Abstract
The Kogakuin University has been making efforts on improving the educational program of the Department of the Basic Engineering in Global Environment (BEIGE) first evaluated by JABEE on trial basis in 2000. The department was accredited in 2001 but the interim examination was requested and carried out in 2003. Both the examination team and the university had no experience in the accreditation process, which was thus performed on a trial and error basis. The Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanical Systems Engineering then followed BEIGE for the JABEE's accreditation in 2004. Despite the immense burden to and efforts of the faculty members required for the examination, the students have hardly any benefits through this accreditation. Some immediate measures in that respect are to be considered.
