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Chapter 2 Results of Technical Cooperation Project

7) Self-evaluation of  In November 2018, CTU’s New Master’s Programs Committee held a review
education outcome meeting with the Project and Prof. TAKAGI Yasuaki (Hokkaido University), the
of the new pro- leader of technical advisory committee (education) of JSUC on the bases of the
grams results of the 1st Cohort. Through the discussion, desirable contents of the
master’s programs depending on the students’ different backgrounds were pre-
sented as a future consideration.

(Plan:  In May 2019, self-evaluation for 1st Cohort was conducted by the Project and the
New Master’s Programs Committee through the survey by questionnaires for
Nov. 2019 and 2020) 1) General questions, 2) Opinions about the program, 3) Optional questions, 4)
About the Japanese lecturers. The result of questionnaires was reflected towards
improvement of on-going master’s programs as many as possible.
 From Oct. to Dec. 2020, the Project, the New Master’s Programs Committee and
PMU jointly conducted monitoring and evaluation of the programs with support
of the Quality Management Center of CTU. The activity was summarized in the
report.
The outline is as follows:
1) Methods: Survey through questionnaires and interviews
2) Survey schedule: October – December 2020
3) Target programs: Agriculture and Environment courses of
1st and 2nd Cohort
4) Target of survey:
- All MSc students of the 1st and 2nd Cohorts

(101 students in total)

- Co-lecturers of Model Lectures (16 lecturers)
- Managing staff of the new master’s programs (13 members)
5) Summary of the results:
According to the results of questionnaires, 82 % of the students and 83 % of
the lecturers and the managing staff rated scale 4 or 5 (Satisfaction > 50 %).
Regarding the model lectures, Japanese professors overall received high
ratings from both students and co-lecturers because of their profound, updated
and practical knowledge as well as their good teaching methods and materials.
8) Model lectures by  Since the new master’s programs opened in Oct. 2018, 22 model lectures were
Japanese profes- conducted for 12 subjects, and 11 special seminars (Subject code: ER608) were
sors at existing also given to the students. Among 22 model lecturers and 11 special seminars, 14
programs and the and 3 were conducted by online bases respectively due to COVID-19.
new programs (See Annex 2.2)

(Plan:
Nov. 2016 – 2020)

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