Education
The ICO educational programme provides a conceptual basis and organizing framework with the aim of supporting PhD candidates to develop themselves to the highest possible level of professional researcher in the field of education and training. To this end, ICO establishes formal educational structures…
Theme Groups
The different elements in the ICO mission lead to the organization of the research programme into ‘thematic groups’. These thematic groups can be regarded as Special Interest Groups. The thematic groups are responsible for the organization of ICO’s thematic courses and also contribute to…
ICO Membership
Institutes of fourteen Dutch and Belgian universities participate in ICO. These universities constitute the inter-university graduate school ICO. To become a member of ICO, you have be appointed at one of the ICO universities, and should be employed in a faculty or institute participating…
PhD Defence Josine Görtzen
On Friday, 2 October 2026 at 11:00 hours exactly, Josine Görtzen (Eindhoven University of Technology) will defend her thesis “Professional development of secondary school teachers in facilitating feedback dialogues and student reflection”. All ICO Members are cordially invited to be present at the PhD graduation…
Learn MoreICO’s educational programme 2026-2027
We are excited to share that preparations for ICO’s educational programme for 2026-2027 are well underway. In October we will kick of with Theme group ICT and Education that organises the course ICT and Education: From Theory to Practice, and with the course of our Theme…
Learn MoreSave the date: ICO Open Graduate Spring School 2027
ICO OGSS 2027 – De Duinse Polders, Blankenberge, Belgium – 15-19 March 2027 Website: https://ogss2027.ico-education.nl/ ICO is delighted to invite all PhD’s in the Educational Sciences to the ICO Open Graduate Spring School (OGSS 2027)! This event combines the best aspects of a conference and…
Learn MoreCall for ICO Fellows to revise the ICO Project Proposal form
We are looking for two to three ICO Fellows to join a small working group to revise the ICO Project Proposal form. https://ico-education.nl/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/call-working-group-to-revise-the-project-proposal-form.pdf The aim of this revision is to make the form clearer and more supportive for PhD candidates and supervisors, while ensuring…
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