HCERES

The High Council for the Evaluation of Research and Higher Education (Hcéres), created by the Law No. 2013-660 of July 22nd, 2013 relative to higher education and research, has replaced the AERES as from November 17th, 2014. Its organisation and operating are defined by the decree No.2014-1365 of November 14th, 2014. In this regard, Hcéres: • has an independent administrative authority status, preserving evaluations’ impartiality of the influence from evaluated parties or any other stakeholders; • makes all of its evaluation reports accessible to the public and also publishes its evaluation methods and procedures in complete transparency; • acts in accordance with the international standards and European Standards and Guidelines (ESGs) adopted in Bergen (Norway) in 2005.