CHIKUSHI JOGAKUEN UNIVERSITY（筑紫女学園大学）
Evaluation summary
This university has demonstrated satisfactory compliance with the standards of the Japan
Institution for Higher Education Evaluation.
Standards

Evaluation result

Standard 1. Mission and Objectives, etc.

SatisfiedStandard 2. Students

SatisfiedStandard 3. Educational Curriculum

SatisfiedStandard 4. Faculty and Staff

SatisfiedStandard 5. Management, Administration and Finance

SatisfiedStandard 6. Internal Quality Assurance

Satisfied

Good practices
With the objective of implementing continuous activities towards improving the quality ofeducation, the university has compiled the ethos of activities, specific systems and methods intoa pamphlet entitled Basic Ethos and Educational Goals, which is communicated across thewhole university. In addition, a presentation meeting of Basic Ethos and Educational Goals
aimed at all faculty and staff is held each year, and the faculty and staff’s awareness of theuniversity’s basic ethos and educational goals is renewed. These initiatives are worthy ofevaluation.

In addition to the three policies, the university states its own unique Comprehensive Educationand Learning Support Policy, and has developed an internal and extra-curricular support system
based on the completion of undergraduate education for students from before enrollment
through to graduation. This initiative is worthy of evaluation.

Substantial learning and class instruction support is provided by undergraduate students such as
LC staff, Student Advisors (SAs), student support staff and international students tutors. Thisinitiative is worthy of high evaluation.

Varied and meticulous career guidance is provided such as the project-based learning Chikujo
Mezame (Awaken) Project conducted in collaboration with businesses, and these initiatives areworthy of evaluation.

Support is provided for extra-curricular activities through the Student Challenge Project inwhich students themselves put their ideas into practice to work on local issues such as thevitalization of the community and campus. These initiatives are worthy of evaluation.

The university has issued its Chikushi Jogakuen University Manifesto on Diversity and ispositively promoting the creation of a better environment including a barrier-free campus inwhich students, faculty and staff with illnesses and disabilities, and students of cultural andsexual diversity can spend time comfortably. These initiatives are worthy of high evaluation.
The university has established a Self-education Support System, introduced optional training bye-learning educational materials encompassing knowledge about higher education, and isencouraging self-improvement and career development of the administrative staff. Theseinitiatives are worthy of evaluation.

In addition to the individual research funding, the university is positively encouraging thefaculty’s research by financial support such as Special Research Assistance Funding, AcademicPublication Assistance Funding, Off-campus Research Assistance Funding, and Overseas
Business Trip Assistance Funding. These initiatives are worthy of evaluation.

Recommendations for improvement
The fill rate of total capacity in the Faculty of Contemporary Social Studies' Department ofContemporary Social Studies is under 70% and improvements are required.