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OST Scientific steering committee (COS)

In order to guarantee the scientific quality of OST production, Decree n°2014-1365 of 14 November 2014 on the organisation of Hcéres endowed the Observatory with a Scientific Steering Committee (COS). The composition and procedures of the COS were adopted by the Hcéres Board at its session of 7 March 2016.

Published on : 16/10/2018

Ofis Advisory Board (CoFIS)

The Ofis Advisory Board guides and oversees the work of Ofis.

Published on : 16/10/2018

Department of Evaluation of Research Institutions (DEO)

Main mission: evaluation of national research bodies and their relations with universities and schools

Published on : 16/10/2018

Department of Evaluation of Higher Education Institutions (DEE)

Main mission: evaluation of French higher education institutions, universities and schools

Published on : 16/10/2018

Department of Academic Programme Evaluation (DEF)

Main mission: evaluation of study programmes, programme offerings and training policies of higher education institutions

Published on : 17/10/2018

Digital and data Department

This department designs, organises and develops the Hcéres information system to support its evaluation and study activities. To do so, it designs and develops the applications required to collect, file, quality check, disseminate and process the data and information that is necessary for the activities of Hcéres.

Published on : 17/10/2018

Science and technology observatory (OST)

The Science and Technology Observatory was founded in 1990 and has been a department of Hcéres since 2015. Its analyses inform the strategic thinking of stakeholders in higher education and research and contribute to evaluation of the impact of public policies. Its work includes: regular production of indicators and analyses on research in science and technologies, analyses in support of Hcéres evaluations, conducting specific projects and responding to external orders.

Published on : 17/10/2018

French Office for Research Integrity (OFIS)

Indispensable au bon fonctionnement des communautés scientifiques, l’intégrité scientifique est également le socle d’une relation de confiance entre le monde de la recherche et les autres composantes de la société.

Published on : 17/10/2018

General Secretariat

The General Secretariat is in charge of the administrative organisation and proper functioning of Hcéres.

Published on : 17/10/2018

An organisation by activity

To ensure the quality of its work, the organisation of Hcéres is based on a Board of 30 French and foreign members who define the general framework for its action. Eight departments organised by activity and a General Secretariat coordinate evaluation campaigns and missions and provide functional support for the organisation. Each year, 3,500 experts are mobilised to conduct the evaluations with the support of scientific advisors/project managers and administrative staff.

Published on : 23/10/2018

List of experts who took part in an evaluation organized by Hcéres

Published on : 14/11/2018

Press room

Published on : 05/12/2018

Eight departments and a General Secretariat

Published on : 27/11/2020

Experts and scientific advisors

Published on : 27/11/2020

Administrative acts' repositories

Published on : 02/12/2020

Hcéres board

The Hcéres is administered by a board composed of thirty equally represented members, appointed by decree for a four-year term, which can be renewed once. The person presiding over Hcéres is selected from among them.

Published on : 02/03/2022

List of scientific advisors

Published on : 21/03/2022

Department of research evaluation (DER)

This department organises the evaluation of research units. It produces site summaries of their research activities. Finally, it appraises the eligibility of applications for the validation of procedures for the evaluation of research units by a body other than Hcéres: as provided by the Law of July 2013, this type of application may be submitted by the supervising ministries of the units in question.

Published on : 15/04/2022

Media and communication kit

Published on : 23/06/2022

Hcéres organisation chart

Published on : 04/10/2024

Equality at Hcéres

Published on : 17/02/2025