National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education explained

National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education
Abbreviation:	NIAD-QE
Formation:	April 1, 2016
Type:	Incorporated Administrative Agency
Status:	Active
Purpose:	University Evaluation, Awarding of Academic Degrees
Headquarters:	1–29-1 Gakuen-nishimachi, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan
Language:	Japanese English (secondary)
Leader Title:	President
Leader Name:	Hideki Fukuda
Affiliations:	National institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation Center for National University Finance and Management
Budget:	¥128.191 billion yen
Region Served:	Domestic region
Num Staff:	190 full-time (April 2020)
Website:	https://www.niad.ac.jp/english/

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The, abbreviated NIAD-QE, is Independent Administrative Institution affiliated with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), whose objectives are:

• To evaluate education and research activities of Japanese universities and their consortia and to publish the result of the evaluation.
• To evaluate achievements of higher education-level learning outside mainstream universities and award academic degrees.

As of July 2007, the second objective consists of:

• Accrediting the courses of some daigakkō and awarding academic degrees to the graduates
• Awarding bachelor's degrees to the graduates of Japanese junior colleges and kōsen (technical colleges) who did recognisable extra studies.

It is headquartered in Kodaira, Tokyo.

History

• 1991: The Study Centre for Academic Degree Awarding and Committee for Study for Creation of Academic Degree Awarding Institution was established in the Graduate University for Advanced Studies.
• 1992: The NIAD was established.
• 1994: The NIAD was expanded to NIAD-UE.
• 2002: The first publication of the results of evaluation.
• 2003: Relocated to the current campus in Kodaira.
• 2016: The NIAD-QE was established.

See also

• List of Independent Administrative Institutions (Japan)

External links

• National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education (English)