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Visit of the Georgian Vice-Minister of Higher Education

On 20 October 2010, the French Evaluation Agency for Research and Higher Education (AERES) welcomed Nodar Surguladze, Georgian Vice-Minister of Higher Education, for a study visit to France.

Visit of a Vietnamese delegation

On 12 October 2010, the AERES welcomed a Vietnamese delegation paying special attention to the French research system.

A statement of AERES board regarding scoring use.

AERES maintains its evaluation schedule for the group B.

The French Evaluation Agency for Research and Higher Education salutes the decision of the French minister of Research and Higher Education to extend the duration of contracts to 5 years.

The AERES, assessed and recognised by ENQA!

On 2 September 2010, the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA) praised the high quality of the evaluations of the French Evaluation Agency for Research and Higher Education (AERES), reflecting the high standards of the experts conducting them and the AERES staff.

The Shanghai Education Evaluation Institute welcomes the AERES President

On 13 May 2010, Jean-François Dhainaut, AERES President, met in Shanghai with two representatives of the Shanghai Education Evaluation Institute (SEEI), the Chinese authority in charge of assessing higher education.

A Romanian delegation pays a visit

On 8 April 2010, the AERES welcomed a delegation from the Romanian Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ARACIS) on a study trip to France.

Signature of a "Memorandum of Understanding"

After an initial meeting in 2008, the AERES and Egyptian National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Education (NAQAAE) signed a “Memorandum of Understanding” on 26 March 2010.

The AERES launches its new website: www.aeres-evaluation.fr

The AERES is launching its new website – a professional showcase of the Agency’s activities – redesigned for easier access to all the information that its different stakeholders might need.

AERES strategic plan for 2010-2014

The AERES is now publishing its strategic plan for 2010-2014, which is based on 3 key objectives.

The AERES announces its strategic objectives for 2010-2014

The AERES is now publishing its strategic plan for 2010-2014 which is based on 3 key objectives: guarantee high-quality evaluations and review their aims and methods, help to develop research and higher education and conduct all of its actions with the international context in mind.

Quality management system: discussions with group B institutions (2012-2015)

In spring 2010, the AERES will launch its fifth evaluation campaign (corresponding to group B 2012-2015).

INRA and CEA evaluation reports

On 20 January 2010, Jean-François Dhainaut, AERES President, submitted the evaluation reports of the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) and French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) to the Minister Valérie Pécresse.