How IEP works

All evaluations carried out by the Institutional Evaluation Programme (IEP) are guided by four key questions, which are based on a ‘fitness for (and of) purpose’ approach:

• What is the institution trying to do? (Mission and objectives)
• How is the institution trying to do it? (Policies and processes)
• How does the institution know it works? (Monitoring and evaluation)
• How does the institution change in order to improve? (Capacity for change)

These simple but crucial questions provide a framework for a critical self-analysis during the self-evaluation phase and guide the evaluation team during the online meetings and the site visit. They are important throughout all stages of the evaluation process, which usually takes one academic year.

Find out more through our webinars

On 6 May 2024 at 11.30 - 12.30 CET, we will hold an online information session to provide an overview of IEP. During this information session, a member of the IEP Stering Commitee will explain the main characteristics and added value of the programme, representatives from two recently evaluated institutions will discuss their experience, and the IEP secretariat will provide some practical information. You can register here.

The recording of last year's webinar is available here.

In April 2018, IEP held a webinar to explore the impact that evaluations have had on participating institutions. The recording of the webinar is available here.