University Accreditation Results(Results for Certified Evaluation and Accreditation for University)

Tokyo Keizai University

Basic Information of the Institution
Ownership: Private

Location: Tokyo, Japan

Accreditation Status
Year of the Review: 2019Accreditation Status: Accredited（Accreditation Period: April 1.2020 – March 31.2027）

Certified Evaluation and Accreditation Resultsfor Tokyo Keizai University
Overview
Tokyo Keizai University (hereinafter referred to as the “University”) is founded on theprinciple of “Forward Forever,” which means being undeterred by difficulties and always
taking on new challenges. Based on this principle, the University has set the following
five goals: “promoting an enterprising spirit,” “focusing on practical studies and foreign
languages,” “nurturing individuals with comprehensive judgement who value
responsibility and honesty,” “contributing as an intellectual hub of society,” and “being
an open university and working together with students.” Since AY2018, the University
has implemented activities in accordance with the third Mid-term Business Plan. In 2020,
which marks the 120th anniversary of its founding, the University developed an
educational vision called “TKU Challenge 2020,” which states the intention to enhancethe four areas of education, career, support, and campus. The University conducts
educational and research activities in its four faculties, namely the Faculty of Economics,Faculty of Business Administration, Faculty of Communication Studies, and Faculty ofContemporary Law, as well as its graduate schools that are established based on thefaculties.
With regard to education, curricula incorporate general education subjects, theShinissou Kamoku (i.e. “Forward Forever” subjects), and specialized subjects, in linewith the aforementioned plan and vision. The University has created a numbering systemand course registration flowcharts to help students learn in a systematic manner, and hasalso focused its efforts on career education.
The University’s distinctive efforts include the active provision of learning
support and support for obtaining qualifications, and the establishment of a hands-on
learning space for learning about other cultures in response to globalization. The
University has formed partnerships with businesses, groups, and the local government in
Kokubunji City, where its campus is located, provided the University’s intellectual
resources to the local community through internships at local businesses and community
contribution-related subjects, and contributed to community revitalization, which areremarkable endeavors.
However, there are issues that need to be resolved. First, regarding the initiativesof the University’s graduate schools, the three policies (degree award policy (diplomapolicy), curriculum design and implementation policy (curriculum policy), and admission
2policy) are insufficient, or have not been established for individual programs. These
policies should be reviewed. The University should improve quota management forgraduate schools and programs with a low capacity fulfillment rate, and implement
appropriate quota management for transfer admissions.
As for the University’s internal quality assurance system designed to ensure thequality of education, etc., although the Internal Quality Assurance Committee has been
formed under the president as the organization responsible for promotion of internal
quality assurance, the committee does not provide sufficient feedback in relation to themeasures for improvement taken according to the results of self-study, and the divisionof roles with the Educational Reform Promotion Council and University Executive
Council are unclear. Therefore, the University should review the roles of the respectiveorganizations involved in internal quality assurance and ensure that the Internal Quality
Assurance Committee can implement educational management properly.
Building on its tradition of providing practical education, Tokyo Keizai
University has developed its educational structure in response to changes in the social
environment and has actively promoted student support. We hope the University further
enhances its distinctive features, improves the functioning of its internal quality assurance
system, and strengthens its social accountability.
Notable Strengths
Student Support It is commendable that student support-related proposals from each committee andmanagement-related issues are discussed in the Student Support Meeting, and thatorganizational efforts are made to provide learning support through faculty members
and office staff at the Learning Support Center, provide support for obtaining
qualifications through qualification courses and group tests in the Career Support
Course (CSC), and hold conversation practice sessions in English and other languages
and intercultural exchange events at the Cotopatio Global Lounge in response toglobalization.
Social Cooperation and Contribution
 Aiming to contribute to the development of the local economy, industry, and culture,
the University has formed local partnerships with businesses, groups, the local
government, and other organizations in Kokubunji City, and engages in a variety of3

community contribution activities under the initiative of the Local Cooperation
Promotion Council that is jointly managed by the University and these organizations.
A notable initiative is the Kokubunji Area Internship Program, which is held as anacademic subject. In the program, students participate in internships at local
businesses, festivals, and other events. Another notable example is the Local
Contributions Performed by Students, which is also held as an academic subject. In
this program, students participate in various events and regularly-held activities
related to welfare, the environment, and community building as volunteers andcompile reports. In both subjects, the students take part in a presentation meeting thatis also attended by the people working at the organizations to which they have been
assigned, in an attempt to identify and address the challenges faced by the localcommunity. In addition, the University contributes to community revitalization
through leveraging its intellectual resources to provide ideas to businesses andregularly holding volunteer activities and public lectures. These are commendableinitiatives.
Suggestions for Improvement
Internal Quality Assurance The University has established the Internal Quality Assurance Committee as theorganization responsible for promotion of internal quality assurance. However, thecommittee does not implement appropriate management or provide sufficient support
in relation to the measures for improvement taken according to the results of selfstudy conducted by individual faculties and graduate schools. The roles of the Internal
Quality Assurance Committee are not clearly defined with respect to those of theEducational Reform Promotion Council, a university-wide deliberative bodyresponsible for educational matters, and the University Executive Council, auniversity-wide deliberative body responsible for university management-relatedmatters. Therefore, the University should review its university-wide structure
responsible for internal quality assurance and ensure that internal quality assurancefunctions properly.
Educational Program and Outcome
 The MA Programs in the Graduate School of Economics, Graduate School ofBusiness Administration, Graduate School of Communication Studies, and Graduate4

School of Contemporary Law and the PhD Programs in the Graduate School ofBusiness Administration and Graduate School of Communication Studies do notindicate the learning outcomes, including knowledge, skills, and abilities, thatstudents must attain in order to receive a degree in the degree award policy. Thisshould be improved.
 The PhD Program in the Graduate School of Economics does not present the basic
ideas on curriculum organization and implementation in the curriculum design andimplementation policy, and the MA Program and PhD Program in the Graduate
School of Communication Studies and the MA Program in the Graduate School ofContemporary Law do not present the basic ideas on curriculum implementation in
the curriculum design and implementation policy. This should be improved.
 The thesis examination criteria are the same in the MA Program and PhD Program in
the Graduate School of Economics, Graduate School of Business Administration, andGraduate School of Communication Studies, respectively, and are not clearly definedfor each degree program. This should be improved.
 None of the graduate school degree programs have established methods for measuring
the learning outcomes indicated in the degree award policy. Therefore, methods forappropriately grasping and evaluating learning outcomes should be developed.
Student Enrollment
 The ratio of student enrollment to the student enrollment cap is low at 0.33 in the MA
Program in the Graduate School of Communication Studies, 0.10 in the MA Programin the Graduate School of Contemporary Law, 0.27 in the PhD Program in theGraduate School of Economics, and 0.22 in the PhD Program in the Graduate Schoolof Business Administration. Therefore, significant improvement should be made in
graduate school quota management.
 With regard to student enrollment, the transfer admissions fulfillment rates in theDepartment of Marketing and Distribution, Department of Communication Studies,and Department of Contemporary Law have been declining over the years. Therefore,
the University should implement appropriate quota management.

5University Management and Finance Despite the fact that faculty members are notified of the university-wide SD training,no faculty members have participated in the training as of the first half of AY2019.
Therefore, engagement in improving faculty members’ university management
capabilities is lacking. The University should review its university-wide SD activities
in order to promote faculty-staff cooperation and make organizational efforts toimprove the university management capabilities of its faculty and staff members.
Recommendation
Student Enrollment
 An admission policy has not been established for each graduate school program.
Therefore, the University should establish and announce the respective admission
policies.

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