rules, and deepening their mutual understanding through mutual
corporation and respect. For this reason, each unit has an upperclassman(Somei House Resident Assistants） who supports the residence of the unit
by providing guidance and advice regarding everyday life.
Further, in consideration of the service life of the building’s facilities, wewill conduct maintenance and repairs on the facilities and equipment and awell-planned manner.

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D-2 Checking opinions from residents and current status of the operationof Ikki Dormitory, we will prioritize the renovation of facilities andequipment that need to be repaired for tackling aging, improving life
environment, and preventing infections, etc. in order of their priority.
〈Junior College〉

E<The UoA >Poor-performing students due to introduction of the Academic Proficiency
System will be grasped in early juncture for early care.

E

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specialized knowledge and skills. By doing this, we will continue to havean effective learning support system that is capable of responding tostudent needs at all times. Further, we will also improve the support
systems to make them more convenient for students. by utilizing systems
including the so-called academic probation system and the standards foracademic underperformance, we will strive to detect underperforming
students an early juncture and conduct periodic consultations with said
students and their parents or guardians based on information fromrelevant parties including faculty advisors, the students counseling office,etc.

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The ratio of students who graduate/complete from respective programs
within the standard enrollment period will be increased.

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We will share the list of students who have poor academic performanceand other information related to such students with the AAC members, GT SAD-AAS
supervisors (students of 3rd and 4th years) and class mentors (students of
1st and 2nd years) every half year to encourage them and their guardians
to have consultation. We will aim to reduce the number of students who
have poor academic performances. On top of consultations with faculty
members and Student Affairs Division staff, we will provide attentive anddetailed advice corresponding to needs of students in question and theirguardians in cooperation with staff of the Student Canceling Room, Nurse’s Office, Office for Learning Support and Office for Employment Support.
By doing so we will put effort into increasing the ratio of students who can
graduate from the undergraduate school or complete the graduate
programs within the legitimate number of years.

G

We will actively promote tuition waivers, scholarships, and system of
TA/SA/RA. We will collaborate with the Support Association. By thesemeans, financial support will be enhanced.

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G-1 We will continue to exempt tuition for students having financial
difficulties and victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake. Meanwhile, we SAD-SHWS
will provide support of students’ university life by utilizing the UoA Student
Living Expense Support Fund.
G-2 We will support students of doctoral program by utilizing the RA
system, and will support students of master’s program by utilizing thescholarship programs for honors program, DDP, etc.
G-3 To undergraduate students, we will continue to provide financial
support in cooperation with the UoA Supporters' Association for their study
and job search activities.
G-4 We will continue to inform students of external scholarship programs
offered by various organizations including private ones.

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H

Student Counseling Office, Nurse’s Room, and Complaint Counseling
Office will collaborate with each other in order to provide life support indetails.

H

Taking into account content of consultations provided to students, people
including the Student Affairs Division staff, the counselor, nurse, learning
support staff, career counselors, harassment counselor will share
information related to students in question in order to provide attentive
care corresponding to issues of individual students.

I

In order to obtain career-selection-related information in advance, a course
will be offered and students will be recommended to take it. At the
Employment Support Office mainly, tailored support will be offered.

I

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things, holding joint corporate information sessions and company visits
and having the career support staff members provide fine-grained support
all year long.
I-2 We will conduct career education that starts from admission and isconscious of students’ post-graduation career paths by recommending thatall 1st-year students take the Introduction to Computer Science andEngineering course and through classes in the Career Design I course.
Further, at the Career Support Office, we will conduct individual interviews
with students about to start job hunting and, having ascertained thedesired career path of each student, provide them with information on job
listings suited to their individual desires.

J

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JCDreasons, we will continue the tuition waiver using the national learning
support system for higher education and the partial tuition waiver that has
been conducted as the university corporation. Moreover, we also continue
to support the students facing difficulty in studying due to being victimizedby the Great East Japan Earthquake.
In addition, we will continuously subsidize the use of the cafeteria incollaboration with the Education Support Association.

J<The JCD>
Utilizing the system for exemption of tuition, and/or various scholarships,
we will aim for the enhancement of students’ economical support bycorroborated with the Supporters’ Association of UoA.

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K

Faculty and personnel of UoA will cooperate to finely conduct
consultations on students’ living.

K

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With collaboration among faculty members in charge of each seminar,
JCD
student counseling staff, Student Section, etc., we will create anenvironment and atmosphere in the Student Counseling Office that makes
it easy for students to come inside to receive counseling. When students
ask for a consultation, information of the matters will be centralized to
Dean of Students, and Dean of Students and faculty and administrative
staff members in charge of relevant matters will be handling theconsultation appropriately.
Through discussing the matters with the Dean of the Undergraduate
School and at the Deans Meeting as necessary, the entire university or
department will handle consultations for students.

L

In order to support students’ carrier paths finely, we will collect and provide
the company/internship related information to implement student
consultations centered on the Carrier Support Center.

L

We will make a "Personal Interview Registration Sheet" for every student
based on individual interviews and career questionnaires. We will share
information between the Career Instruction Committee and Career
Consultant. According to the students’ desired career paths, we willappropriately support students through we will aim at a 100% in
employment rate for those wishing to get jobs by providing them withmockup interviews and correction of entry sheets, etc.

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A<The UoA >We will promote basic research on Computer Science Engineering with along-term perspective. At the same time, we will ascertain the latest global
technological trends, as well as needs of industry, society, and the region
and appropriately determine the direction of the research.

(1) Measures for achievement of goals regarding research standards and results

A

In order to deepen our fundamental research, grasp the latest
technological trends and respond to the social needs of industry, we
advanced studies and research focused on fields with a high potential tochange the world and social life and also further promoted research andstrategic research (SR) in each of the CAIST clusters.
In particular, we advanced fundamental and applied in fields including ①
Artificial Intelligence (AI) ② robotics ③ fundamental and applied researchon security, distributed systems, and other related fields and ④ Big Dataand the Internet of Things.
Further, through the activities of the AI Center and the UniversityBusiness Innovation Center, we engaged in research that responds to theindividual needs from society, the local community, and companies. The
Center for Space Informatics Research advanced collaborative researchwith researchers from across the country. Further, in October, welaunched multiple cross-organizational research clusters and enhanced
the University’s research system. At the cluster forum held on October 24,
which was attended by 83 people, researchers from inside and outside theUniversity gave presentations and engaged in discussions.

