TPM research leads the way internationally
The TBM faculty achieved extremely high scores in the external research assessment for the period 2003-2009. It scored an average of 4.5 on a fivepoint scale. TPM ’s largest programme, Next Generation Infrastructures, even achieved four scores of 5 out of 5. Philosophy of Technology Design and Values came a close second. This means that TPM enjoys a leading position at the pinnacle of internationalscience. The external assessment also involved an assessment of TU Eindhoven and the University of Twente. Two of the three bestscoring research groups were at TU Delft.
‘Am I working on the right areas and doing it well?’ In order to safeguard the quality of the research programmes, TU Delft, TU Eindhoven and the University of Twente arrange for an external assessment once every six years (and an internal audit every three years). The assessment is conducted by a committee of external academics, who make up the organisation Quality Assurance Netherlands Universities (QANU).
The review committee for 2003 - 2009 included Prof. Arthur Ringeling, Erasmus University Rotterdam (chair); Prof. Gunnar Eliasson, Kungl Tekniska Högskolan, Stockholm; Prof. Kingsley E. Haynes, George Mason University, USA; Prof. Michael Howlett, Simon Fraser University, Canada; Prof. Deborah G. Johnson, University of Virginia, USA; Prof. Stefan Klein, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Germany and Prof. Nico Vandaele, Catholic University Leuven-Kortrijk, Belgium.
