2An incorporated administrative agency is a corporation established in accordance with the Act on General Rules for Incorporated Administrative Agencies, with the objective of conducting public administration and business independently of the government, as part of the government’s administrative reforms aimed at streamlining public administration and making it more efficient. Incorporated administrative agencies are classified as either an agency managed under medium-term objectives, a national research and development agency, or an agency engaged in administrative execution. NIAD-QE is an agency managed under medium-term objectives, under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).The National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education (NIAD-QE) is an incorporated administrative agency established on April 1, 2016, through the merger of the National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation, and the Center for National University Finance and Management. NIAD-QE was established in accordance with the Act on General Rules for Incorporated Administrative Agencies and the National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education Act.Working with universities and colleges to ensure that higher education merits the expectations of society, NIAD-QE supports universities and colleges to enhance the quality of their education and research, and strives to achieve recognition and appreciation of academic degrees as the result of learning at the higher education level. To achieve these objectives, NIAD-QE performs university evaluations, provides loans and grants for facilities, awards academic degrees, encourages cooperation in quality assurance, and conducts studies and research on these topics. NIAD-QE has used a government subsidy to establish a fund from which it provides universities and colleges with subsidies in accordance with basic guidelines prescribed by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and NIAD-QE’s own implementation policy. By providing these subsidies, NIAD-QE encourages the expansion of education and research activities in fields where support is deemed particularly necessary in order to cultivate personnel in the medium- to long-term. IntroductionWhat is an Incorporated Administrative Agency?Subsidizationfor PersonnelCultivationStudies and ResearchCooperation in Quality AssuranceUniversity EvaluationAwarding ofAcademic DegreesDevelopment of Japanese higher educationDevelopment of Japanese society as a wholeNIAD-QE provides subsidies to fund the establishment of academic units at universities and colleges of technology (KOSEN).p. 25, 30Supports efforts to cultivate highly skilled professionals who will drive growing fields such as digital and green business.NIAD-QE undertakes research that forms the basis of its various roles and indicates the directions they should take, as well as conducting studies and research to verify the soundness of its activities.pp. 23-24Reflects the outcomes of research in further efforts to develop NIAD-QEʼs work, and makes them available to the public.NIAD-QE undertakes higher education quality assurance activities in partnership with universities and colleges, along with quality assurance organizations within Japan and overseas.pp. 16-22Provides information about higher education for the various needs of stakeholders.NIAD-QE conducts the certified evaluation and accreditation of universities, colleges of technology (KOSEN), and law schools.NIAD-QE conducts the evaluation of education and research for the National University Corporation Evaluation scheme.pp. 6-8, 28-29Contributes to maintaining and improving the quality of academic activities.NIAD-QE provides loans and grants for the development of facilities at national university corporations and other institutions.Loans and Grants forFacilitiesSupports efforts to enhance the education and research environment at universities and colleges, and to improve their finance and management.NIAD-QE is the only organization in Japan that has the right to award academic degrees equivalent to university degrees.Supports diverse forms of learning at the higher education level.pp. 9-11, 30pp. 12-15, 31-35About NIAD-QE
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