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B

We will proactively promote research exchanges with research institutes
including world-class universities as well as those conducted throughinterdisciplinary fusion.

B

We will deepen our research exchanges with universities with which wehave signed exchange agreements. In particular, we will establish andenhance collaboration with universities and other entities in the world’s
leading ICT, strive to disseminate information on the University of Aizu’s
research results and facilitate mutual exchange and understanding, andaim to increase the level of research and the name-recognition of the
University through exchange and collaboration. Domestically, we will
strengthen our collaboration with universities and other organizations in
the fields of material science, medical science, finance, the social
sciences, etc. and promote interdisciplinary exchanges that reflect theneeds of society, the local community, etc.

C

The CS division will engage in a wide range of research and development
such as modeling of quantum computing and next generation computing
elements, investigating new theories and techniques for information / cyber/ IoT security, development of mathematical models, computer models,simulations and new methodologies for solving complex problems, anddevelopment of core technologies for constructing artificial intelligencesystems, intelligent services, and intelligent environments.

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The CS division will continue to foster basic and applied research in
CS Division
Computer Science and its applications. We will strive to increase ourvisibility both in Japan and abroad – to achieve this, we will encourage
research collaboration with a wide variety of research organizations; We
will also strive to increase research publications in high level journals andconferences and to increase external research funding. As in the past we
will continue excellent researches in key areas of computer science
research such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Cognitive
computing, Information/Cyber security, Intelligent services/environments,
Data Mining, Computational modeling, and the mathematical foundationsof Computer Science and its applications to physical and natural sciences.

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D

The CE division will engage in a wide range of research and development
such as wireless networks, software-defined radios, software-definedsensor networks, cloud computing and other cutting-edge computing
technologies, secure embedded systems, neural network-inspired systems
and platforms, big data driven networks and their applications, andlightweight, energy-efficient wearable devices as well as computing
technologies that utilize them.

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The CE Division will conduct research and development of innovative
computing, which will promote computer engineering advancements, such CE Division
as High-Performance computing, advanced network technology, anddevices and platforms for the Internet of Things. In particular, the division
will conduct research and development on neural network-inspired
systems and platforms, wireless communication networks, softwaredefined radios, software-defined sensor networks, cloud and edge
computing, AI-chip, safety embedded systems, big-data-driven networks,
and their applications, and wearable devices and computing.

E

The IS division will engage in a wide range of research and development
such as audio signal processing, biomedical sensing and signal
processing, computer graphics, computer vision, and image processing,enterprise web systems, databases and data mining, big data and deeplearning, cloud computing, intelligent services and intelligent
environments, IoT, mobile computing, and security.

E

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IS Divisiondevelopment on new approaches, methods, algorithms, devices, andsystem construction for the purpose of acquiring, collecting, accumulating,processing, etc. multimedia data （visual, video, audio, text, music,
numerical values, etc.） from space, the earth, and organisms using thelatest ICT/AI research findings and methods in an effort to discover new
knowledge and create new systems of knowledge.
In particular, we will actively conduct research and development on
noncontact / hidden methods, devices, and systems suitable for the
COVID era and also tackle urgent issues faced by modern society such as
improving the welfare of, promoting the health of, and improving the qualityof life of the people of Japan, responding to natural disasters andprotecting the global environment from the fields such as cloud databases,
Big Data analysis and data mining, human support systems for industrial
and disaster response robots, mobile ambient systems for integrating
mixed realities, application platforms in multipurpose distributed
environments, planetary probe image data analysis, biomedical
information infrastructure, machine learning-based applications, andtsunami modeling and simulation.

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The CCRS will engage in research aimed at enhancing the content of andmethods used by the liberal arts education demanded by modern society
from the perspective of humanities and social sciences such as
philosophy, sociology, jurisprudence, pedagogy, psychology and theory ofphysical education, as well as research regarding culture in an
information-based society.

F

As part of research into improving the content the liberal arts education
demanded by modern society and the methods used to teach it, we will
begin work on developing textbooks for the “Academic Skills ” course.

G

The CLR will engage in research on the diverse areas related to language
pedagogy and linguistics, such as research into the differences between
Japanese and English pronunciation, development of elicitation tools forthe assessment of L2 speaking, development of a theory regarding L2
phonology – both speech perception and production, use of manga for L2
writing, development of technology enhanced learning tools, research into
L2 as a sociolinguistic practice, and more.

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The CLR will research, present, and publish in diverse areas related to
CLRlanguage pedagogy and linguistics: technical communication andinformation design for CLIL, development of elicitation tools for L2
speaking assessment, interaction between ICT and education, technologyenhanced learning, developing pragmatic/interactional competence in L2
speaking/writing, English pronunciation-spelling correspondence, tone andphonation, second language phonology and speech perception, secondlanguage vocabulary, cognitive linguistics, and the Aizu dialect ofJapanese.

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H

At CAIST, the leading-edge and intern-disciplinary research which is
integrated with computer science and engineering will be promoted.
Responding to the rapidly changing time in timely manner, every fiscal
year, we will examine about revision and abolishment of clusters.

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back to society through our technical prowess through industryuniversity-government collaboration with a focus on cutting-edge
research and development. At the same time, we will promote thestrengthening of our competitiveness in the realm of the acquisitionof external funding in order to engage in the challenging
technological research and development needed to create
innovation. Further, we will aim to conduct cross-cluster
collaboration through the Cluster Conference and to create
opportunities for intra-university exchange aimed at promoting
synergy through collaboration with internal research projects. In
addition, we will aim to establish a support system for aninterdisciplinary intra/extra-university research collaboration system.
In addition, through the holding of meetings of the advisory board,
the annual symposium, etc., we will proactively collect advice fromexternal experts and, based on that advice, improve the quality of
the future plans of CAIST as a research organization. At the sametime, we will enhance our public relations activities through thewebsite, etc. and pursue the construction of a system fordisseminating academic achievements domestically and abroad.
Moreover, in order to maintain the high-quality technologicalinnovation ability needed to flexibly respond to the rapidly changing
times, we will proactively conduct periodic revisions anddiscontinuations of research clusters through cluster review
meetings and aim to further stimulate research and development

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H-1 Leveraging the UoA’s innovation in the field of information science, 89-1
we will make research achievements as a supplier of geographical ARC-Space
information systems (GIS) and expiration support software to
Japanese deep space probe program in the field of space
exploration. With this being the final fiscal year of the hub startup
program, we will implement intra/extra-university collaborative
research as an open university-business collaborative program andmake it take root. Through the open base program, collaborative
research based on a collaboration agreement with the Japan
Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) , and fundamental researchand development, we will contribute to space projects. Further, as
members of the Japan Meteorological Agency Volcanic Eruption
Warning Liaison Committee’s Satellite Analysis Group, we willconduct research into monitoring volcanic activity of volcanoes
including Fukushima Prefecture’s Mt. Azuma using synthetic
aperture radar data from Earth observation satellites.

