The main goal of the SEPis to maintain and improve the quality and societal relevance of research as well as to facilitate continuous dialogue about research quality, societal relevance and viability in the context of research quality assurance. This goal is accomplished by assessing a research unit in light of its own aims and strategy.
The main document that forms the basis for the evaluation is a self-evaluation written by the unit, in which it reflects on its aims, strategy and achievements during the previous six years as well as its aims and strategy for the future. The unit presents these elements in a coherent, narrative argument and supports this narrative, wherever possible, with factual evidence derived from well-substantiated indicators. The narrative is further illustrated by one or more case studies.
2017
The AGEM institute was established in 2017, when AMC and VUmc merged into Amsterdam UMC. At that time, AGEM research was evaluated as part of the strategic evaluation of the AMC as a whole. Results of this evaluation can be found on the University of Amsterdam (UvA) website.
2017-2022
The institute conducted its first 6-year evaluation using the SEP, covering the first six years of AGEM's existence: 2017-2022. An important first step was the creation of a self-evaluation report:
2023
November 29 and 30, 2023, an external committee came to the Amsterdam UMC for a site visit, to complete the evaluation of our research institute. These days were filled with relatively formal interview sessions on the following topics: AGEM general, talent development, PhD policy and training, societal relevance, gastroenterology, endocrinology, and metabolism. Based on these interviews and AGEMs self-evaluation report, the committee wrote an assessment report, including reviews of the mentioned topics and several recommendations for the future.
Key parts of the AGEM self evaluation report:
Assessment report external committee:
The following evaluation will cover the next six years: 2023-2028.