National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education (NIAD-QE)

NIAD-QE is an incorporated administrative agency created in 2016 by the Japanese Act of General Rules for Incorporated Administrative Agency and the NIAD-QE Act. NIAD-QE supports efforts to improve the quality of higher education in Japan with the goal of contributing to the development of Japanese higher education through the following roles: evaluation and accreditation of higher education institutions; awarding of academic degrees; cooperation in quality assurance; research activities and loans and grants for facility construction.