NIAD-QE is the only organization in Japan that has the right to award academic degrees equivalent to university degrees. NIAD-QE has awarded degrees to more than 70,000 people since March, 1992. NIAD-QE awards degrees in two schemes: for graduates of junior colleges and colleges of technology, etc., who have accumulated credit hours to a certain level of learning (Bachelor’s degrees); and for those who have completed courses at educational institutions operated by government ministries/agencies recognized as equivalent to university undergraduate programs or graduate programs (Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral degrees).
NIAD-QE’s aims are to award academic degrees to learners with academic ability equivalent to that of people who have completed university undergraduate or graduate programs, and to ensure that diverse learning outcomes at the higher education level are recognized and appreciated.

●Awarding of Degrees 

Scheme I

• Awarding degrees to learners who have completed study at a junior college,college of technology or professional training college (Bachelor’s degree)
• Degrees Awarded in Scheme I

Scheme II

• Degrees Awarded upon Completion of Study at a NIAD-QE-Approved Program(Bachelorʼs, Masterʼs and Doctoral Degrees)

Committees for Awarding of Degrees

• Committee of Validation and Examination for Degrees

●Information Services

●Data 

• Number of Bachelor’s Degrees Awarded Based on Credit-Accumulation (SchemeⅠ)
• Annual Number of Degrees Awarded through April 2018
• Breakdown of number of persons awarded degrees by preliminary qualification
• Number of NIAD-QE-Recognized Advanced Courses by Field and NIAD-QE-Validated Advanced Courses (through April 2018)
• NIAD-QE-Approved Courses and Number of Awarded Degrees (Scheme Ⅱ)
• Illustration of Schools and Educational Institions Connected With NIAD-QE Degrees