Evaluation of JTI's R&D Activities 2005–2008 - Formas

Evaluation Process
The evaluation of JTI for the period 2005 – 2008 was carried
out following the guidelines (Presented by Formas, Appendix 1).
The major aim of the evaluation was to specify and establish
the scientific quality and relevance of the research work of JTI
within the present framework programme (FP 2005 – 2008).
The evaluation should be carried out in an international per ­
spective according to the most suitable procedures, taking into
con sideration the aspects and questions set out in the guide lines.
The evaluation committee comprised Mrs. Caroline Trapp
from Sweden and Ir. Aad Jongebreur from the Netherlands.
Caroline Trapp was president of the Swedish Farmers’
Organisation (LRF) in the period 2001– 2005 and member of
the board of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences,
SLU, in the period 2005 – 2007. Today she is active in tourism
and recreation combined with farming in Piteå.
Aad Jongebreur retired from Wageningen University and
Research centre in 2006 and is currently president of the
European Society of Agricultural Engineers for the period
2006 – 2008. He was director of the Institute of Agricultural and
Environmental Engineering IMAG until the year 2002. In his
career he has published quite a number of articles on re search
strategies for Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering and also
on the emission of gases from animal production. He has been
a member of several international evaluation committees.
For the evaluation committee, three meetings were orga nised,
mainly in the office of JTI, Uppsala.
• March 12 th , 2008 Kick off meeting with introductions in
JTI and Formas.
• March 31 st , 2008 Presentations of and interviews with
research managers of JTI. Presentation of the cooperation
SLU-JTI by Per Andersson. Discussion with the president
of SJMF, Bengt Persson
• April 24 – 25 th , 2008 Discussions and conclusions.
We are grateful for all information and support from the
director and research staff of JTI and the management of
Formas, especially from Hans-Örjan Nohrstedt.
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