In the particular context of a continuing health crisis and the need to adapt evaluation visits, Hcéres, the DGESIP and DGRI have come to a common agreement to postpone all the evaluations for Group C by one year. This decision has a de facto impact on the current contracts of the institutions, on upcoming accreditations of their ranges of study programmes, and on the subsequent evaluation campaigns.

On Thursday 7 January, Hcéres published the evaluation report on the French National Centre for Space Studies (CNES), covering the 2015-2019 period. Drafted by a panel of renowned experts, this report provides analysis and recommendations on the institutional positioning and strategy of the CNES, its governance and its various activities.

Nelly Dupin, Secretary General of Hcéres since 2016, has been appointed Advisor to the President of the High Council as of 1st December 2020.