Since its establishment in 1966, the university has taken steps to establish new faculties, improve the study abroad system, and reform the entrance examination system in response to the needs of the times. In order to clarify the direction that our faculty and staff should take in such a highly volatile era, and to realize our School Philosophy, Educational Philosophy, and Educational Guidelines, we formulated an action plan we hope to achieve in the next five to ten years.
Message from President Yoshihito Okinaga
We are determined to continue to make great efforts to ensure the realization of the “One’s Way” philosophy.
The School Philosophy of Teikyo University (hereinafter referred to as "the university") is "to nurture students with creativity, humanity, and expertise through practical learning, who can acquire a broad range of knowledge and make judgments from an international perspective, based on effort and without prejudice." The university was founded in order to realize this ideal through higher education.
In order to realize the ideals of the School Philosophy, the university's educational philosophy provides a guideline for students, describing "a way of life in which one acts with an awareness of one's own problems and takes responsibility for the results of one's own actions." We consider "One's Way"—in other words, the idea of standing on one's own and having self-discipline—to be the fundamental philosophy for the teaching activities of our staff as well as the learning activities of our students.
In addition, in order to train human resources in line with the School Philosophy, it is important to cultivate a good balance of will, wisdom, judgment, and spiritual capacity, or in other words, knowledge, affection, and will. As specific educational guidelines to this end, we emphasize "practical learning" to acquire logical thinking through practice, "international perspectives" to learn and experience cross-cultural understanding, and "open-mindedness" to learn a wide range of necessary knowledge and skills without prejudice. These three concepts define the content and methods of education at the university, and can be said to be a necessary condition for the fulfillment of the educational philosophy.
The mission and purpose of the university is to "provide education based on the true objectives of the Basic Act of Education, the School Education Act, and the School Philosophy, and to foster highly creative and educated human resources who can contribute to the development of society from a global perspective by teaching specialized knowledge and advanced theory and skills in addition to upper secondary school education... [partially omitted]." We strive to nurture human resources in accordance with the School Philosophy.
In addition, based on the School Philosophy, each faculty and department has its own individuality, unique features, and specific direction in terms of its educational objectives.
Since its establishment in 1966, the university has taken steps to establish new faculties, improve the study abroad system, and reform the entrance examination system in response to the needs of the times. In order to clarify the direction that our faculty and staff should take in such a volatile era, and to realize our School Philosophy, Educational Philosophy, Educational Guidelines, Mission and Purpose, and Educational Objectives, we formulated an action plan in 2013 that we hope to achieve in the next five to ten years.
Five years have passed since our plan was formulated, and the environment surrounding the university is still changing drastically. We will partially revise the medium- to long-term plan in order to promptly respond to what society will require of universities moving forward.
Formulated in May 2013 Partially revised in April 2019
Action plan to fulfill our School Philosophy, educational philosophy and educational guidelines
Systematic organization of curriculums
We verify the integrity and consistency of our Diploma Policy and Curriculum Policy and review them as necessary.
In order to organize systematic curriculums in line with the Curriculum Policy, we promote revisions of curriculums to be more sequential and systematic by utilizing numbering and curriculum maps.
In accordance with the "Liberal Arts Education Mission" of our university, we provide liberal arts education in order for our students to acquire the ability to continue learning for a lifetime, and implement a curriculum that is well-balanced with specialized education.
Devising and developing teaching methods
We try to substantiate the credits by setting an appropriate registration limit for each academic year, reviewing the content of syllabuses, and verifying student learning before and after graduation.
We build an education system that utilizes ICT to support learning.
In addition to strengthening FD efforts at each campus, we will build an FD network to share information and strengthen cooperation between campuses, thereby improving the content and methods of our education.
Examining and evaluating learning outcomes
We collect and understand information in an appropriate and effective way using educational IR to visualize the learning outcomes.
Regarding the examination and evaluation of students learning outcomes, we determine the objectives, the qualitative standards to be achieved, and specific implementation methods, and we conduct assessments.
In faculties and departments where students work toward obtaining national qualifications, we will enhance our guidance capabilities with the aim of improving and maintaining the rate at which students pass national examinations.
