Higher Education Institution List Contents, Sources and Policies
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Higher Education Institution List Contents, Sources and Policies
The scope of Japanese “higher education institutions (HEIs)” subject to the “Asia-Pacific Regional Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications in Higher Education” (known as “the Tokyo Convention”) is defined by the “Guideline for the Recognition of Higher Education Qualifications – Asia-Pacific Regional Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications in Higher Education –” (MEXT, 2019) [Japanese language only]. According to this Guideline, HEIs include “universities, graduate schools, junior colleges, Colleges of Technology (KOSEN), and Professional Training Colleges (except for Prefectural Colleges of Agriculture) as well as National College of Nursing, Japan, Polytechnic University, and National Fisheries University amongst educational institutions operated by government ministries and agencies”. This list includes HEIs following this definition as a standard.
University
Scope
University, Professional and Vocational University, Junior College, Professional and Vocational Junior College, Graduate School, and Professional Graduate School
Content
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Type of Institution |
Categorized based on faculties and graduate programs acquired from the AY2023 National Directory of Universities and Junior Colleges compiled by MEXT, and data published by MEXT (List of PVU, PVJU etc.). |
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Qualifications awarded |
Categorized based on faculties and graduate programs acquired from the AY2023 National Directory of Universities and Junior Colleges compiled by MEXT, and data published by MEXT (List of PVU, PVJC etc.). |
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Name of Institution (Japanese) |
Data acquired from the AY2023 National Directory of Universities and Junior Colleges compiled by MEXT For abolished institutions, "（廃止）" is added after the name of the institution. |
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Name of Institution (English) |
Data acquired from the AY2023 National Directory of Universities and Junior Colleges compiled by MEXT For abolished institutions, "(abolished)" is added after the name of the institution. If English name is not identified, only “(abolished)” is indicated. |
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Address (Japanese) |
Data acquired from the AY2023 National Directory of Universities and Junior Colleges compiled by MEXT |
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Address (English) |
"Address (Japanese)" translated into English by NIC-Japan |
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Contact Information |
Data acquired from the AY2023 National Directory of Universities and Junior Colleges compiled by MEXT |
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Certified Evaluation and Accreditation (Japanese/English) |
Relevant webpage of Japan Network of Certified Evaluation and Certified Evaluation and Accreditation Agencies (JNCEAA) website |
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Institution Website (Japanese/English) |
Researched on the Internet by NIC-Japan (Conducted between July and August 2024) |
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Notes (Japanese) |
Information on abolishment and name change acquired from the AY2019 National Directory of Universities and Junior Colleges compiled by MEXT, and data published by MEXT (List of name changes and list of abolished institutions etc.). |
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Notes (English) |
"Notes (Japanese)" translated into English by NIC-Japan |
College of Technology (KOSEN)
Scope
College of Technology (KOSEN)
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Type of Institution |
College of Technology (KOSEN) |
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Qualification awarded |
Associate |
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Name of Institution (Japanese) |
Data acquired from the AY2023 National Directory of Colleges of Technology (KOSEN) compiled by MEXT For abolished institutions, “（廃止）” is added after the name of the institution. |
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Name of Institution (English) |
Data acquired from the AY2023 National Directory of Colleges of Technology (KOSEN) compiled by MEXT For abolished institutions, “(abolished)” is added after the name of the institution. If English name is not identified, only “(abolished)” is indicated. |
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Address (Japanese) |
Data acquired from the AY2023 National Directory of Colleges of Technology (KOSEN) compiled by MEXT |
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Address (English) |
"Address (Japanese)" translated into English by NIC-Japan |
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Contact Information |
Data acquired from the AY2023 National Directory of Colleges of Technology (KOSEN) compiled by MEXT |
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Certified Evaluation and Accreditation (Japanese/English) |
Relevant webpage of Japan Network of Certified Evaluation and Certified Evaluation and Accreditation Agencies (JNCEAA) website |
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Institution Website (Japanese/English) |
Researched on the Internet by NIC-Japan (Conducted between July and August 2024) |
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Notes (Japanese) |
Information on abolishment and name change acquired from the AY2019 National Directory of Colleges of Technology (KOSEN) compiled by MEXT. Information on name changes since AY2020 acquired from the history of each institution on the AY2023 National Directory of Colleges of Technology published by MEXT. |
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Notes (English) |
"Notes (Japanese)" translated into English by NIC-Japan |
Professional Training College
Scope
Specialized Training College that offers Post-secondary Course (excluding Prefectural College of Agriculture)
Content
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Type of Institution |
Professional Training College |
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Qualifications awarded |
Information as of April 1, 2023 based on the data published by MEXT below: Post-secondary Courses of Specialized Training Colleges that Award Diploma Post-secondary Courses of Specialized Training Colleges that Award Advanced Diploma |
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Name of Institution (Japanese) |
Data provided by the prefectural governments*. For abolished institutions, “（廃止）” is added after the name of the institution. |
