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 Arjan Koek
On Tuesday 6 October 2026 at 14:30 hours exactly, Arjan Koek (University of Groningen) will defend his thesis Learning to read and understand philosophy texts through feedback. The effectiveness of different feedback variants in the ill-structured learning domain of the philosophy of science philosophy science…
Learn MoreVacancy PhD theme group coordinator – Workplace Learning
We are currently looking for a new PhD candidate to join us as theme group coordinator. As a PhD coordinator, you will support the theme group coordinators with practical aspects of course preparation and act as the ‘voice’ of the PhD students. As a…
Learn MorePhD Defence Neline de Jong-Kroon
On Thursday 24 September 2026 at 16:00 hours exactly, Neline de Jong-Kroon (Open Universiteit) will defend her thesis ‘On the threshold: Why teachers stay (or leave) – Teacher attrition in secondary education’. All ICO Members are cordially invited to be present at the PhD graduation…
Learn MoreNon-ICO Course: Qualitative Research Methods
Utrecht University – https://professionals.uu.nl/en/programme/qualitative-research-methods Qualitative research is widely used, yet there are limited options to learn about and through doing qualitative research. The purpose of this course is to develop knowledge and skills to critically assess, design, conduct, analyze, and share qualitative research. The…
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