MEXT : Quality Assurance Framework of Higher Education in Japan

1. Outline

  In Japan, the quality assurance framework consists of the Standards
for Establishing University (SEU), the establishment-approval system (EAS) and
the Quality Assurance and Accreditation System (QAAS).

  The framework has both the advantage of the prior regulations
that assure proper quality in advance, and the checking afterwards that assure
quality constantly, while respecting the diversity of universities. Thus, it
has been assumed that this combination of systems is the most effective and
efficient for quality assurance.

  With regard to the three-fold quality assurance framework comprised
of SEU, EAS, and QAAS, new issues have arisen, and the government assumes that
it is necessary to examine the role and relationship of these systems, thereby
improving their application and enhancing the quality assurance mechanism on
the whole.

  For details, Please see the brochure about Quality Assurance
Framework in Japan.