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About Self-Assessment and Evaluation

The School Education Act requires universities to conduct self-assessment and evaluation for the purpose of vitalizing and improving the level of their education and research activities and fulfilling their social responsibilities as higher learning institutions. The self-assessment and evaluation process is broadly divided into the following three stages.

1.: Self-assessment of the existing state of the university's education and research activities checked against its own principles and objectives in order to gain an accurate picture of the present condition of the university.
2.: Self-assessment of areas of excellence and areas requiring improvement.
3.: Disclosure to the public of the results of self-assessment and evaluation and implementation of improvements based on the results.

Self-Assessment and Evaluation of the 3rd Mid-Term Objectives

In line with its established 6-year mid-term objectives period for self-assessment and evaluation of the university as a whole and of all Schools, Tokyo Tech has conducted self-assessment and evaluation of the following administrative offices and departments, Tokyo Tech High School of Science and Technology, and Schools and Institutes. The results of the 3rd mid-term objectives period are compiled in the “self-assessment and evaluation report of the 3rd mid-term objectives (FY2016-FY2021) (Japanese).

I. Administrative offices, departments
1 Office of Strategy and Planning 2 Office of Education 3 Office of Research and Innovation 4 Office of Campus Management	5 Internal Audit Office 6 Office of Appropriate Management of Education and Research Funds 7 Tokyo Tech High School of Science and Technology

II. Schools and Institutes
1 School of Science 2 School of Engineering 3 School of Materials and Chemical Technology 4 School of Computing 5 School of Life Science and Technology	6 School of Environment and Society 7 Institute of Innovative Research 8 Center of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence 9 Institute of Liberal Arts

Tokyo Tech Now 2016

In FY2004, Tokyo Tech was incorporated as a national university corporation, and a 6-year mid-term objectives period for self-assessment and evaluation of the university as a whole and of all schools and graduate schools was established. The results of 2nd mid-term objectives period are compiled in the publication Tokyo Tech Now 2016.

I: University, schools, graduate schools	II: Institutes, centers, materials
Introduction (Japanese) About Tokyo Tech Now 2016 (Japanese) Chapter 1 Overall Conditions in 2nd Mid-Term Objectives Period (Japanese) Chapter 2 Self-Assessment and Evaluation by Offices and Centers 2.1 Planning Office (Japanese) 2.2 Evaluation Office (Japanese) 2.3 Educational Planning Office (Admissions Office) (Japanese) 2.4 Research Strategy Office (Japanese) 2.5 Financial Management Office (Japanese) 2.6 International Office (Japanese) 2.7 General Safety Management Center (Japanese) 2.8 Information Infrastructure Management Office (Japanese) 2.9 Center for Public Affairs and Communications (Japanese) 2.10 Center for University Communications and Coordination (Japanese) 2.11 Gender Equality Center (Japanese) 2.12 University Reform Headquarters (Japanese) 2.13 Collaborative Organization for International Education and Research(Japanese) 2.14 Compliance and Crisis Management Office (Japanese) 2.15 Office for the Appropriate Management of Education and Research Funds (Japanese) 2.16 Internal Audit Office (Japanese) Chapter 3 Self-Assessment and Evaluation of Academic Schools and Graduate Schools 3.1 School of Science (Japanese) 3.2 School of Engineering (Japanese) 3.3 School of Bioscience and Biotechnology (Japanese) 3.4 Graduate School of Science and Engineering (Science) (Japanese) 3.5 Graduate School of Science and Engineering (Engineering) (Japanese) 3.6 Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology (Japanese) 3.7 Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering (Japanese) 3.8 Graduate School of Information Science and Engineering (Japanese) 3.9 Graduate School of Decision Science and Technology (Japanese) 3.10 Graduate School of Innovation Management (Japanese)	Chapter 4 Self-Assessment and Evaluation by Research Laboratories 4.1 Chemical Resources Laboratory (Japanese) 4.2 Precision and Intelligence Laboratory (Japanese) 4.3 Materials and Structures Laboratory (Japanese) 4.4 Research Laboratory for Nuclear Reactors (Japanese) Chapter 5 Self-Assessment and Evaluation by Tokyo Tech High School of Science and Technology (Japanese) Chapter 6 Self-Assessment and Evaluation by Institute Libraries (Japanese) Chapter 7 Self-Assessment and Evaluation by Research and Service Centers 7.1 Health Service Centers (Japanese) 7.2 Imaging Science and Engineering Laboratory (Japanese) 7.3 Frontier Research Center (Japanese) 7.4 Solutions Research Laboratory (Japanese) 7.5 Global Scientific Information and Computing Center (Japanese) 7.6 Research Center for Educational Facilities (Japanese) 7.7 Volcanic Fluid Research Center (Japanese) 7.8 International Student Center (Japanese) 7.9 Quantum Nanoelectronics Research Center (Japanese) 7.10 Foreign Language Research and Teaching Center (Japanese) 7.11 Center for Biological Resources and Informatics (Japanese) 7.12 Center for Liberal Arts (Japanese) 7.13 Materials Research Center for Element Strategy (Japanese) 7.14 Earth-Life Science Institute (Japanese) 7.15 Happiness Co-creation Society through "Ishin-Denshin" Intelligent Communications (Japanese) 7.16 Technical Department (Japanese) Chapter 8 Materials Collections (Japanese)

I: University, schools, graduate schools

II: Institutes, centers, materials

Introduction (Japanese)
About Tokyo Tech Now 2016 (Japanese)
Chapter 1 Overall Conditions in 2nd Mid-Term Objectives Period (Japanese)

