PROCESS OF EVALUATION

The current evaluation cycle will take place from March 2019 to December 2020.

  • Preparatory Phase

  • Parameters Setting & Data Collection • March 2019–October 2019

  • Bibliometrical Analysis & Peer Review • October 2019–March 2020

  • Assessment of Fields and Research Areas • March–August 2020

  • Assessment of Units & Final Report • September 2020–February 2021

Do you want to see the process of the evaluation through the eyes of the Board member? Or any other evaluation participant? Please go to the Detailed guides page.

PREPARATORY PHASE

University

Board and Expert panels

  • are to be established

  • are to commence their operations

Units

  • evaluation coordinators are to be appointed

  • proposals on panel members, reviewers and benchmark institutions are to be submitted

  • formal meeting of Vice-Deans is to take place on February 7th

  • evaluation coordinators are to attend an evalution information system tutorial

MARCH–OCTOBER 2019

Board

Expert panels

Units

By August 8th 2019 should all data entries be closed.


They may be corrected only on a decision of the Research Evaluation Board if otherwise the evaluation results would be substantially distorted.

OCTOBER 2019 – MARCH 2020

University

Expert panels and Reviewers

  • are to ensure the course of peer review and prepare its outcomes (by March 31st)

Units

MARCH–AUGUST 2020

Expert panels

Units

SEPTEMBER 2020–FEBRUARY 2021

Board

  • is to decide whether it is necessary to carry out any further site visits

  • is to draft the Final Report (by October 10th*)

  • is to finalize the Final Report after the feedback from the units and hand it over to the Rector (by December 22th*)

Units

  • are to cooperate on the realization of site visit if the Board decides to convene it

  • are to comment on the Draft Final Report (by November 14th*)

* All deadlines have been postponed due to the coronavirus crisis with currently expected end of the whole process in February 2021. To speed up the process, the individual parts of the Final report concerning the individual units are being passed to the units for comments separately as soon as they are drafted.

Full Diagram of the Evaluation Process