Quality assurance

Since the 1990s, all university research in the Netherlands is periodically evaluated by an external peer review committee. In such a peer review, also the graduate school is evaluated.

Recently and on its own initiative, Wageningen University added one element to this quality assurance system: a review of the entire PhD programme, from recruitment and admission to graduation of PhD candidates. We invited the European University Association to form a team of experts and carry out the review, which took place in spring 2015.

The review was a very valuable exercise and brought insights beyond the usual research evaluations. All documents on the review and its results can be downloaded here.