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 and networks of PhD candidates together with experienced researchers to build communities of learning and practice.
Course registration regulations
Course registration procedure and fee
Requirements within the educational programme for ICO PhD candidates (full-time and part-time PhDs)
Courses 2026-2027 (concept)
This table and further information on the courses and dates will be updated in due time.
- Indicated course days relate to physical meetings, unless otherwise stated
- To obtain a course certificate, attendance is mandatory on all course days, unless they are optional components.
- All courses are worth 3 ECTS, unless otherwise stated
- All courses will take place in Utrecht, unless otherwise stated
Preliminary planning; more information about these courses ánd more courses will be added to this list soon!
| Thematic courses | |||
| Theme group | Course / subject | Theme group coordinators | Dates and locations |
| 26-T2 | ICT and Education: From Theory to Practice | Omid Noroozi (WUR) Pantelis M. Papadopoulos (UT) Mohammadreza Farrokhnia (UT) Chris Witteveen (PhD, RUG) | 2 October 2026 – WUR 16 October Online 30 October Online 13 November UT/RUG Deadline registration 30 August |
| 26-T4 | Teaching and Teacher Education | Helma Oolbekkink (HAN) Dineke Tigelaar (LU) Simone Polderdijk (PhD, UU) Milan van Can (PhD, RU) | 7-8 October 2026 18-19 November 27 November Deadline registration: 30 August |
| 27-T7 | Education & Society | Eddie Denessen (RUN) Hanke Korpershoek (RUG) Anne van Leest (UU) Nynke Douma (RUG, PhD) | April-June t.b.d. varying locations (Amsterdam, Utrecht, Nijmegen, Groningen). |
| General or methodological Courses | |||
| Subject | Intended course tutors | dates | |
| 26-ICF | ICO Introductory course Fall 2026 | Jeroen Janssen | t.b.d. |
| 27-ICS | ICO Introductory course Spring 2027 | Jeroen Janssen | t.b.d. |
| 27-MQL | Qualitative research methodology – Advanced | Jasperina Brouwer (RUG/UMCG) | Spring 2027, t.b.d. |
| Event | |||
| 27-OGSS | ICO Open Graduate Spring School | ||
Courses 2025-2026
| Thematic courses | |||
| Theme group | Course / subject | Course coordinators/Tutors | Dates |
| 26-T5 | Domain-specific education and learning | Björn Wansink (UU), Michiel Veldhuis (UU) | 5 – 6 February 12 – 13 March 2026 Registration deadline: 17 December ‘25 |
| 25-T6 | Conducting Educational Design Research | Susan McKenney (UT) Ruben Vanderlinden (UG) | f-2-f: 2-3 October 2025 11-12 December 2025 Online: 9 November Registration deadline: 15 August ‘25 FULL |
| 25-T7 | Critical Perspectives in Educational and Pedagogical Research | Sanne Akkerman (UU) Zehra Çolak (UU) Nina Hosseini (UvA) Monique Volman (UvA) | October 31 and November 7 Registration deadline: 19 September 2025 ECTS: 1.5 |
| 26-PhE | Philosophy of Education | Anders Schinkel (VU) Michael Merry (UvA) Johannes Drerup (VU) Julien Kloeg (EUR) | 2, 9, 16 and 23 June 2026 13:00-15:30 h Registration deadline: 21 April 2026 Location: VU University Amsterdam |
| General or methodological Courses | |||
| 25-T1-I Basics | Learning and Instruction: Basics and Beyond (part I – Basics) | Michelle Helms-Lorenz (RUG) Maryam Asoodar (UM) Anne de Bruijn (VU) with assistance of Anna Isahakyan (PhD, UM) | Face-2-face meetings: Introductory meeting, online: week 41 (8/10 or 10/10 – in the morning) 1st meeting, Utrecht week 51 (afternoon of 17/12 or 19/12) 2nd meeting week 10 (afternoon of 4/3/2026 or 6/3/2026). Registration deadline: 1 October (ECTS: 2) |
| 25-ICF | ICO Introductory course Fall 2025 | Jeroen Janssen (UU) Boukje Compen (UM) Liesbeth Kester (UM) | 9 October 2025 13 November 2025 Registration deadline: 7 July 2025 FULL |
| 26-ICS | ICO Introductory course Spring 2026 | Tim Mainhard (UU) Anneke Timmermans (RUG) | 31 March 2026 26 May 2026 Full: you will be placed on a waiting list |
| 25-MQL-B | Introduction to Qualitative Research – Basics course | Michiel Dam (UL) Lysanne Post (UL) | 12 November 2025 28 November 2025 Location: Leiden Full, registration closed |
| 26-MQL-A | Advanced Qualitative research: Positionality, relationality and consequentiality | Larike Bronkhorst (UU), Zehra Çolak(UU) | 18 March 2026 and 22 April 2026 Registration deadline: 6 February, 2026 |
| Event | |||
| 25-NSS | ICO Graduate Spring School | 16-17 April 2026 | |
Looking for something else? Also check our page on courses that are given by other parties: Non-ICO Courses