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Evaluation Method and Criteria of Assessment

The KTH International RAE combined a modified peer review with a performance indicator model in order that both expert opinion and data could be gained.

There were three operational aspects to this model:

  • Self Evaluation
  • International Expert Review
  • Bibliometric Analysis

Self Evaluation

In preparation for the Expert Panel Evaluation, these Units were asked prepare an Evaluation Package (link to page 9). In Part A of the Evaluation Package, each UoA was asked to articulate its strategic ambitions for the future based on current strengths. In Part B, the UoA was asked to quantify certain aspects of its research activities, particularly those indicating international quality or showing high potential for renewal.

RAE Evaluation Package

International Expert Review

The international Expert Panels received the Evaluation Packages generated by the UoAs two weeks before a site visit to KTH and the relevant Research Field. Further information including the CVs of all research staff from a unit, a full lists of publications by these research staff and selected key publications including papers and books, were available to the Expert Panels during the site visits.

Assessment Criteria

Success in engineering research depends on achieving a good balance between different types of activities from basic and applied research and education to technology transfer and social engagement. Managing this balance requires strategy, leadership and good resource management. In order to get a complete picture of the many activities necessary for achieving excellence in a technical research university, five different criteria of evaluation were used:

  1. Scientific Quality (Basic Research)
  2. Applied Research Quality
  3. Scholarship
  4. Vitality and Potential
  5. Strategy

Where possible the Expert Panels were encouraged to qualify their evaluation in terms of comparisons with activities in other international groups.

Bibliometric Analysis

Information of the RAE Bibliometric Analysis can be accessed here:

KTH Bibliometric Report

Further information on the assessment methos can be found in the full Project Report:

Project Report