Institution Profile: Ghent University

• In December 2018, Ghent University’s Board of Governors approved a new career and evaluation model and regulations for five-yearly appraisals of its professorial staff.
• As part of the evaluation a HR committee is set up for each professor, to support and challenge their personal and professional growth, give feedback and, eventually, evaluate the professor.
• Professors are asked to reflect on their most significant achievements and to describe their ambitions for the next five years. They do so within four pillars: (i) research, (ii) teaching, (iii) institution and societal engagement, and (iv) leadership and people management.
• The model seeks to escape a competitive framing of researcher achievements, instead seeking to differentiate according to individual talents.