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 sixteen 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…
ORD Pre-conference becomes VPO-ICO PHD Day
Save the date: 15 October 2021, 11:00-17:00 hours in Utrecht Just a few more weeks and then the ORD will be on the agenda and normally that would be a moment for the VPO (the VOR PhD Council) to set up one of their…
Learn MorePhD Defence Honghong Bai
On Friday, 18 June at 12:15 hours exactly, Honghong Bai (Utrecht University) will defend her thesis Divergent thinking in young children. Due to Covid-19 regulations, only a limited number of people can physically attend the public defence. For that reason, the defence can also be…
Learn MorePhD Defence Winnifred Wijnker
On Wednesday, 23 June 2021 at 16:15 hours exactly, Winnifred Wijnker (Utrecht University) will defend her thesis The Unseen Potential of Film for Learning: Film’s Interest Raising Mechanisms Explained in Secondary Science and Math. Due to Covid-19 regulations, only a limited number of people can…
Learn MoreMaak kennis met: Teacher Tapp
Hoe krijg je een zicht op wat leraren denken en ervaren? Waar worstelen leraren mee, wat zijn hun zorgen? Welke vragen zijn er, en bestaan de antwoorden al? Als er beslissingen worden genomen door beleidsmakers, hoe komen die binnen bij de direct betrokkenen? Uit deze nieuwsgierigheid ontstond de originele Teacher Tapp in het Verenigd Koninkrijk…
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