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<jats:p>ABSTRACT This paper presents the results of a study on the evaluation of research and graduate education in the Netherlands. The policies implemented in the country over the last four decades have consolidated a sui generis and stable evaluation system, contributing to strengthening the country's scientific leadership on the international scene. The Dutch experience has inspired several countries, and its lessons could also be relevant for the Brazilian reality. In this context, this study aimed to analyse the main characteristics of the Dutch system, understand the role of self-evaluation within that system and present a self-evaluation experience conducted by a noteworthy research centre from Leiden University. From the lessons learned, we conclude by presenting some subsidies for improving the evaluation of graduate education conducted in Brazil.</jats:p>