Peer review

Experts contribute to the quality and independence of Hcéres evaluations. They are appointed by the High Council and supported throughout the evaluation process.

Experts are:

solicited for their expertise in the field being evaluated;
responsible for the evaluation judgement;
where applicable, appointed as chair of the expert committees;
full authors of the evaluation reports signed by the committee chair;
- list of experts who have participated in an evaluation organised by Hcéres
accompanied by Hcéres teams
- list of Hcéres scientific advisers

Composition of the expert committee

The expert committees are composed of professionals with complementary profiles in order to guarantee independent, qualitative and pluralistic analysis.

The chair of the committee and the experts are appointed by Hcéres in accordance with the following principles:

neutrality, impartiality and absence of conflicts of interest;
skills and experience appropriate to the scope of the evaluation;
diversity of expertise and gender balance;
international outlook, where relevant;
composition appropriate to the characteristics of the actor being evaluated.

Depending on the nature of the evaluation, the committee may include additional profiles, in particular from:

students or recent graduates;
the administrative sphere of higher education and research;
the socio-economic, associative or cultural world;
staff evaluation bodies and research support staff.