Education Strategies

100%Establishment the School got Excellence in Educational Development (SEED) 100%Enhancement of the Soka Core Program and systematization of liberal arts education 100%Launch of the Global Citizenship Program (GCP) 100%Improvement of the learning and student portfolio 100%Establishment of courses that develop writing skills and communication skills 100%Enhancing “Career courses” 100%Expansion of E-learning contents within and outside of campus 100%Enhancement of pre-enrollment study programs 100%Further development of University Studies and Soka Education courses (SOKA program 21) 100%Creation of a roadmap for curriculum reforms 100%Establishment of courses developing both language skills and non-language skills utilizing placement tests 100%Start of campus tours led by students 100%Establishment of the Social Work major 100%Establishment of courses requiring a junior paper at the end of the 3rd year 100%Launch of Learning Commons, Student Performance Acceleration Center (SPACe) 100%Launch of the Faculty of Nursing 100%Development of active learning that generates interest in further learning 100%Launch of the Faculty of International Liberal Arts 90 %Establishment of the Faculty of Science and Engineering 100%Establishment of the First-Year Education Promotion Bureau 100%Development of general education courses nurturing competencies demanded in the 21st century 100%Reorganization of undergraduate faculties 100%Launch of 5-year combined bachelor’s and master’s degree program 100%Reforms on high school and university articulation and admissions 100%Establishment of an environment for the new development of ICT education

Research Strategies

100%The start of MEXT- Supported Program for the Strategic Research Foundation at Private Universities 100%Start of the Next Generation Joint Research project 90 %University-wide implementation of priority-based allocation of university research funds 100%Introduction of on-campus research subsidy system 100%To start the Faculty Comprehensive Performance Assessment 100%Formulation of the guidelines for FD activities in 2011 and onwards 100%Development and improvement of a screening system by the Institutional Review Board for Human Research 100%Strengthening the function of the Soka Education Research Institute 100%Reformation of the graduate school 100%Strengthening measures to prevent fraudulent research activities 100%Obtaining more competitive research funds 100%Launch of the Research Promotion Center 100%Holding the Soka Education International Conference

Student Support Strategies

100%Full implementation of the smoke-free campus policy 100%Full implementation of the student attendance management system 100%Establishment of the University-wide Career Committee 100%Implementation of the "Determine-Your-Provisional-Career-Path System" 100%Specifying a numerical target for career outcomes rate 100%Provision of support to apartment and commuting students 100%Implementation of the Student Dormitory Advisory System 100%Expansion of scholarship programs 100%Enactment of the Student Life Policy 100%Shuttle bus service between Shinjuku and Soka University 100%Strengthening communication skills of faculty and staff members 90 %Announcement and implementation of the Guidelines on Student Extracurricular Activities 100%Internationalization of student dormitories 100%100 yen breakfast service 100%Provision of support for the job placement or further schooling of students who intend to return to their hometown after graduation 100%Strengthening the expansion of support for students’ employability 100%Learning and career support for international students

International Strategies

100%Expansion of education programs with overseas universities 100%Installment of the Japan Studies Center 100%The Enhancement of the “Japan Studies Program” classes held in English 100%Provision of the “Short- term Japanese Language and Japanese Culture Study Program” 100%Establishment of Study Abroad Courses for students with intermediate English proficiency 100%Expansion of accredited study abroad programs 95 %Expansion for dispatching international students 100%Expansion of accepting international students 100%Launch of the English for Study Abroad (ESA) program 100%Launch of the English for Career Development (ECD) program 100%Implementation of overseas dispatch of students through ISEP( International Student Exchange Program) 100%Participation in multilateral inter-university network 100%Holding commemorative events with overseas partner institutions 100%Pre-arrival Admission System / Admission with conditions 100%Establishment of overseas offices (Korea etc.) 90 %Internationalization of faculty and staff composition 100%Launch of the Global Core Center 100%Provision of syllabi in English 100%Deliberation on “domestic cultural experience programs” 100%Expansion of scholarship programs for international students 100%Development of English-Track (English-medium) programs 100%Project to promote the use of English for university internal documents 100%Establish the Graduate School of Peace and Global Citizen Education Research

Correspondence Education

	100%Reforms on correspondence education system 100%Establishment of the Learning Support Services, etc. 100%Establishment of the Soka Core Program implementing the new curriculum 100%Utilization of e-learning for learning outside of classes 100%Establishment of Correspondence Education Faculty of Letters

PR planning・Stakeholder Provision

100%Promoting branding initiatives 50 %Launch of the Stakeholder Coordination Promotion Bureau 100%Revamping of the university website 100%Active dissemination of information/Active disclosure of information 100%Strengthening internal communication 100%Development of the Branding Strategy 2015-2020 100%Fortifying the department serving for the alumni (Alumni Relations Department) 100%Completion of the “History of the founding 50 years” 100%Commemorative ceremony of the founding 50th anniversary

Administration Management Planning

90 %Establishment of risk management system 100%Strengthening compliance 100%Establishment of the Graduate School Council 100%Establishment of the University Education and Research Council 100%Launch of President's Office meetings 100%Review of the Staff Performance Assessment System 100%Restructuring of the administration system 100%Preparation room for support of female faculty 80 %Strengthening the governance of the operational management (swifter decision-making/reorganization/streamlining)

Campus・Finance Planning

100%Establishment and improvement of on-campus information infrastructure 100%Strengthening the function of the library as an information base 100%Establishment of the General Construction Committee and campus renovation and restructuring 100%Establishment of the Financial Plan Study Committee 100%The project of building the educational complex Global Square 100%Formulation of a mid-to-long term financial plan 100%45th Anniversary Donation Project 100%Implementation of the 50th Anniversary Donation Project