Preparatory phase
- Feasibility study and the so-called Endorsement letter (12/2019)
Analytical phase
- Area questionnaire survey (3/2020)
- Interviews with employees (5/2020)
- Workshops (7-8/2020)
- GAP analysis (10/2020)
- Action plan (11/2020)
- Sending internal analyzes and the Action Plan to the European Commission (12/2020)
Implementation phase
- Gradual implementation of the individual points of the Action Plan (1/2021)
- HR Excellence in Research Award (9/2021)
Outputs
- Outputs from the questionnaire survey
- Processing of outputs from questions asked beyond the scope of the HR Award survey
- Outputs from workshops
- Outcomes of interviews
- GAP analysis
- Action plan
On 6 September 2021, the European Commission accepted the previously submitted documents, appreciated the care taken to align HR processes with the principles of the Charter and the Code for Researchers and concluded that the GAP analysis and the subsequent Action Plan meet all the requirements for the “HR Excellence in Research” award.
Starting in September 2021, we will move into the implementation phase of the process, which will last 24 months. During that time, we aim to fulfil the outstanding commitments from the Action Plan so that we maintain a high standard for HR work and reassert our claim to hold the award after the stipulated two-year period.