National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education

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The National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education (大学改革支援・学位授与機構, Daigaku Kaikaku Shien • Gakui Juyo Kikō), abbreviated NIAD-QE, is Independent Administrative Institution affiliated with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), whose objectives are:

• To evaluate education and research activities of Japanese universities and their consortia and to publish the result of the evaluation.
• To evaluate achievements of higher education-level learning outside mainstream universities and award academic degrees.

As of July 2007, the second objective consists of:

• Accrediting the courses of some daigakkō and awarding academic degrees to the graduates
• Awarding bachelor's degrees to the graduates of Japanese junior colleges and kōsen (technical colleges) who did recognisable extra studies.

It is headquartered in Kodaira, Tokyo.

History

• 1991: The Study Centre for Academic Degree Awarding and Committee for Study for Creation of Academic Degree Awarding Institution was established in the Graduate University for Advanced Studies.
• 1992: The NIAD was established.
• 1994: The NIAD was expanded to NIAD-UE.
• 2002: The first publication of the results of evaluation.
• 2003: Relocated to the current campus in Kodaira.
• 2016: The NIAD-QE was established.

See also

• List of Independent Administrative Institutions (Japan)

External links

• National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education (English)

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Incorporated Administrative Agencies in Japan

• There are 102 institutions as of April 1, 2012. Bold institutions employ national public servants.

Cabinet Office

• National Archives of Japan
• ja:Northern Territories Issue Association
• ja:National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan

Ministry of
Internal Affairs
and
Communications

• National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)
• ja:National Statistics Center
• ja:Public Foundation for Peace and Consolation
• ja:Management Organization for Postal Savings and Postal Life Insurance

Ministry of
Foreign Affairs

• Japan International Cooperation Agency
• Japan Foundation

Ministry of
Finance

• ja:National Research Institute of Brewing
• Japan Mint
• National Printing Bureau
• Commemorative Organization for the Japan World Exposition '70

Ministry of
Education,
Culture,
Sports,
Science and
Technology

• ja:National Institute of Special Education
• National Center for University Entrance Examinations
• ja:National Institution For Youth Education
• ja:National Women's Education Center
• National Museum of Nature and Science
• National Institute for Materials Science
• ja:National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention
• ja:National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology
• National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
• ja:National Institute of Radiological Sciences
• 
  ja:National Center for Teachers' Development
• Japan Science and Technology Agency
• Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
• RIKEN
• Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
• ja:National Agency for the Advancement of Sports and Health
• Japan Arts Council
• ja:Japan Student Services Organization
• Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
• ja:Institute of National Colleges of Technology
• National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation
• Japan Atomic Energy Agency

Ministry of
Health,
Labour, and
Welfare

• ja:National Institute of Health and Nutrition
• ja:National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
• ja:Organization for Workers Retirement Allowance Mutual Aid
• ja:Japan Organization for Employment of the Elderly, Persons with Disabilities and Job
  Seekers
• ja:Welfare And Medical Service Agency
• ja:National Center for Persons with Severe Intellectual Disabilities, Nozominosono
• Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training
• ja:Japan Labour Health and Welfare Organization
• ja:National Hospital Organization
• ja:Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Agency
• 
  ja:National Institute of Biomedical Innovation
• ja:Readjustment of Facilities for Insured Persons and Beneficiaries Organization
• Government Pension Investment Fund
• ja:National Cancer Center
• ja:National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Hospital
• ja:National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
• ja:National Center for Global Health and Medicine
• ja:National Center for Child Health and Development
• ja:National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontrogy

Ministry of
Agriculture,
Forestry and
Fisheries

• ja:Food and Agricultural Materials Inspection Center
• ja:National Center for Seeds and Seedlings
• ja:National Livestock Breeding Center
• ja:National Fisheries University
• ja:National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
• ja:National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences
• ja:National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences
• ja:Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences
• ja:Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
• ja:Fisheries Research Agency
• ja:Agriculture & Livestock Industries Corporation
• ja:Farmer's Pension Fund
• ja:Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Credit Foundations

Ministry of
Economy,
Trade and
Industry

• ja:Information-Technology Promotion Agency
• ja:Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry
• ja:National Center for Industrial Property Information and Training
• Nippon Export and Investment Insurance
• National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
• National Institute of Technology and Evaluation
• New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization
• Japan External Trade Organization
• ja:Japan Nuclear Energy Safety Organization
• ja:Information-technology Promotion Agency
• 
  Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation
• ja:Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation

Ministry of
Land,
Infrastructure,
Transport
and Tourism

• ja:Public Works Research Institute
• ja:Building Research Institute
• ja:National Traffic Safety and Environment Laboratory
• ja:National Maritime Research Institute
• ja:Port and Airport Research Institute
• ja:Electronic Navigation Research Institute
• ja:National Institute for Sea Training
• ja:Marine Technical Education Agency
• ja:Civil Aviation College
• ja:National Agency of Vehicle Inspection:
• Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency
• Japan National Tourism Organization
• ja:Japan Water Agency
• ja:National Agency for Automotive Safety & Victims' Aid
• ja:Organization for Environment Improvement around International Airports
• ja:Maritime Disaster Prevention Center
• ja:Urban Renaissance Agency
• ja:Fund for the Promotion and Development of the Amami Islands
• ja:Japan Expressway Holding and Debt Repayment Agency
• 
  ja:Japan Housing Finance Agency

Ministry of the
Environment

• ja:National Institute for Environmental Studies
• ja:Environmental Restoration and Conservation Agency

Ministry of
Defense

• ja:Labor Management Organization for USFJ Employees

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• List of Independent Administrative Institutes in Japan
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