The Agency evaluation process takes place in three phases: the internal evaluation, the external evaluation and the follow up.
The internal evaluation or the preparation phase culminates in the writing of a self-evaluation report by the HEIs evaluated. The framework of this report is defined in a reference list of indicators, fixed by government decree.
The external evaluation is composed of an external review (site visit) and a reporting phase. A panel of experts, appointed by the Agency, goes on site visit in the HEIs involved on the basis of the self-evaluation report. For each evaluated institution, the review report containing an analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT analysis), - along with recommendations is published on the website of the Agency.
The panel also compiles a status report consisting of a contextualised presentation of the programme(s) under evaluation and their prospects in the French Community, within the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). This report is also published on the website of the Agency.
The follow-up phase has the objective to anchor the quality assurance process and make sure that it remains a top priority in the long term. In the six months following the publication of the review reports on the Agency's website, each institution provides the Agency with a follow-up action plan according to a predefined template. These plans are published on the Agency's website, directly linked to the relevant review report. At the request of the institution involved, an update of the follow-up action plan can be published every three years on the Agency's website.
For more detailed information, please find hereunder key documents defining the methodology of the Agency:
