Esmond is a European company, based in Belgium. Its review grew up inside European higher education, where a shared framework describes what a bachelor's, master's or doctoral graduate should be able to do. This page explains that framework, what it means for the feedback you get, and which European rules protect you.
No one sees their own blind spots, with or without AI help. Esmond points them out in your draft from within your field, along with factual errors and inconsistencies.
Get a free previewIn 1999, education ministers from 29 European countries signed the Bologna Declaration. It started the Bologna Process: governments working to make their higher-education systems compatible, so that a degree from one country can be understood in another. In 2010 that work became the European Higher Education Area, which now counts nearly fifty countries.
The participating countries agreed on three things: a three-cycle system of bachelor's, master's and doctoral studies, mutual recognition of qualifications and study periods abroad, and a system of quality assurance. Study load is counted in ECTS credits, the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System.
In 2005, meeting in Bergen, the ministers adopted the Framework for Qualifications of the European Higher Education Area (QF-EHEA). Its general descriptions of each cycle are known as the Dublin descriptors. They describe outcomes, not content: what a graduate should be able to show, in five areas.
The bar rises with each cycle. A bachelor's graduate gathers and interprets relevant data to inform judgments. A master's graduate integrates knowledge, handles complexity and forms judgments with incomplete or limited information. A doctoral graduate makes a contribution through original research that extends the frontier of knowledge.
Esmond was built in Belgium, where university and college programs describe their learning outcomes along these lines. Its way of reading follows the same logic: it looks at what your text shows you can do, not at how much it contains.
When you upload, you say what level you are studying at and which broad field you are in. The review then reads your work at that level, through the lens of that field. Much of what it flags can be read against the descriptors above: a claim that goes further than your evidence (making judgments), a source used for something it does not support (applying knowledge), a term that shifts meaning between chapters (communication).
Its knowledge of the mistakes that recur in each field was built in Belgium, from real theses. Some of those mistakes are covered in guides such as logical gaps and inconsistencies in a thesis. It does not apply the rules of any one country, university or program. No university or European body has recognized, endorsed or approved Esmond: the Bologna framework is a shared, public reference, not a seal Esmond can carry.
The Dublin descriptors put judgment with the student. You are the one who has to show that you can weigh evidence, draw conclusions and communicate them. A tool that produced that text for you would take away exactly what your degree is meant to show. So Esmond adds no text to your work. It points to the passage, explains what a critical reader could question, and leaves the fix to you.
There is no number at the end either. Esmond does not predict your result: it describes in words what holds up and what could be stronger. Assessment stays with your instructor, your advisor and your committee.
Ramirez BV, the company behind Esmond, is established in Belgium. That is why the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies to how we handle your data, wherever you live.
The EU AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689) applies to Esmond for the same reason: the company is established in Belgium. Its transparency rules say you should know when you are dealing with AI.
For you, that means three things. Every review says it is AI analysis, not a human or official assessment. Each report PDF carries metadata that labels it as AI-generated. And the feedback can contain errors, so you weigh every comment yourself.
Whether you may use an AI feedback tool on a given assignment is a separate question. That depends on your course and your institution, so check your course rules first. Can I use Esmond? explains what to look for, and an AI disclosure statement for your thesis shows how to mention a tool you used.
No. Esmond is independent. No university, college or European body has recognized, endorsed or approved it. The framework it relates its review to is public and shared by the countries of the European Higher Education Area.
No. The qualities the Dublin descriptors name, such as weighing evidence and communicating your findings, are not unique to Europe. Esmond reads your work through the lens of your field and is not specific to any country, university or program. It is not offered in every country.
Not all of it. The AI model providers and some other suppliers process data in the United States. Our handling of all of it falls under GDPR, because the company is established in Belgium. The Privacy Notice lists every supplier and the safeguards.
No. It describes in words what holds up in your work and what could be stronger. Your instructor, advisor and committee decide on your work.
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