Project for the

international
Cooperation on
Higher Education
Quality
Enhancement By
the Consortium of
Universities in Kyoto
Aiming at improvement of quality of
education, enhancement of international
competitiveness and helping students
fostering global view
★Aims
 Guarantee and improvement of the
quality of higher education among
universities in Kyoto and their
enhancement of international
competitiveness.
 Implementation and assessment of
International Standards and Guidelines on
Education by introducing staff and faculty
exchange programs and promotion of
effective programs for FD and SD to foster
students take part in global community.
★ Aims
 Implementation of International Standards
and Guidelines on Education of university
evaluation and promotion of programs for
internationally guaranteed quality of
education.
 Fostering and develop human resources
who take active roles in global community
with international view and creativity.
 Acquire excellent international students
and researchers from overseas.
★Effect
①Improvement of overall academic level by
introducing International Standards and Guidelines
on Education in developing educational content.

②Encouragement in changing in the way of thinking

on higher education among Faculty and Staff
through exchange programs as well as their
effective developments.
With such development, establishing a framework
which provides supports to design internationally
viable curriculum.

③To play a foundational role of Quality Assurance on

Higher Education over all as well as promotion of
unique feature of each universities and junior
collages by this cooperative program between us.
★Effect
④Possibility of further development of the program
to “Double-Degree System” which enable students
to acquire more than one degree in each
institution.

⑤Improvement of the cost effectiveness of the

studying abroad programs by combining such
courses as “Preliminary courses”, and “Follow-up
Programs” before and after the programs along
with the “Study Abroad Programs” and “Exchange
Programs” themselves.
At the same time, interactive exchange program
will enable even those who don’t (are not able to )
study abroad to build international view by
communicating with exchanged students.

⑥Create and expand more educational opportunities

to more students by developing a simple exchange
 ★Plan
【 The first year 】
　 ① Planning and Studying “Short-Term study abroad
programs”
　 ② Investigation of “Educational program” and
“Credit exchange system” of the cooperation
university
　 ③ Planning and Studying FD and SD programs
including Staff and Faculty exchange programs

【 The second year 】

　 ① Recruitment and execution of “Short-Term study
abroad programs”
②Studying and consultation of the terms and
conditions for developing the programs to medium –
and long- term study abroad programs and
Exchange Programs (Continuance matter to third
year)
 ★Plan
【 The third year 】
　 ① Execution of “Faculty and staff training
(exchange) program”
　 ② Study on the implementation of International
Standards and Guidelines on Education of university
evaluation
　 ③ Study and consultation on implementation of a
“Double-Degree” program
★Forward Planning
• Introduction of overseas case study of university
evaluation and international guideline of
evaluation
　　 ⇒・ Guarantee of the quality of higher
education and enhancement of international
competitiveness
　　　 ・ Creation of attractive education
(guarantee of the quality of higher education of
global standards)
• Promotion of faculty(researcher) exchange
　　 ⇒・ Rethinking to education and execution of
effective FD
　　　 ・ Improving of the quality of education
(maintenance and
　　　　　 improvement of bachelor‘s level in
international society)
• Use of “e-learning System” and examination of
★Forward Planning
• Creation of various overseas study programs
　　 ⇒・ Promotion of going to study abroad of
suitable for needs of various students and gain
the excellent international student from foreign
countries
　　 ⇒・ Promotion of more student global views
• The international student's acceptance promotion
(Acceptance by various programs)
　　 ⇒・ An increase in foreign students and
promotion of exchange
　　　 ・ Establishment of education that has global
competitiveness (Each university)
★Functional Image
“The quality of education”
and
“Global competitiveness”
improves
・ Evaluation
figure
・ Research of
Faculty and Staff
development
・ Reform of
curriculum
Ability
improvement of
teacher and Cooperatio
staff n
(Faculty Development
Program and Staff
Development
Program ）
The student’s
growth
（ International Exchange
and Overseas
Program ofStudy
Programs ）
Intercollegiate
cooperation