H-1

I

We will aim to have 300 papers annually (an average of four papers per
mainline undergraduate school faculty member) accepted for major
journals and conferences (including international conferences).

I

We will aim to have 300 papers accepted by major journals in the
Scopus bibliography and citation database and collect the
information on each faculty member’s achievement and share it
within the university.

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J

We will aim to acquire 50 externally-funded research grants and 150
million yen in external grant funding including that for Industry - Academia Government Collaboration (including that acquired by the JCD).

J・We will continue to share information on publically available
research funding with faculty members and provide them withsupport on the application process in collaboration with UBIC
faculty members if requested.

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Item 1. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Education(1) Measures for achievement of goals regarding research standards and results(1) Measures for achievement of goals regarding research standards and resultsK

We will aim for a Grants-in-aid for Scientific Research (KAKEN) new
acceptance rate of 30%.

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・We will notify faculty members of KAKENHI research categories forwhich the call for applications begin in April 2021 and provide pre-check of PCD-CAS
the application forms.
・We will continue to hold internal information sessions and provide prechecks of application forms ahead of FY2022 KAKENHI in corporation withfaculty members as in FY2020.
・We will aim for an annual KAKEN adoption rate of 30% for new
proposals.

L

We will aim for 3,000 academic paper citations annually (an average ofthirty five citations per mainline undergraduate school faculty member).

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We will aim to achieve 3,000 paper citations in Scopus and collect the
information on each faculty member’s achievement and share it within the OPM
university.

M

We will aim to apply for ten patents annually.

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We will aim to file 10 patent requests per year.

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N<The JCD>The JCD will conduct fundamental and regional-problem- solving researchin specialized field of each department. Those research achievements will
be given back to the society and community.

N

We will conduct basic research, applied research and regional practiceresearch. Those results will be given back to local communities andsociety through publication in journals, conferences, the JCD academic
repository and on websites.

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We aim for 100 published academic research (includes papers stated in
the research bulletin).

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We aim for 100 published academic research (includes papers stated in
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Item 1. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Education(2) Measures for achievement of goals regarding improvement of systems, etc. forpromotion of researchA

We will appropriately maintain and manage the facilities and equipment
required for research.

(2) Measures for achievement of goals regarding improvement of systems, etc. forpromotion of researchA

A-1 In accordance with the facility repair plan based on the facility longterm maintenance plan, we will conduct repair work and maintenance on
facilities and equipment in a planned and efficient manner.
(Work to be Implemented)- Repair work for the external walls of the Library and Research
Quadrangles- Waterproofing repair work for the rooftop of the Field House andGymnasium- Replacement of Lecture Hall elevators- Replacement of toilets in JCD South Wing and Gymnasium [Reprinted]

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A-2 We plan to make improvement to some IT environments such as
computer data storage for faculty and students, web servers, and email
environments. We will improve systems related to computer data storage
for faculty and students and email / web environments in order to provide
necessary and optimal teaching and research environments for faculty
members by, among other things, improving the environment todisseminate information on the university website and enhancing thesecurity of email environments.

B

Regarding internal research funds, in addition to striving to secure fundingin terms of a total amount, we will consider policies for achieving more
effective allocation and utilization of the funds by introducing an element ofcompetitiveness.

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PCD-CASmeetings such as Deans and Directors meetings, we will review thecompetitive research funding system in order to increase faculty members’ (JCD)
motivation and allocate the funding effectively.

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While constantly reviewing the impropriety prevention plan we will strive toappropriately implement research funds. At the same time, we will assure
permeation of a mindset of compliance by holding study sessions, etc.

(2) Measures for achievement of goals regarding improvement of systems, etc. forpromotion of researchC

We will conduct compliance training for research activities through elearning in principle as usual. We will consider enhanced measures toprevent research misconduct by, among other things, holding workshops
by external lecturers and informing faculty members of the manual
concerning accounting management and execution of ordering by faculty.
Regarding the regular holding of the Research Ethics Committee
meetings, we will strive to improve faculty’s awareness of research ethics
by, among other things, continuously hold the meetings and taking an
opportunity to share information that will help them understand thesystems related to research ethics.

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Item 3. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Internationalization<The UoA >(1) We will promote further globalization of the activities by our faculty andstudent body through exchanges with research institutes including worldclass universities, including conducting international collaborative
research, organizing international conferences, etc.

(2) Utilizing the Top Global University Promotion Project, we will conduct
overseas student internships. At the same time, we will encourage
submission of papers to, and presentation at, overseas conferences.

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disseminate the University information such as its globalization,
specialties, fields of research to leading researchers in the world bycovering the expenses of domestic / international conferences, etc. held at
the UoA.

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improve the quality of the programs, we will ensure to follow up thesituations before/during/after the training.
[Alternative plans in response to the COVID-19 pandemic]
We will plan and implement alternative programs online in collaboration
with our international partner universities.
(2)-2 We will obtain more external funding to improve the quality of the
programs by deepening our partnership with the Local Ventures Creationand Support Foundation and companies in and outside the country. We
will also create opportunities to internally and externally disseminate theinformation regarding students’ achievements in the activities.
(2)-3 We will thoroughly disseminate the information regarding theoverseas travel expenses subsidy system in order to increase the numberof students using the system.

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Item 1. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Education(3) We will create opportunities for foreign faculty members and international(3) (3)-1 We will cultivate students’ communication skills and cross-cultural

students to engage in broad exchanges with Japanese students, faculty
members, and administrative staff members, as well as members of thelocal community.

(4) We will aim to increase the ratio to 6.3%(83people) of international
students among all students.

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understanding needed for global talent by encouraging them to actively
participate in study / internship abroad programs, international exchanges,
etc. through freshman orientations, study abroad fairs, signage, etc. fromthe first year.
(3)-2 We will contribute to the globalization in the region by having
international students, Japanese students, faculty members andadministrative staff participate in education programs for international
understanding, exchange events, etc. in collaboration with regional
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students by streamlining and diversifying the activities to recruit 1-year
undergraduate students and striving to secure talent who will contribute to
the globalization of the university.
[Alternative plans in response to the COVID-19 pandemic]
For international students who cannot enter due to COVID-19 pandemic,
we will implement student exchange activities such as orientation sessions
or buddy programs online.

