Planning and communication
| DATUM | ACTIVITEIT | UITVOERING |
|---|---|---|
| 15 October 2025 | Announcement starts HBO Monitor 2025 • University announces start of the HBO-Monitor in an e-mail to alumni & post at social media of the University • Institute reposts post University on their own social media channels• ROA/VH pay attention to the start HBO-Monitor on social media | University InstituteROA/VH |
| 22 + 23 October 2025 | Start round 1 field work: e-mailing • Monitor the response for your University daily via our Respons Tool | DESAN |
| 29 + 30 October 2025 | Start round 2 field work: e-mailing reminder | DESAN |
| 29 October 2025 | 1st Potential reminder on social media • University puts reminder post on social media• University repost reminder post on their own social media channels• ROA/VH also pay extra attention to the HBO-Monitor on social media | University InstituteROA/VH |
| 13 + 14 November 2025 | Start round 3 field work: Letter by post (letter only) | DESAN |
| 13 November 2025 | 2nd Potential reminder on social media • Hogeschool plaatst reminder post on social media• Institute repost reminder post university at their own social media channels• ROA/VH also pay extra attention to HBO-Monitor on social media | University InstituteROA/VH |
| 4 + 5 December 2025 | Start round 4 field work: Letter by post (reminder) | DESAN |
| 16 December 2025 - 30 January 2026 | DESAN calls alumni | DESAN |
| 15 December 2025 | 3rd Potential reminder on social media • University puts reminder post op social media• Institute repost reminder post University at their own social media channels• ROA/VH also pay extra attention to HBO-Monitor on social media | University InstituteROA/VH |
| 2 + 3 February 2026 | Start round 5 field work: final e-mailing | DESAN |
| 15 February 2026 | Finishing field work & processing results | DESAN ROA |
| 3 April 2026 | The Universities of Applied Sciences will gain access to the online dashboard, where they can review both their Institution’s HBO-Monitor results and the national figures. The Universities of Applied Sciences will also receive the new SPSS year file. | DESAN ROA |
| mid April 2026 (tba) | Universities of Applied Sciences will receive the VH factsheet with national HBO-Monitor results, under embargo. | DESAN ROA |
| second half of April 2026 (tba) | During this period, Universities of Applied Sciences can prepare a news release for publication at the End of April (provisional date). | University |
| last week of April 2026 (tba) | Official announcement of the national results HBO-Monitor by ROA and VH during the annual congress • Universities can disclose the institution results including factsheets to the institutes and the public • Universities and Institutes post news message with results on their social media• The respondents of the HBO-Monitor who indicated this in the questionnaire, receive a mailing with the national results | ROA/VH UniversityInstituteDesan |
| May 2026 | Check www.hbomonitor.nl for the latest news, short analyses and reports regarding the HBO-Monitor results | |
| May 2026 | Contact person HBO-Monitor university sends e-mail to contact person HBO-Monitor institute• Check addresses alumni institute• Brochure for graduates this year | University |
| July/August 2026 | Supply of digital NAW-dataset to DESAN for HBO-Monitor 2025 | University |