Research assessments

For these assessments, the Standard Evaluation Protocol (SEP 2015-2021) is used. This protocol was drawn up by the KNAW (Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences), NWO (Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research) and VSNU ( Association of Universities in the Netherlands), and is used in all research assessments carried out under their responsibility.

Assessments by peers

An international assessment committee of renowned peers judges the performance of a research unit on three criteria: research quality, relevance to society and viability. The committee assigns the research unit to a particular category on the scale of one to four, one being the highest. The committee also provides a qualitative assessment of the policy on scientific integrity and PhD programmes. Evaluation is based on a site visit by the committee and on a written self-assessment of the research unit. 

TU/e strives for collaboration with other universities to ensure simultaneous assessment of research in the same fields. Where joint assessments are not possible, research groups are assessed individually.

The schedule for research assessment at TU/e is as follows:

The committee reports to the executive board of the university. The executive board provides a board position document after receiving the report. Both documents are made public via links in the schedule above. The research unit uses the recommendations by the committee to make a plan for improvements.