It is important for universities, students and employers to know about equivalent degrees in different countries. Are, for example, the Dutch Ingenieur, the Swedish Civilingen-jör and the German Diplom-Ingenieur comparable? In 1990 the Association of Universities in the Netherlands initiated an evaluation study: International Programme Review—Electrical Engineering. An international committee of experts visited 11 faculties in 6 countries and assessed the programmes for electrical engineering. This article describes the working method of the committee. The method had four important components: (1) formulated minimum requirements; (2) a questionnaire for collecting information; (3) a checklist for the assessment; and (4) site visits. After the description of the method, some results are discussed and remarks are made regarding international programme reviews of this kind.