We will strive to secure quality 3rd-year transfer students in collaboration
with our international partner universities. Further, we will continue to aim
for 6.3% of the students to be international students by increasing thenumber of international students at the graduate school and ICTG program
through more effective student recruitment activities.

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Item 1. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Education(5) We will aim to increase the number to 50 of Japanese students who(5) We will, among other things, increase the number of partner schools,

participate in study abroad programs.

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companies, etc. for our short to mid-term study / internship abroad
programs. We will also explain students the meaning of studying abroad
and participating in internship programs as well as step-by-step career
paths by utilizing information distribution tools such as freshman
orientations, study abroad fair, and signage. Further, we will aim for thenumber of Japanese students who have studied abroad of 50(corresponding to the standard set by MEXT) by obtaining external funding
to reduce their financial burden and encouraging as many students as
possible to participate in the programs.

*As we expect the change to the MEXT’s standard regarding the numberof students who have studied abroad will remain in effect in FY2021, we
will implement online exchange programs satisfying the standard asalternative programs.

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Item local communities, etc.

<Shared of the UoA and the JCD>
(1) Utilizing the UoA's intellectual property, we will proactively organize public
lectures and dispatch faculty members to conduct dispatch lectures.

(2) As a university open to the local community, availability of university
facilities will be proactively advertised to general public. Local community
and residents will receive a wide range of opportunities to use the UoA
facilities.
<The UoA >(3) We will position the All-Japan High School Computing Contest as the
symbol project of Aizu, which puts much energy into ICT talentdevelopment, aiming to increase the number of participants (target: 2,000
people) in collaboration with Aizu as a whole, including local companies
and local municipalities.

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Item 1. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Education(1) (1)-1 Based on the UoA’s regional contribution policy, we will proactively
hold public lectures to support lifelong learning and education andstudying for junior/senior high school students as well as dispatched
lectures by our faculty members, by utilizing the specialties of theuniversity.<UoA>(1)-2 We will conduct public lectures of each field of specialization. In
addition, we will widely make learning opportunities available by ondemand providing public lectures and special-lecture sessions
implemented <Junior College>(2) We will strive to attract more users by introducing our open facilities suchas the Auditorium, Gymnasia, LICTiA, Library, etc. to external users
through the university website, etc.

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awareness by utilizing social media, etc. At the same time, we will hold the PCD-PS
18th PCK 2021 and target to have 2,000 participants of high schools /technical colleges in the country by actively recruiting participants fromwestern Japan.

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(4) Collaborating with local incorporated NPOs and Aizuwakamatsu City, we
will continue to conduct the computer science summer camp. At the sametime, we will newly accept junior and senior high school students fromoverseas and promote the appeal of the UoA and Aizu broadly to the world
through these exchanges.

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City, we will hold the (24th) “Computer Science Summer Camp at UoA
2021 ” in which senior/junior high school students in and outside theprefecture participate.

PCD-PSCFG(4)-2 Taking into account the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, we will
improve the implementation of online campus tour and the distribution ofvideos of the online campus tours for highs school students who areinterested in studying at our university. By doing so, we will disseminate
the characteristics of the university and Aizu.

(5) We will proactively respond to requests from senior high school faculty
members for the dispatch of UoA faculty members. At the same time, wewill strengthen our collaborations with senior high schools designed as
SSH (Super Science High schools) and SGH (Super Global High schools)
in particular.

(6) We will support the improvement of Fukushima junior and senior highschool students' academic abilities in math, science, and English, as wellas their internationalization. In particular, we will further strengthen ourcollaboration with Aizu Gakuho High School, which is based on auniversity-high school collaborative agreement.

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such as SSH and SGH and invite students for university visits.

(6) We will send our faculty members to senior/junior high schools in theprefecture such as Aizu Gakuho Senior High School and support the
improvement of their academic performance and the globalization.

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(7) Under collaboration agreement, we will collaborate with Aizuwakamatsu
City, Kitakata City, Koriyama City, and Koriyama Techno Police Promotion
Agency, and Okuma Town. Within the scheme, we will work on solving
regional issues such as industrial advancement and personnel training.

(8) With Fukushima Medical University, in medical and healthcare fields, ICT
knowledge scheme of collaboration will be promoted such as the data
check for Fukushima Health Management Survey to ensure the residents’safety.

(9) We will work on initiatives based on the Fukushima Female Support
Declaration and the Academia Consortium Fukushima.

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signed a partner agreement with, find regional issues and needs throughAOI meetings, and discuss how to solve those regional issues.

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health survey data owned by Fukushima Medical University by utilizing the PCD-CAS
LICTiA Data Center. At the same time, we will collaborate with Fukushima ARC
Prefecture utilizing our ICT knowledge. We will also strive to create new
joint research opportunities, etc. by demonstrating the technologies ownedby the University that can be used in the medical/health field at technicalexhibitions such as Medical Creation Fukushima.

(9) In collaboration with the Academia Consortium Fukushima, we will solve
regional issues such as the regional revitalization by participating in the
Fukushima Prefecture Leading Entrepreneur Creation Project andcollaborating with other universities through various projects.

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(10) We will promote further standardization software technologies which are
worked on as part of the development project. We will use research results
and technologies for alumni ventures and a wide range of companies in
the prefecture. We will contribute on industrial advancement and humanresource development.

(11) Aizu Open Innovation Meetings (AOI Meetings,) which is main role in the

UoA’s university-business collaboration, will be utilized actively. At thesame time, we will figure out practical utilization of apps developed undercollaboration with alumni ventures and local companies.

(12) We will train personnel who have IT skills which connect technology andthe place where technology is used, aiming at order to solve issues ofcompanies.

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Robot Industry Promotion Council. At the same time, we will share theresearch results and technologies with various companies in theprefecture. In FY2021, we will conduct R&D activities focusing on the
introduction of robotics in the companies located in the prefecture
including those in manufacturing industry.
In addition, we will continue to contribute to the revitalization of Hamadori
by, among other things, enforcing the collaboration with companies in
Hamadori where the Robot Test Field is located, supporting the local team
to participate in the Word Robot Summit (a robot competition) which was
postponed until 2021, and providing education to high school students inthe area.

