National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation
Encyclopedia
The , abbreviated NIAD-UE, is Japan
's "independent administrative institution
" affiliated with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
(MEXT), whose objectives are:
As of July 2007, the second objective consists of:
It is headquartered in Kodaira, Tokyo
.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
's "independent administrative institution
Independent Administrative Institution
An Incorporated Administrative Agency or in lay terms an Independent Administrative Corporation or Independent Administrative Institution is a newly designed type of legal body for Japanese governmental organizations regulated by the Basic Law on Reforming Government Ministries of 1998...
" affiliated with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Japan)
The , also known as MEXT or Monkashō, is one of the ministries of the Japanese government.The Meiji government created the first Ministry of Education in 1871....
(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 educationHigher educationHigher, post-secondary, tertiary, or third level education refers to the stage of learning that occurs at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology...
-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 the graduates of academic degrees.
- Awarding bachelor's degreeBachelor's degreeA bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
s to the graduates of Japanese junior collegeJunior collegeThe term junior college refers to different educational institutions in different countries.-India:In India, most states provide schooling through 12th grade...
s and kōsen (technlcal colleges) who did recognisable extra studies. - Awarding degrees to the graduates of the Japan Coast Guard AcademyJapan Coast Guard AcademyThe is a university-level academy established within the Japan Coast Guard for the purpose of training students to become officers. It is located in Kure, Hiroshima prefecture.Students have the status of public employees...
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It is headquartered in Kodaira, Tokyo
Kodaira, Tokyo
Kodaira redirects here. For the mathematician, see Kunihiko Kodaira. is a city located in the western region of Tokyo, Japan.The city has an estimated population of 180,049 with 82,179 households and a population density of 8,800.05 persons per km² as of July 1, 2011...
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History
- 1991: The Study Centre for Acacemic Degree Awarding and Committee for Study for Creation of Academic Degree Awarding Institution was established in the Graduate University for Advanced StudiesGraduate University for Advanced StudiesThe is one of the national universities of Japan. It is located in the town of Hayama in Kanagawa Prefecture. It was established in 1988. Its nickname is...
http://www.soken.ac.jp/. - 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.