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Q: What is the role of NIC-Japan regarding the assessment and recognition of higher education qualifications earned by individuals?
A: NIC-Japan provides reliable information on the Japanese higher education system, qualifications, etc., so that decisions on assessment and recognition of Japanese higher education qualifications can be made smoothly in other countries.
NIC-Japan also plays the role of providing reliable information on the educational systems and qualifications of other related countries so that Japanese higher education institutions can smoothly make their decisions on the assessment and recognition of foreign higher education qualifications.
UNESCO’s Tokyo Convention and Global Convention define the “competent recognition authority” as the body that makes decisions on the recognition of qualifications. In Japan, this applies to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), the ministries and agencies responsible for the relevant higher education institutions, and each higher education institution.
Competent recognition authority is:
- MEXT in cases of assessment of qualifications against laws for applicants to higher education institutions established under the School Education Act
- Each Ministry responsible for the institution in case of assessments of qualifications for applicants to Educational Institutions Operated by Government Ministries and Agencies under the relevant government regulation
- Each higher education institution in case of individual admission qualifications assessment and recognition of credits
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