(11) Through AOI meetings participated by many companies, municipalities,

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etc. from various regions in the prefecture, we will strive to deploy theadvanced ICT technologies in the region in collaboration with the UoAlaunched ventures, other companies, etc. and help the utilization of ICT in
the companies and the regions.

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companies by conducting talent development projects such as “Advanced ARC
ICT Industry Promotion Project” aimed for fostering advanced ICT
specialists and encouraging young people to settle in the prefecture. We
will also foster talent by solving problems utilizing ICT technologies suchas applications and IoT.

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Item 1. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Education<The JCD>(13) We will cooperate and collaborate with local organizations including
municipalities in Fukushima prefecture in a way that leverages our
expertise.

(13) We will conduct basic research, applied research and regional practice(14) We will offer dispatch lectures and open lectures more than 80 times(14) We will aim to conduct 80 dispatch lectures by creating a list of dispatch

within the year.

research. Those results will be given back to local communities andsociety through publication in journals, conferences, the JCD academic
repository and on websites.

lectures that summarizes information such as the field of their researchand disseminating the information through distributing the list to relevantorganizations and posting it on the university website.

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Item 2. Specific measures regarding promotion of regional industry<The UoA >(1) Implementing collaboration with companies in the prefecture, ICT training
will be offered to females who wish to get a job, aiming at maintaining ICT
workforce and creating a place where women can take active roles in theprefecture. Through the training project, annually fifty individuals will beable to get a job (150 individuals in three years.)(2) Supporting the UoA-accredited venture companies, we will create andimplement new privileges.

(3) Promoting the UoA-industry-government collaboration project such as
smart community project, we aim for promotion of local industries anddevelopment of human resources.

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companies in Aizu Academia-Industry Consortium, commercial andindustrial associations, and UoA-launched venture companies, we will
strive to help women find employment in IT companies or engage in work
related to IT by offering e-learning or practical courses for women in andoutside the prefecture wishing to find employment (work for a company or
start business) in the prefecture as well as “Female IT Professional Talent
Development and Employment Support Project (Female IT Career
Development Juku)”. We will aim to help 42 participants get (60% of the 70
participants) a job.
We will recruit 30 people for the IT Fundamentals and Web Design course,
40 for the Programming Fundamentals and Entrepreneurship Support
Course.

(2) We will target to newly authorize two companies as UoA-accredited
venture companies. Further, we will ask UoA-accredited companies theirneeds, discuss doable support measures, and implement them.

(3) We will work on regional industry development and talent development

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LICTiA (Data Center, etc.), deploying our robot technologies,
disseminating information related to the advanced ICT technologies at the
IT AKI Forum as well as supporting the Smart City Plan (AizuwakamatsuCity) in cooperation with Aizuwakamatsu City and tenant companies ofAict.

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Item 2. Specific measures regarding promotion of regional industry

Item 1. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Education(4) In order to contribute to the region’s industrial development, we will(4) We will contribute to the development of industry in the entire prefecture

proactively collaborate with companies in the region to increase thenumber of opportunities to leverage faculty members’ knowledge andresearch results.

by holding AOI meetings for searching seeds that meet the needs ofsociety and market as well as supporting their commercialization in Aizu
region and other areas in the prefecture.

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FY 2021 Annual Plan
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Communities and Provision of Support for the Recovery from the Great East Japan

Item 1. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Education<The UoA >(1) As a promotion of LICTiA activities, we aim for the AOI meetings forcreation of innovation to be held 300 times within the year, and the usage
rate of LICTiA Cloud be 60%.

(1) We aim to hold the AOI meetings for creation of innovation 300 times a(2) Based on collaboration agreements with companies leading Japan’s(2)advance technological industry, we will work on support of industry toward
Fukushima’s revitalization.

year not just in Aizu District but in partner cities in the prefecture such as
Koriyama City, Shirakawa City, and Minamisoma City. We will also target
annual usage rate of 60% for LICTiA Cloud.

We will continue working on university-academia-government initiatives
with prefecture-based companies and local municipalities by utilizing ICT
in order to contribute to revitalization in the prefecture through thedevelopment of advanced technology industry.

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We will engage in fostering talent for robotics technologies based on thepartner agreement with Minamisoma City and providing development
support through joint research projects and commissioned projects
initiated by AOI meetings. We will contribute to revitalization in theprefecture through the development of advanced technology industry byproviding these support to the technology demonstration/development incollaboration with companies and municipalities as well as engaging intalent development.

(3) Collaborating with Fukushima Medical University and prefectural police
headquarters, prefecture’s public health management and cyber-crime
prevention will be a focus of personnel training at LICTiA.

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We will support the operation of managing prefectural health survey data
by Fukushima Medical University and give advice on provision of data forresearch purposes, utilizing our ICT knowledge.

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3. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Provision of Support toItem Reconstruction Efforts from the Great East Japan Earthquake(4) Collaborating with ICT companies within the prefecture, we will implement
the human resource development project for women in the prefecture andwomen who evacuated outside the prefecture to support integrally withlearning and working.

(5) Through deployment of technologies developed by the UoA alumni
ventures and local companies collaborating with municipalities, schools,
revitalization-related national organizations in the Coastal region in
Fukushima, and development of human resources, we will make use of it
for revitalization of evacuated area.

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companies in Aizu Academia-Industry Consortium, commercial andindustrial associations, UoA-launched venture companies, we will strive tofoster IT talent by offering e-learning or practical courses for women in andoutside the prefecture wishing to find employment (work for a company or
start business) in the prefecture as well as “Female IT Professional Talent
Development and Employment Support Project”. We will recruit 30 people
for web designer training course and 40 people for programmer training
course.

(5) We will contribute to the revitalization of industry of Hamadori region, by

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among other things, enforcing the collaboration with companies andrelated organizations in Hamadori and companies in Fukushima Robot
Test Field, etc. and conducting R&D activities leveraging the ICT
knowledge and technologies at the UoA and the collaboration network withvarious companies.

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3. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Provision of Support toItem Reconstruction Efforts from the Great East Japan Earthquake(6) We will contribute to the reconstruction of Fukushima through research,technological development and creating technical talents focusing on
software development for robotics industry of the leading technologicalindustry, which is characterized as the pillar of industrial revitalization in
the coastal area of Fukushima.

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Item 1. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Education(6) We will contribute to the realization of the Innovation Coast Project by<The JCD>(7) We will support activities of the Okuma-town junior high school from bothside of facilities and education.