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Name of Institution (English) |
Data of the NIC-Japan research result**. For abolished institutions, “(abolished)” is added after the name of the institution. If English name is not identified, only “(abolished)” is indicated. |
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Address (Japanese) |
Data provided by the prefectural governments* |
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Address (English) |
"Address (Japanese)" translated into English by NIC-Japan |
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Contact Information |
Data provided by the prefectural governments* |
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Professional Post-Secondary Course(s) |
Information as of April 1, 2023 based on the data published by MEXT below. “List of programs approved as Professional Post-Secondary Courses” |
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Course(s) designated by the Minister of MEXT regarding the eligibility for admission to graduate schools |
Information as of April 1, 2023 based on the data published by MEXT below. “List of Post-Secondary Courses Designated by the Minister of MEXT” |
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History of Institution Name Changes (Japanese/English) |
Data provided by the prefectural governments*, and data of the NIC-Japan's research results** which have been confirmed by the prefectural governments are listed. The Japanese name and the English name are not always changed at the same time. |
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Institution Website (Japanese) |
Data of the NIC-Japan research result** |
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Institution Website (English) |
Data of the NIC-Japan research result** |
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Notes (Japanese) |
Information on abolishment provided by the prefectural governments*, and information on abolishment which has been confirmed by the prefectural governments among the NIC-Japan research results** |
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Notes (English) |
"Notes (Japanese)" translated into English by NIC-Japan |
*Data provided by the prefectural governments: Information provided by prefectural governments in response to inquiries made by NIC-Japan regarding information on all Professional Training Colleges under those prefectural governments’ jurisdiction. The list reflects information as of April 1, 2023.
**NIC-Japan research result: Information obtained through a survey targeting all Professional Training Colleges in Japan conducted by NIC-Japan. The list reflects information as of April 1, 2023.
Educational institution operated by government ministries and agencies
Scope
Educational institution operated by government ministries and agencies that are included in the scope of the Tokyo Convention
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Type of Institution |
Educational institution operated by government ministries and agencies |
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Qualifications awarded |
Data provided by MEXT* |
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Name of Institution (Japanese/English) |
Data provided by MEXT* |
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Address (Japanese) |
Data provided by MEXT* |
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Address (English) |
"Address (Japanese)" translated into English by NIC-Japan |
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Contact Information |
Data provided by MEXT* |
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Institution Website (Japanese) |
Data provided by MEXT* |
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Institution Website (English) |
Researched on the Internet by NIC-Japan* |
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Notes (Japanese) |
Indicated the fact that degrees are awarded by NIAD-QE. |
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Notes (English) |
"Notes (Japanese)" translated into English by NIC-Japan |
*NIC-Japan researched on the Internet in August 2024 to check for updates.
Abolished Institutions
Some of the abolished institutions are listed based on the data provided by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) for universities (including junior colleges, graduate schools, Professional Graduate Schools, etc.) and Colleges of Technology (KOSEN), and the data collected from NIC-Japan's survey and prefectural governments for Professional Training Colleges.
The abolished institutions are indicated by adding "(abolished)" at the end of the institution name, and the date of abolition is indicated in the “Notes” of the institution’s page. If it has been transferred to another institution, this is also noted in the “Notes”.
On the page of each institution, the last information before the abolition is retained for the name of institution, type of institution (*1), address (*2), and history of institution name changes, but other information is uniformly deleted and left blank.
In the case of a Professional Training College, it falls outside the scope of higher education institutions under the Tokyo Convention if all of its Post-secondary Courses are abolished, even if the institution itself still exists to continue offering upper secondary courses and/or general courses. Therefore, for such institutions, "(post-secondary courses abolished)" is added after the institution name that was used before the abolition of the Post-secondary Courses, the date of abolition of the Post-secondary Courses is indicated in the “Notes”, and updating of the page is suspended.
*1 For ‘University,’ ‘Graduate School,’ and ’Professional Graduate School,’ the last information before abolition is retained only for institutions that were abolished on or after April 2, 2020.
*2 Only the name of the prefecture is indicated for institutions whose address before abolition is unknown.
Tips for Searching
- If the name of the institution may not be current, please use keyword search here.
- If you cannot find the institution, please make sure that you have not selected any irrelevant items in "Type of Institution" or "Types of Qualification" or "Location". Settings from your previous search may still remain.
- The list does not cover all information on abolishment and name changes.
- Prefectures are listed in order of prefecture codes [Japanese only] (generally from north-east to south-west) in the "Location" pull-down menu.
- When there are more than 2 institutions for English search results, they are listed in the following order:
- English name is blank
- English name starts with symbols or numbers (e.g. (abolished))
- English name starts with alphabetical letters