About JIHEE
Outline of the Japan Institution for Higher Education Evaluation (JIHEE)
●Objectives:
The objectives of JIHEE are to evaluate the situation in which educational and research activities are conducted at private universities and assist in their self-initiated endeavors to enhance and improve the quality of higher education, thereby contributing to the development of private universities and other academic institutions in Japan.
●History:
April 2000: |
Research Institute for Independent Higher Education (RIIHE) was founded under the Association of Private Universities of Japan (APUJ), and research into the development of a university evaluation system was undertaken. |
October 2002: |
The resolution to establish a third-party institution for the evaluation of private universities was adopted at the 117th general meeting of APUJ. (The same resolution was also approved at the 119th, 120th and 121st general meetings of APUJ in October 2003, March 2004 and October 2004 respectively.) |
October 2004: |
The application for the foundation of JIHEE was filed with the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). |
November 2004: |
The establishment of JIHEE was permitted by the MEXT Minister. |
April 2005: |
Application for authorization as an institution to certify and evaluate universities was filed with the MEXT Minister. |
July 2005: |
JIHEE was authorized by the MEXT Minister as an institution to certify and evaluate universities. |
●Organizational chart
