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Nomination

Nelly Dupin appointed advisor to the President of Hcéres

Nelly Dupin, Secretary General of Hcéres since 2016, has been appointed Advisor to the President of the High Council as of 1st December 2020.

Published on : 07/12/2020

Nomination

Thierry Coulhon appointed Hcéres President

By decree of the President of the Republic, dated 30 October 2020, Thierry Coulhon has been appointed President of the Board of the French High Council for Evaluation of Research and Higher Education (Hcéres). Chosen from the shortlist of qualified candidates, he will serve on the Board with 29 other members appointed on the same date.

Published on : 02/11/2020

Science and Technology Observatory (OST)

Measuring open access to scientific publications: taking account of national and institutional disciplinary profiles

In its study, “Mesurer le taux d’accès ouvert des publications scientifiques : le cas de la France” (Measuring the share of open access scientific publications: The case of France), published today, the Science and Technology Observatory (OST) proposes a normalised open-access indicator to take account of disciplinary biases and enable more reliable comparisons. This publication inaugurates the new Points OST (OST Reviews) collection launched by the Observatory.

Published on : 09/07/2020

Evaluation, Indicators and analyses, Research integrity, Europe

In 2019, Hcéres rose to meet new challenges

2019, a year of taking stock and exploration, was marked by the end of Michel Cosnard's term of office as Hcéres President. The Annual Report published today bears witness to the strong recognition earned by the High Council after his four years of presidency.

Published on : 26/06/2020

Evaluation

Group B: Hcéres specifies new key dates in the evaluation schedule

Further to its press release of 14 April, Hcéres has announced the new dates for the Group B evaluation schedule in a letter addressed to the institutions concerned, dated 11 June.

Published on : 12/06/2020

Evaluation

Hcéres lends its expertise on institutional evaluation issues to Ukraine’s NAQA agency

Published on : 04/05/2020

Research integrity

Research integrity monitoring

Published on : 29/04/2020

Research integrity, French Office for Research Integrity (OFIS)

Research integrity and health crisis: the OFIS supports the ENRIO declaration

Published on : 22/04/2020

Evaluation

Group B: Evaluation calendar rescheduled over 2 years

In the exceptional context of the current health crisis, Hcéres has decided, in liaison with the Ministry for Higher Education, Research and Innovation (MESRI) and the Ministry for Culture and after consulting the research bodies and Conference of University Presidents (CPU), to reschedule the evaluation calendar for the 2020-2021 campaign (Group B) over a two-year period. The terms of this rescheduling will be defined in the very near future in consultation with the supervising ministries and bodies, as well as with the stakeholders in the evaluation process.

Published on : 14/04/2020

Covid-19: measures taken by Hcéres

Find below the various measures taken by Hcéres to ensure the continuity of its missions in the context of the health crisis.

Published on : 14/04/2020

Disappearance of Prof. Michel Cormier

It is with the greatest emotion that we have learned of the death of Michel Cormier on Thursday 26 March 2020. He was formerly the Director of the Institution Evaluation Department of the Aeres (now Hcéres) from 2007 to 2011.

Published on : 01/04/2020

Publications, Research integrity

OFIS publishes the French translation of the 2019 edition of the ENRIO (European Network of Research Integrity Offices) Handbook: "Recommendations for the Investigation of Research Misconduct"

Published on : 02/03/2020

Accreditation

Hcéres accredits the Costa Rica Institute of Technology (TEC)

After carrying out an institutional evaluation, Hcéres has accredited the Costa Rica Institute of Technology (TEC) for five years without reservation. The High Council presented TEC with the accreditation certificate on 4 December 2017, at an official ceremony in Cartago, in the presence of Sonia Marta Mora, Minister for Public Education, Thierry Vankerk-Hoven, French Ambassador, Julio Calvo, Rector of TEC, and representatives of the SINAES (National System for Higher Education Accreditation) and the CSUCA (Central American Higher Council for Universities). In addition, the President of Costa Rica offered his congratulations during the ceremony.

Published on : 20/12/2017

Evaluation

Hcéres reinforces its integrated evaluation system

At the launch of its new evaluation campaign for 2018-2019 (Group E), the High Council for the Evaluation of Research and Higher Education (Hcéres) restated its objective of carrying out coherent overall evaluations of clusters and those of their institutions that are subject to evaluation.

Published on : 14/11/2017

Accreditation

Hcéres accredits four Vietnamese universities

After carrying out institutional evaluations in February 2017, Hcéres has accredited, for five years without conditions – in accordance with the criteria adopted by its Board – four major Vietnamese engineering and technology universities: Hanoi University of Science and Technology, National University of Civil Engineering, Danang University of Science and Technology, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology.

Published on : 06/11/2017

Quality assurance

CIEP, CTI and Hcéres in favour of a forum for exchanges in French quality assurance

The CIEP, CTI and Hcéres are pleased with the work they have carried out jointly with a view to bringing together, with the CEFDG and the CCN-IUT, the main organisations involved in quality assurance in France and to presenting the situation to representatives of foreign agencies at the inaugural lecture to the Annual General Meeting of the European Association of Quality Assurance agencies (ENQA) on 25 October.

Published on : 03/11/2017

Research integrity

Establishment of the French Office for Research Integrity

The French Office for Research Integrity (OFIS) has been set up as a department of Hcéres. The Research Integrity Council (CIS), chaired by Olivier Le Gall, guides and supervises its work.

Published on : 26/10/2017

Evaluation

External evaluation of Hcéres: European recognition renewed

Hcéres’ membership of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA) and its listing in the European Register (EQAR) have been renewed for a period of 5 years. This European recognition marks the culmination of an evaluation process started in 2015.

Published on : 27/07/2017

Conflicts of interest at Hcéres in images

The prevention of conflicts of interest is central to the ethical principles that govern Hcéres’ activities. Although everyone knows the words “conflict” and “interests”, is anyone able to give a precise definition of the expression? Hcéres offers a response in a short video. By defining the concept, the video reminds viewers of the ethical framework within which the High Council works. It uses examples to encourage people to identify, detect and report any risks of a conflict of interest to Hcéres.

Published on : 03/07/2017

Publications

2016 Annual Report: Hcéres, a partner for progress

Today, the High Council for the Evaluation of Research and Higher Education (Hcéres) is publishing its 2016 Activity Report, adopted by its Board on 12 June. This report also launches the organisation’s new visual identity.

Published on : 19/06/2017

Nomination

Thierry Bédouin appointed Head of the IT Department

Published on : 16/05/2017

Research integrity

The Hcéres Board validates the creation of the French Office for Research Integrity (OFIS)

Le 20 mars 2017, le collège du Haut conseil de l’évaluation de la recherche et de l’enseignement supérieur (Hcéres) a voté la création de l’Office français d’intégrité scientifique (OFIS).

Published on : 21/03/2017

Quality assurance

Harmonisation and development of external quality assurance processes for engineering schools

The objective of the High Council for the Evaluation of Research and Higher Education (Hcéres) and the Commission des titres d’ingénieur (CTI) is to improve the French system for quality assurance in higher education, using the European framework (European Standard & Guidelines, ESG) as a basis. While respecting the prerogatives entrusted by law to each evaluation body, the CTI and Hcéres wish to improve their efficiency while simplifying the work of the institutions. This is the objective of the cooperation framework agreement signed on 23 September 2016.

Published on : 21/03/2017