University evaluations are implemented with the purpose of improving university education and research standards, and are a method of evaluating and improving university activities.

As a national university corporation, Kyushu University is legally obliged to undergo National University Corporation Evaluation (hereinafter “Corporation Evaluation”), which is carried out by the National University Corporation Evaluation Committee convened by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and Certified Evaluation and Accreditation by an organization certified by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

○National University Corporation Evaluation

At the end of the 4th year and the final 6th year of the mid-term target period, the National University Corporation Evaluation Committee verifies the implementation status of the items described in the mid-term targets and plans of national university corporations and evaluates the status of their achievements.　The assessment of education and research categories, however, is implemented by requesting to the National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education (hereinafter referred to as NIAD-QE).

The results of the National University Corporation Evaluation are reflected in the calculation of the operational expenditure subsidy for the next six years.

1. Evaluation results of Kyushu University at the end of the 4th year of the 3rd evaluation (AY 2015 - 2021))

• ( 5 Levels of Results )
  • (1)Education
    ――――――――――[3] Making good progress
  • (2)Research
    ――――――――――[5] Making remarkable progress
  • (3)Social cooperation, internationalization, etc.
    ――――――――――[4] Making greater progress than planned
  • (4)Other goals
    ――――――――――[3] Making good progress

○Accreditation evaluation

Under the School Education Act, all universities (national, public and private) are required to have their education, research, organizational management, facilities and equipment accredited at periodic intervals by an organization (accredited evaluation organization) approved by the Education Minister in order to improve education and research standards.

The types and cycles of accreditation are as follows: -Institutional Certified Evaluation and Accreditation (target: university overall) Maximum 7-year interval
-Professional graduate school accreditation evaluation (target: professional graduate schools) Maximum 5-year interval

The University underwent its third Institutional Certified Evaluation and Accreditation in AY 2021 and was evaluated as “compliant with the university evaluation criteria.”

Kyushu University evaluation results

• (Year of evaluation: evaluating body)
  • Institutional Certified Evaluation and Accreditation
    ―――――――“Compliant with evaluation criteria”
    (AY 2018: National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education)
  • Law School――“Compliant with evaluation criteria”
    (AY 2018: Japan University Accreditation Association)
  • Faculty of Economics Industrial Management Course
    ―――――――“Compliant with evaluation criteria”
    (AY 2018: Japan University Accreditation Association)
  • Graduate School of Medicine Department of Health Care Administration and Management
    ―――――――“Compliant with evaluation criteria”
    (AY 2019: Foundation of the Japanese Certification Board for Clinical Psychologists)
  • Faculty of Human-Environment Studies Department of Clinical Psychology Practice
    ―――――――“Conforms to university evaluation criteria”
    (AY 2021: National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education)