During the morning of March 8th, the Programme Evaluation Commission of AVAP met to review the provisional accreditation reports and final reports that have received allegations. After this meeting, the reports are issued and notified to the universities. This meeting is special for two reasons. On the one hand, we welcome the two new members…
On January 20th, the Ministry of Universities and CRUE (Conference of Rectors of Spanish Universities) inaugurated the National Forum for the Reform of Research Evaluation. This Forum, held at the Aula Magna of the University of Barcelona, brought together the most relevant institutions and figures in the field of research evaluation. In addition to Joan…
The Valencian Agency of Evaluation and Prospective (AVAP) has just been included in the Global Academic Integrity Network (GAIN). This network is made up of agencies specialized in evaluating the quality and excellence in the academic field, and seeks to promote collaboration between them to promote academic ethics and the fight against plagiarism in all…
Last December 28th, the 2022 professor accreditation call was closed. AVAP has received a total of 653 applications for assessment for the hiring of teachers in the universities of the Valencian Community in the figures of contracted doctor professor, assistant doctor professor and private university professor. These 653 applicants generate a total of 1092 files.…
AVAP is preparing an online training for evaluators who collaborate with the organisation during the coming year. The training session will take place on Friday 3 February. This training, aimed at academics, professionals and students who collaborate with AVAP as evaluators, will focus on the most relevant aspects of the university degree evaluation process. Academic experts…
AVAP has been actively participating over the last few months in a pioneering study in Spain on the employability of students of the Environmental Sciences degree in which all the universities in Catalonia, Aragon and the Valencian Community that offer this degree are taking part. During the first months of 2023, more than 700 undergraduate…
AVAP has signed up to join CoARA, the International Coalition for the Advancement of Research Assessment. More than 300 organizations are members of the coalition, which seeks a qualitative evaluation of research. In other words, the agreement seeks a rethinking of the criteria for evaluating the merits of university professors, especially those of research, towards…
AVAP is now a full member of INQAAHE, the International Network of Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education. This network is a worldwide association of more than 300 organizations that work to ensure quality higher education. With this incorporation, the Valencian agency has taken a step forward in its internationalization process. Together with ANECA, there…
