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. read more