Institution Profile: Ghent University

Ghent University has developed a new career and evaluation model for professorial staff (ZAP). This model eliminates previous evaluation of personalized metrics and instead refocuses on collaboration, collegiality and teamwork.

This page from Ghent University contains information on their new research strategy, noting their vision for research assessment, effectiveness and transparency, diversity of research, and responsible use of research indicators as outlined by DORA.

This case study by DORA describes the new conceptual framework for research assessment developed at Ghent University. The new model seeks to escape a competitive framing of researcher achievements, instead seeking to differentiate according to individual talents.

Ghent University has defined six principles to ensure that each evaluation is in line with the university’s vision on responsible research assessment.