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Evaluation charter

Published on : 14/10/2024

Europe and International Department

The Europe and International Department ensures Hcéres is positioned as a leading French player engaged on the international scene. It actively participates in European debates and projects relating to quality assurance in higher education through international networks (European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA), European Consortium for Higher Accreditation in Higher Education (ECA), International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE), etc.), thereby contributing to the establishment and spread of best practices. Thanks to its ability to draw on the experience of Hcéres and its access to renowned academic experts, the Europe and International Department offers a range of services to any foreign higher education and research institution on request.

Published on : 13/06/2023

Characterisation of output in human and social sciences

Published on : 03/06/2019

Territorial Strategy Reports on Higher Education and Research (STRATER)

Published on : 03/06/2019

Indicators for the French national budget process

Published on : 03/06/2019

IPERU Programme

Published on : 03/06/2019

Indicators and methods

The databases of the Science and Technology Observatory (OST) are used to calculate indicators for specific analyses, such as the Report on the Scientific Position of France, or annual synthesisreports for the “Higher Education and Research in France, Facts and Figures” published by the Ministry for Higher Education, Research and Innovation (MESRI). The indicators produced by the OST serve a variety of purposes. They are used, for example, to describe the scientific position of France in the world. They may also be used by institutions to elaborate their strategy or feed their self-evaluation process. Finally, they inform a variety of documents produced by the Ministry for Higher Education, Research and Innovation. OST also works on an ongoing basis to adapt its methods and the databases it uses in line with international best practice.

Published on : 23/10/2018

Evaluation and accreditation abroad

With several thousand evaluations carried out each year throughout France and a robust methodology developed in compliance with European standards, Hcéres also offers its expertise to foreign higher education and research institutions.

Published on : 19/10/2018

Reports and synthesis

Each evaluation organised by Hcéres ends with the publication of a report accompanied by the comments of the evaluated entity. These publicly available reports provide an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the evaluated entity, combined with recommendations formulated by the panel of experts. For each cluster, these evaluations also lead to the production of summaries (research units, study programmes, doctoral schools), which are amalgamated in an integrated evaluation report.

Published on : 18/10/2018

Evaluation campaigns

The evaluation campaigns are run by Hcéres on a five years frequency. In this way, the adopted schedule is compatible with the requirements of the State’s contractual policy, which divides the institutions concerned into five geographical areas referred to as groups A, B, C, D and E.

Published on : 18/10/2018

Validation of procedures

By law, Hcéres has been entrusted with the task of conducting evaluations directly or of verifying the quality of evaluations carried out by other bodies by validating the adopted procedures. Higher education institutions and their groupings, research units and study programmes are entitled to use this external evaluation procedure.

Published on : 18/10/2018

Key actors

Evaluations are based on the combined expertise and collaboration of three key actors.

Published on : 18/10/2018

Hcéres, a partner of choice

Published on : 18/10/2018

Evaluation by Hcéres

In the best interests of the evaluated organisations, Hcéres adopts a tried and tested methodology based on international best practices. Each year, it introduces improvements made by the French High Council via its quality policy and in line with its values of independence, transparency and fairness.

Published on : 17/10/2018