(7) Based on the educational collaboration agreement with the Okuma Town

(8) We aim for the community-based activities collaborating with local(8) We will promote activities of the JCD through sending the list of off-

communities/companies to be implemented 5 times within the year.

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working on the demonstration and development of advanced ICT
technologies such as robot software technologies and robot technologies
based on the research and development of robot data repositories, incollaboration with local companies and other institutions at the UoA Robot
Test Field Research Center established in the Fukushima Robot Test
Field. In addition, we will work on the initiatives for the World Robot
Summit in 2021.
Further, we will add value with software and standardize software with
software libraries through the Association of Promotion of Fukushima
Robotics Industry’s review meeting for robot/software. We will also foster
ICT talent for revitalization through talent development trainings. In
particular, we will support the revitalization by enhancing the partnershipwith local companies in Hamadori where the Robot Test Field is locatedthrough developing young talent in the region such as high school
students.

Board of Education, we will dispatch faculty members to Okuma Town
Elementary School and Okuma Town Junior High School.

campus lectures to local governments in the distressed area. We will aim
to conduct 5 projects in collaboration with these municipals such as offcampus lectures and revitalization support for these local governments
and residents evacuated from the disaster-hit area and returned home.

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Item 1. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Education(1) Measures for achievement of goals for improvement of organizational operation(1) Measures for achievement of goals for improvement of organizational operationA

Organizational Operation Policy will be clearly written. And the UoA Codeof Conduct will be announced to faculty members and administrative staff
upon meetings and trainings.

A

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GAD-GASand the code of conduct to faculty and administrative staff members
through e-mail, or Faculty Assembly meeting and other opportunities such (JCD)
as training for new employees.

B

The systematic regulation which reflects objectives of the public university
corporation system will be created. In anytime we will review it while
operating corporation and university promptly and fairly.

B

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GAD-GASin accordance with the Basic Policy and Basic Regulations Concerning(JCD)
Information Security Measures of the Public University Corporation, theUniversity of Aizu (information security policy) established in March, 2021.

C

Internal audit with predetermined annual theme will be conducted whether
if the organization is operated with compliance with laws and regulations.

C

We will conduct internal audits focusing on “the appropriate managementof donations from the UoA Supporters’ Associations and Alumni
Association”.

D

Every year, internal organization and personnel system of the UoA
corporation will be verified in line with operational circumstances.
Necessary review will be conducted on them.

D

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as needed.

E

In principle, we hire personnel through international recruitment. Not only
for faculty members who are hired through strict assessment, willadministrative staff be recruited based on legally fair recruitment process.

E

E-1 In principle, faculty members will be hired through international open
recruitment.
E-2 Administrative staff will be recruited through "Hello Work"(employment service center) and selected based on the examinations toevaluate the nature and abilities the Corporation is looking for.

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All administrative staff to corporate administrative staff ratio will be
increased to 45%.

F

We will achieve 45% of the staff (32/71) to be corporate by switching one
prefectural personnel to corporate staff.

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Multiple female administrative managers will be appointed.

G

While making efforts to nurture female staff who can be assigned to
manager positions through internal job rotations and trainings, we will
request the Prefecture to dispatch female managers.

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H

For training administrative staff in charge of operation of the public
university corporation, appropriate training system will be created. We will
increase job performance skills.

(1) Measures for achievement of goals for improvement of organizational operation

H

In order to improve the professional competence needed in business
operation of the university, we will conduct training sessions based on the
training system suitable for the university operation by utilizing external
training programs.

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Item 1. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Education(2) Measures for achievement of goals regarding improvement of effectiveness andpracticality of administrative work

A

In order to promote reduction of administrative duties, we will reduce
number of meetings held and time for a meeting, proactively promote
power and system saving.

A

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We will work on reducing the amount of time to give explanations at
meetings by distributing meeting materials in advance as well as reducing GAD-GAS(JCD)
the amount of printing work by continuing paperless meetings.

B

We will promote paperless meetings and the amount of paper purchased
will be reduced by 5%.

B

We will strive to reduce the amount of copying paper we purchase by
about 4%, which is 125,000 pages fewer than average amount of thesecond medium-term goal period, by continuing paperless meetings,
thoroughly promoting double-sided copying, and promoting the reuse of
blank sides.
The average amount of copying papers during the second medium-termgoal period: 3,158,250 pages

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III. Measures to be Taken to Achieve Goals regarding Improvement of
Administrative Operation and Effectiveness

Item 1. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Education(1) Specific measures regarding growth of self-generated income, including external
research funds and other revenue(1) Specific measures regarding growth of self-generated income, including external
research funds and other revenue
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A

We will proactively rent the UoA facilities according to a purpose. LICTiAand UBIC will aim at 20 million yen and other facilities will aim at 3 million
yen of facility use fee revenue annually.

A

A-1 By proactively lending the data centers and conference spaces at
LICTiA and securing tenants for R&D rooms and booth offices at UBIC
when vacancies arise, we will target to achieve the total annual income
from the usage fees of these facilities of 20 million yen.
A-2 In order to promote the external use of the auditorium andgymnasium, we will target to achieve the total annual income from theusage fees of these facilities of 3 million yen by sharing the availability of
the facilities on the university website.
[Alternative plans in response to the COVID-19 pandemic]
We will suspend on lending these facilities to external users in principle.

B

In order to increase licensing revenue, we will disseminate information on
our intellectual property within society through more channels and increase
the number of opportunities for their use.

B

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PCD-CASof seeds or participating in technology exhibitions, etc.
We will continue to collaborate with technology transfer agencies (TLO) in (JCD)
order to have more agreements of licensing permission

C

For securing student support and research fund, donation system will beestablished and utilized.

C

C-1 In order to support students with financial difficulties, we will raise
donations for the UoA Student Life Support Association in collaboration
with local business associations and distribute prepaid cards to students
by utilizing the donation.
[Alternative plans in response to the COVID-19 pandemic]
In the case where the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect students,
we will continue taking supporting measures leveraging the funds.
C-2 We will support the research using the scholarship donations.

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Item 1. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Education(1) Specific measures regarding growth of self-generated income, including external
research funds and other revenue

C-3 We will use the JCD website to publicize how to utilize the Kosho
Scholarship and the tax benefits in order to widely solicit donations.
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Item 1. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Education(2) Specific measures regarding economization of expenses(2) Specific measures regarding economization of expenses

A

Through learning session for accounting staff, cost awareness and deep
knowledge in accounting administration will be promoted.

