| Abbreviation | NIAD-QE | 
|---|---|
| Formation | April 1, 2016 | 
| Type | Incorporated Administrative Agency | 
| Legal status | Active | 
| Purpose | University Evaluation, Awarding of Academic Degrees | 
| Headquarters | 1–29-1 Gakuen-nishimachi, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan | 
Region served   | Domestic region | 
Official language   | Japanese  English (secondary)  | 
President  | Hideki Fukuda | 
| Affiliations | National institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation  Center for National University Finance and Management  | 
Budget    | ¥128.191 billion yen | 
Staff    | 190 full-time (April 2020) | 
| Website | https://www.niad.ac.jp/english/ | 
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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.
 
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