Certified Evaluation and Accreditation:
This is a mandatory evaluation process for universities, junior colleges, colleges of technology, and professional graduate schools, covering conditions of education and research conducted by certified evaluation and accreditation organizations. Subject institutions must select from the certified organizations and be assessed in the timescale stipulated by the government.
Institutional Accreditation:
NAIST is fully accredited and recognized by the National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education which is a certified evaluation and accreditation organization of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in Japan.
Accreditation certificate:
http://www.naist.jp/en/about_naist/highlights/ninteisyou_R03.pdf