A

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GAD-BASappropriate timing of training for newcomers, estimation of subsidies,budget drafting, financial accounting system replacement, etc. and holding (JCD)
information sessions for persons in charge and trainings effectively.

B

Issues among the current accounting system will be detected andimproved.

B

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Using the operational policy of financial accounting system, we will
GAD-BASappropriately maintain and manage the system in terms of ensuring
security standards and handling unexpected irregular situations.
For further operational optimization, we will make the use of evaluation on
the new system introduced in FY2020.

C

Conducting financial status analysis, we will conduct research on how weshould use the result of said analysis.

C

We will create financial reports, share the information by making it easily
understood internally and externally, and maintain the corporate financehealthy and efficient looking to the future operation.

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Item 1. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Education(1) Measures for achievement of goals regarding improvement of evaluations

A<Shared of the UoA and the JCD>
Every fiscal year, we will conduct self-check and evaluation at eachdivision and department. As the entire university corporation, we will createa performance report.

(1) Measures for achievement of goals regarding improvement of evaluations

A

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the implementation status of their FY2019 annual plans. We will deliberate PCD-PPR(JCD)
the results at the Office for Evaluation of the Corporation and theManagement Council meetings with external experts and finalize them in
the achievement reports as a corporation.

B

Submitting performance report to the prefecture every fiscal year, we will
receive evaluation by the Public University Corporation Evaluation
Committee.

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We will submit the achievement reports for FY2019 to the prefecture by
PCD-PPRthe deadline. Then we will reflect the points to be improved in theoperations of each university based on the results of the evaluation by the (JCD)
Public University Corporation Evaluation Committee.

C

The performance report and evaluation result will be published internallyand externally.

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We will disclose the achievement reports for FY2019 created by the
PCD-PPR
corporation and the results of the evaluation by the Public University
Corporation Evaluation Committee on the UoA's and JCD's official website. (JCD)

D

Result of the personnel evaluation has been served as the base of salary
for administrative staff, etc. We will operate the evaluation equally, fairly,
and rigorously.

D

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Item 1. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Education(1) Measures for achievement of goals regarding improvement of evaluations

E

Regarding performance evaluation for faculty members, evaluation item
and weight of each item will be reviewed. The evaluation system will be
improved repeatedly. Degree of perfection will be increased. We will
discuss about the method how we use the evaluation result.

(1) Measures for achievement of goals regarding improvement of evaluations

E

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run, brush up the system, and discuss how to reflect the evaluation results. GAD-GAS
And, we continuously proceed with consideration for efficient input methodof the faculty achievement date and to create a database in the future.
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Item 1. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Education(2) Specific measures for promotion of the dissemination of information(2) Specific measures for promotion of the dissemination of information

A

In line with the Information Publication System and Public University
Corporation System, we will promote appropriate informational.

A

We will disclose the information required to be shared with the prefectural
citizens such as corporate annual plans, appointment of executives,operation status of the university on the university website.

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B

The UoA’s education, research, industry, and regional contribution will be
advertised externally in order to enhance public recognition of the UoA.

B

We will proactively disseminate the outstanding initiatives, achievements,
and innovative activities, etc. in the field of education, research, industryacademia collaboration, and regional contribution of the UoA and JCD inand outside the country, utilizing external media as well as the university
websites.

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Item 1. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Education(1) Measures for achievement of goals regarding complianceA

Targeting faculty members and administrative staff, we will organize
training sessions related to observation of laws and harassment prevention
every year.

(1) Measures for achievement of goals regarding complianceA

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Online training courses, etc., we will proceed with discussing training
methods, etc. in the COVID-19. In April, we will conduct training sessions GAD-GAS
for new employees and those dispatched from Fukushima Prefecture while PCD-CAS(JCD)
conducting training sessions specialized in relevant operations andsupporting self-development trainings.
ensure compliance by conducting training sessions regarding harassment
for new employees in April and for faculty members and administrative
staff (mainly harassment consultation staff) in May as well as
disseminating the content of the code of conduct to faculty members andadministrative staff.

We will conduct e-learning compliance trainings for research activities asusual. We will hold training sessions by visiting instructors and notify the
manual for observation of accounting execution and other measures forreinforcing the prevention of research misconducts.
We will continue to hold the Research Ethics Committee meetings
regularly while finding a opportunities for providing notifications for
improving faculty’s awareness of research ethics.

B

We will conduct interviews by individuals in management positions at theappropriate, creating opportunities for consultation, and ascertaining thefaculty’s situation.

B

Managers will interview individual employees at least three times a year.

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Item Operation(2) Measures for achievement of goals regarding maintenance and utilization, etc. of
facilities and equipment and communication

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Item 1. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Education(2) Measures for achievement of goals regarding maintenance and utilization, etc. of
facilities and equipment and communicationA

In order to provide students a safe, peaceful, and comfortable education in
adequate educational environment, we will optimize facilities andequipment. Based on the Long-term Maintenance Plan, we will efficiently
conduct maintenance works and management.

A

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term Maintenance Plan, we will conduct repair work and maintenance(JCD)
management in a systematic and efficient manner.
(To be implemented)
Repair work for exterior wall of the Library Hall and Research Quadrangles
Repair work for waterproof rooftop of the Gymnasium and Field House.
Renewal work for the elevator on the Lecture Hall
Repair work for the JCD South Building, toilet of the Gymnasium, etc.
[repeated]

B

We promote the systematic remodeling of facilities showing significant
signs of aging, such as the JCD dormitory.

B

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GAD-FSJCD student dormitory for a longer time and maintain the living(JCD)
environment of the dormitory residents.

C

We will facilitate the UoA operation and the leading-edge education andresearch with information and transmission base which support suchactivities in systematic manner. And we will implement sufficient security
measures.

C

C-1 In accordance with the Information Security Policy, we will prepare
implementation process document and other relevant regulations forenhancing our information security countermeasure.
C-2 We plan to replace the system in October 2021 for enhancement, etc.
of file sharing service among faculty and administrative staff members andsecurity of the email environment, etc. and we will facilitate systems for thedata storage for faculty members, staff members and students, email, web,etc. so as to advancing operational support environment related touniversity operations and education and research environment for faculty
members and students.
In accordance with implementation of the Information Security Policy, we
will facilitate the operational system related to establishment of the CSIRT;a team of experts handling computer security incidents.

