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

Sapporo City University

Basic Information of the Institution
Ownership: Public

Location: Hokkaido, Japan

Accreditation Status
Year of the Review: 2017
Accreditation Status: accredited （Accreditation Period: April.01.2018 – March.31.2025）

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Certified Evaluation and Accreditation Resultsfor Sapporo City University
Overview
Sapporo City University (hereafter, the University) was established in 2006 as a public
university corporation by integrating the existing Sapporo Nursing School founded in 1965 andSapporo School of the Arts, which specialized in design, founded in 1991. Divided into twocampuses in Sapporo City, Hokkaido (the Geijutsu-no-mori campus and the Soen campus), it
is organized into two faculties (School of Design and School of Nursing), two graduate schools(Graduate school of Design and Graduate school of Nursing) and the Graduate Program forMidwifery and conducts educational and research activities based on its educational
philosophies of “respect for human life” and “contributing to the community.”
After its accreditation review by Japan University Accreditation Association (JUAA)
in 2011, the University formulated the Sapporo City University Second Mid-term Plan (theSecond Mid-term Plan) for 2012-2017 and has been undertaking initiatives for improvement
under a Self-Study Committee to realize this plan.
The University strives for education, research and social contribution throughcollaborations between the fields of design and nursing. It is unique in its efforts to develop
medical equipment and other products based on research harnessing the respective
characteristics of design and nursing, apart from offering collaborative subjects, such as“Practicum of Inter-Departrment Cooperation” for undergraduate students and “CollaborativeProject Seminar” for graduate students. It is also commendable that the University actively
participates in community-based activities by inviting cooperation from residents for theSchool of Nursing and introducing practical learning with simulated patients. It is expected that
the University will continue to leverage its uniqueness and develop further as a platform forcollaboration between design and nursing.
Notable Strengths
Educational Content, Methods, and Outcome
The University has established collaborative subjects in both its faculties and graduate
schools to provide education that integrates the fields of design and nursing. Sinceestablishment, the faculties have been holding “Freshman Collaborative Seminar” and3“Practicum of Inter-Departrment Cooperation” as compulsory subjects in first and thirdyears respectively. From 2016, it also introduced “Community Project” and “Fundamental
Theory of Inter-Department Cooperation” as introductory subjects leading to the third year
study. By distributing subjects consistently from the first to third year, it smoothly
connects subjects and achieves collaborative education. Furthermore, it also offers“Collaborative Project Seminar” in its Master’s programs and “Interdisciplinary Research
Seminar’’ in its Doctoral program to cultivate basic knowledge on aspects common toboth graduate schools. It is commendable that the University strives to foster a broad
perspective in its students by providing them opportunities to interact with students fromdifferent fields through such collaborative subjects.
For the School of Nursing, the University takes the help of advertising and other media toinvite city residents to act as simulated patients and requests them to participate in
Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) and seminars. To enable the simulated
patients to grasp the level of the students’ knowledge and skills, the University creates
detailed scenarios based on the level of students in each year and conducts in-depth
meetings before holding OSCE and some seminars. It also surveys alumni to find out
whether such efforts helped them in the actual site of work. It is commendable that theUniversity strives to provide practical and quality education by building a teaching system
in cooperation with the residents.

Social Cooperation and Contribution

To promote research that contributes to the community and region and give back theresults to society, the University has established a Collaborative Research Center thatprovides support services including patent processing support for potential research-based
products, consultations with intellectual property advisers, matching with companies andexhibitions in trade fairs. It is commendable that these efforts have resulted incommercialization of medical equipment developed by collaborations between design andnursing and are examples of social cooperation and social contribution leveraging theUniversity’s area of specialization.