Chapter 2 Self-Assessment and Evaluation by Offices and Centers

2.1 Planning Office (Japanese)
2.2 Evaluation Office (Japanese)
2.3 Educational Planning Office (Admissions Office) (Japanese)
2.4 Research Strategy Office (Japanese)
2.5 Financial Management Office (Japanese)
2.6 International Office (Japanese)
2.7 General Safety Management Center (Japanese)
2.8 Information Infrastructure Management Office (Japanese)
2.9 Center for Public Affairs and Communications (Japanese)
2.10 Center for University Communications and Coordination (Japanese)
2.11 Gender Equality Center (Japanese)
2.12 University Reform Headquarters (Japanese)
2.13 Collaborative Organization for International Education and Research(Japanese)
2.14 Compliance and Crisis Management Office (Japanese)
2.15 Office for the Appropriate Management of Education and Research Funds (Japanese)
2.16 Internal Audit Office (Japanese)

Chapter 3 Self-Assessment and Evaluation of Academic Schools and Graduate Schools
3.1 School of Science (Japanese)
3.2 School of Engineering (Japanese)
3.3 School of Bioscience and Biotechnology (Japanese)
3.4 Graduate School of Science and Engineering (Science) (Japanese)
3.5 Graduate School of Science and Engineering (Engineering) (Japanese)
3.6 Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology (Japanese)
3.7 Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering (Japanese)
3.8 Graduate School of Information Science and Engineering (Japanese)
3.9 Graduate School of Decision Science and Technology (Japanese)
3.10 Graduate School of Innovation Management (Japanese)

Chapter 4 Self-Assessment and Evaluation by Research Laboratories
4.1 Chemical Resources Laboratory (Japanese)
4.2 Precision and Intelligence Laboratory (Japanese)
4.3 Materials and Structures Laboratory (Japanese)
4.4 Research Laboratory for Nuclear Reactors (Japanese)

Chapter 5 Self-Assessment and Evaluation by Tokyo Tech High School of Science and Technology (Japanese)

Chapter 6 Self-Assessment and Evaluation by Institute Libraries (Japanese)

Chapter 7 Self-Assessment and Evaluation by Research and Service Centers
7.1 Health Service Centers (Japanese)
7.2 Imaging Science and Engineering Laboratory (Japanese)
7.3 Frontier Research Center (Japanese)
7.4 Solutions Research Laboratory (Japanese)
7.5 Global Scientific Information and Computing Center (Japanese)
7.6 Research Center for Educational Facilities (Japanese)
7.7 Volcanic Fluid Research Center (Japanese)
7.8 International Student Center (Japanese)
7.9 Quantum Nanoelectronics Research Center (Japanese)
7.10 Foreign Language Research and Teaching Center (Japanese)
7.11 Center for Biological Resources and Informatics (Japanese)
7.12 Center for Liberal Arts (Japanese)
7.13 Materials Research Center for Element Strategy (Japanese)
7.14 Earth-Life Science Institute (Japanese)
7.15 Happiness Co-creation Society through "Ishin-Denshin" Intelligent Communications (Japanese)
7.16 Technical Department (Japanese)

Chapter 8 Materials Collections (Japanese)

Contact the Institutional Evaluation Section, Office of Public Engagement if you wish to obtain the complete PDF file.

Contact

Institutional Evaluation Section, Office of Public Engagement, Tokyo Institute of Technology

2-12-1-E3-3, Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550

Tel +81-3-5734-2972 Fax +81-3-5734-3192

Email: kik.hyo@jim.titech.ac.jp

References

Past editions of Tokyo Tech Now

Name	Date of Issue Content
Tokyo Tech Now 2010	Date of Issue September 2010 Content Self-assessment and evaluation by the university, external evaluation of the university and each of the schools
Tokyo Tech Now '02	Date of Issue March 2003 Content Self-assessment and evaluation by the university, external evaluation of the university and each of the schools
Tokyo Tech Now '99	Date of Issue September 2000 Content Self-assessment and evaluation by the university, external evaluation of the university and each of the schools
Tokyo Tech Now '95	Date of Issue September 1996 Content Self-assessment and evaluation by the university, external evaluation of the university and each of the schools
Tokyo Tech Now	Date of Issue July 1993 Content Self-assessment and evaluation by the university

Contact the Institutional Evaluation Section, Office of Public Engagement if you wish to obtain the complete PDF file.

Provisions Pertaining to Self-Assessment and Evaluation

History of Law Revisions Pertaining to the Self-Assessment System
Standards for the Establishment of Universities were revised (1991).
The revised standards provided that universities should make efforts to conduct self-assessment and evaluation.

Standards for the Establishment of Universities were further revised (1999).
The revised standards required universities to conduct self-assessment and evaluation and disclose the results to the public, and to make efforts to have the results inspected by an external entity.

The School Education Act was revised (2002).
Provisions pertaining to conducting self-assessment and evaluation and disclosure of results were specified by law (the provisions came into effect on April 1, 2004).
The provision that required results to be inspected by an external entity was abolished with the introduction of the evaluation and accreditation system.

Provisions of Existing Laws and Regulations
Article 109 of the School Education Act
In order to contribute to enhancing the levels of education and research, a university shall conduct self-assessment and self-evaluation with regard to the details of its education and research activities, organization and operation, and facilities and equipment and publicize the results thereof, as provided for by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

Article 166 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the School Education Act
In conducting the assessment and evaluation provided in paragraph (1), Article 109 of the School Education Act, a university shall set appropriate criteria and develop appropriate systems in conformance with the intent of the provision.

Reference: University High Schools
The 2007 revision of the School Education Act introduced a school evaluation system for elementary schools, junior high schools, and high schools.
(Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology "School Evaluations" (Japanese))

Contact

Evaluation Group, Planning Division

Email kik.hyo@jim.titech.ac.jp