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C-3 Following the enactment of the Corporation’s Security Policy, we will
launch on drafting subordinate regulations such as operational regulations. JCD
We will strive for making the operational regulations consistent with ourexisting Computer Center Guidelines.
We will continue to edify and remind our faculty, administrative staff andstudents of security incidents occurred in other universities, companies,
etc.〈Junior College〉

D

The UoA Library will sustainably provide electric information contents andfacilitate comfortable environment for users. We will sustainably releaseacademic information through academic repository.

D

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will continue to offer users library services they can use safely. Moreover, ISTC
through expanding selective collection events, we promote use of thelibrary and improve the environment for use of the library looking ahead tothe future.
We will also continue to provide various academic information resources
through academic books closely related to the content of lectures, ejournals, database establishment, and content registration with theacademic repository.
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space at the library by, among other things, retiring library books to allow JCD
the optimization of the library’s collection. Moreover, through events for
new students such as library quiz rally, we will widely promote how to use
the library, aiming for further utilization of the library.
For sustainable provision of academic information, we will properly
manage and use the JCD academic repository.
We will consider introduction of new BDS such as those using integrated
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management

A

B

Health-checkup-taker ratio among students, faculty members, andadministrative staff will achieve 100%.

Mental-health check will be implemented for using it for mental care forfaculty members and administrative staff.

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A

B

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A-1 Largely shifting the period of health checkup for UoA and JCD
personnel and faculty members from November to May and increasing the GAD-GAS
SAD-SHWS
opportunity for taking health checkups, we will aim for 100% of UoA andJCD personnel and faculty members getting health checkups. We will also
aim to have 100% of individuals indicated as needing follow-up
examinations receive said examinations by periodically having theirsupervisors check with them (in person), etc.
A-2 We will aim for a year-on-year increase of UoA students getting
health checkups by creating an environment that is conducive for students
getting the checks by, among other things, actively calling for UoA
students to undergo health checks.
Under COVID-19, for facilitating the additional opportunity for periodical
medical checkups for students to avoid the 3C settings, we will implement
measures including increasing the period of the checks from two days tofour days.

A-3 We will aim for 100% of students getting health checkups byproactively calling for students to undergo the health check via student
guidance and e-mails by reminding those still don’t take exams of the
makeup exam days or exams at external medical institutions, etc.〈JuniorCollege〉

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We will summarize and analyze the results of mental health checkups,
share the results with each division after reviewing them at the HealthCommittee meeting, utilize them to understand the situation, etc.

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management

C

We will maintain and regularly check disaster and crime prevention
facilities, and guard and safety management system.

C

Besides the legally mandated inspections of disaster prevention / security
facilities and equipment, we will strive to ensure the security throughvoluntary inspections by the staff in charge.

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D

We will establish and improve manuals and construct systems aimed at
helping prevent or minimize injuries, accidents, and other incidents that
occur on campus.

D

Staff members will patrol and check the facilities and equipment. We will
also disseminate the action manuals to faculty members, administrative
staff and students.

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E

So as to act promptly upon a disaster occurs; disaster prevention drill will
be implemented in the entire university.

E

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Item

IV. Other Matters

Item 1. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Education

1

Budget (including personnel cost estimates), income and expenditure plan,and financial plan
*See the attached sheets

1

Budget (including personnel cost estimates), income and expenditure plan GAD-BAS*See the attached sheets2

Short-term loan limit(1) Limit: 800,000,000 yen

2(1) Limit: 800,000,000 yen(2) Possible reasons for loans: It is possible that the University may need
to obtain loans as countermeasure expenses for urgent necessity due todelay in accepting subsidies for operational expenses, occurrence ofincidents, etc.

GAD-BAS(2) Possible reasons for loans:
It is possible that the University may need to obtain loans as
countermeasure expenses for urgent necessity due to delay in accepting
subsidies for operational expenses, occurrence of incidents, etc.

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Plans to transfer or offer valuable property as collateral
None.

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Plans to transfer or offer valuable property as collateral
None.

GAD-BAS

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Use of surplus
If there is a surplus after the settlement of accounts, we will use thesurplus to improve the quality of education and research, as well asorganizational operation, facilities and equipment.

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Use of surplus
If there is a surplus after the settlement of accounts, we will use thesurplus to improve the quality of education and research, as well asorganizational operation, facilities and equipment.

GAD-BASFY 2021 ANNUAL PLAN
The 3rd Mid-term PlanFY 2021 Annual Plan

IV. Other Matters

Item

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IV. Other Matters

Item 1. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Education

Matters related to business operation provided for in prefectural rules(1) Plan for facilities and equipment
A. Based on the Long-term Maintenance Plan described in Ⅲ-4-(2)-A, wewill conduct repair works in a systematic manner.
B. We promote the systematic remodeling of facilities showing significant
signs of aging, such as the JCD dormitory. [reprint]

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GAD-GAS
Matters related to business operation provided for in prefectural rules
GAD-FS(1) Plans Related to Facilities and Equipment
GAD-BASa As listed in 3-4-(2)-A(JCD)
b As listed in 3-4-(2)-B(2) Plans Related to HR
a As listed in 1-1-(3)-D, G, and H
b As listed in 3-3-(1)-E
c Corporate employees will be hired in a systematic manner that balances
new graduates with experienced workers in accordance with the Policy on
the Employment of Corporate Employees.
(3) Purposes for the Reserve FundThe carry-over from the 1st and 2nd Medium-term Goal Periods and thereserve funds for improvement of education, research, and university
operation will be used to fund improvements of the quality of education
and research as well as improvements to organizational operation,
facilities, and equipment.
(4) Other Necessary Matters Related to the Operation and Management of
the Corporation
None.

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Student capacity*See the attached appendix(2) Plan for personnel affairs
A. We will appropriately conduct the measures described inⅠ-1-(3) togather talented personnel with diverse backgrounds.
B. We will promptly establish the evaluation method described in Ⅲ-3(1)-E and will promote the discussion on the reflection method of theevaluation result.
C. We will set a basic policy regarding the recruitment, training,
promotion, etc. of personnel, and will appropriately manage the personnel
matters based on the policy.
(3) Plan for the use of reserve funds
The reserve carried forward from the first and second mid-term goal
periods and the reserve funds for improvement of education research, anduniversity operation will be used for the improvement of the quality ofeducation and research, and for the improvement of organizational
operation, facilities and equipment.

6(4) Other necessary matters related to business operation of the Public
University Corporation
None. capacity
Student*See the attached appendix