Developing academic and research organizations
In order to actively respond to social demands, we will conduct reviews of the academic organization when necessary, including assessments of whether new faculties and departments need to be established.
We establish an organization to promote and support the improvement of our research capabilities and the revitalization of research activities.
Developing the student support system
We gather opinions and requests from students and work together with the teaching staff to improve learning support, student life, the learning environment, and other aspects of the support system.
In order to meet the diverse needs of each student, we enhance the consultation support system for physical and mental health counseling and lifestyle consultations for students.
We expand the career support system by verifying the content and impact of career education programs, including internships.
We work to expand the scholarship system for students who demonstrate outstanding academic performance and character, as well as for students who face financial barriers to their studies.
We enrich our academic information resources in the library, promote their use, and inform people how to use them.
Developing research support systems
We improve our research environment in order to enhance the research activities that form the basis of our education.
We establish research ethics to prevent fraudulent conduct related to research activities.
As a university, we will implement systematic efforts to secure external research funds, including scientific research funds.
Developing education and research facilities
We provide an attractive academic and research environment by effectively utilizing existing land and buildings and expanding facilities.
We systematically promote facility management to thoroughly maintain and manage educational and research facilities.
Promoting internal quality assurance
In order to guarantee the quality of our education and research activities as well as the standard of student learning outcomes, we establish an academic management system led by the president and promote self-inspection and evaluation.
We will build internal quality assurance systems by establishing a PDCA cycle system at each campus.
We promote internal quality assurance by improving IR functions and collecting and analyzing data.
Developing management and operation systems
In order to carry out university management operations smoothly, we will promote the development of internal rules and establish compliance systems to fulfill the social responsibilities required of the university.
We will strengthen the mutual check functions within the university organization to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of operations.
We will promote SD in order for the staff involved in university management to acquire knowledge and skills and build upon their abilities and qualities.
In order to revitalize our organization, we increase the mobility of human resources and allocate staff appropriately.
We establish a wide range of risk management systems, including those for information security and crisis management in the event of an emergency.
Establishing a stable financial base
We establish a medium- to long-term financial plan to build a stable financial base and secure a balance of income and expenditure.
Promoting social cooperation
We promote industry-academia collaboration in order to give back to society with the results of our research.
We will promote community partnership projects so that each campus can make contributions as a regional base.
We will promote high school-university partnerships with the aim of increasing the motivation for high school students to learn and go on to higher education, as well as to connect high school education to university learning.
We will promote collaboration with universities, companies, and other institutions so that we can carry out a wide range of education and research activities.
Strengthening public relations activities
We establish the Teikyo brand by disseminating information through various forms of public relations media.
In order to fulfill our social accountability as an institution of higher education, we promote the publication of information on educational and research activities.
We maintain connections with alumni after they graduate by providing them with updates on the university and other information.
Making the most of the features of each campus, we will hold open lectures and other events to deepen the local residents' understanding of our university.
Alliance with overseas universities
Through credit transfer agreements and other partnerships with overseas universities, we expand our coordinated lateral relationships with our counterparts abroad.
Promoting international exchange
In order to promote the acceptance of international students from overseas, we develop an attractive on-campus system for international students by expanding educational programs and scholarship opportunities.
In order to encourage students to study abroad, we enhance our study abroad system and overseas training system for universities abroad.
In order to promote the globalization of the campus, we will create an environment where foreign and Japanese students can share their diverse values and interact with each other.
Verification of the Admissions Policy
While maintaining consistency with our Diploma Policy and Curriculum Policy, we verify the necessary qualifications for the ideal human resources we would like to train based on our Admissions Policy.
Improvements to the admissions system
We will verify the appropriateness of selection methods by analyzing the situations of students at the time of graduation for each entrance examination selection method in order for us to accept highly qualified students in accordance with our admissions policy.
We continue to review and deliberate over the entrance examination system in order to establish a system that meets the needs of the reform of the connection between the high school and university.
We establish a system to accept a diverse range students by promoting admission for working adults,etc.
