ICO Theme Group 8 Course: Engaging with the Assessment, Evaluation and Examination (AEE) Research & Community
Are you conducting PhD research on assessment, evaluation or examination (AEE) or interested in these topics? Would you like to broaden your perspective, strengthen your research, and become part of a community of AEE scholars? This flexible two-year ICO course is designed to support…
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…
Vacancy 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…
PhD 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…
Non-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…
PhD Defence Ayşegül Karaca Atik
On Thursday 29 October 2026 at 13:00 hours exactly, Ayşegül Karaca Atik (Erasmus University Rotterdam) will defend her thesis Preparing Social Sciences Graduates for Sustainable Careers: Developing 21st-Century Skills in Higher Education. All ICO Members are cordially invited to be present at the PhD graduation…
PhD Defence Minke Krijnen
On Friday 6 November 2026 at 11:30 hours exactly, Minke Krijnen (Leiden University) will defend her thesis Learning to Live Together: A Peer Relations Perspective on Citizenship in Diverse Elementary Classrooms. All ICO Members are cordially invited to be present at the PhD graduation ceremony at the…
PhD Defence Manel van Kessel
On Wednesday 30 September 2026 at 16:00 hours exactly, Manel van Kessel (Leiden University) will defend her thesis ‘The Dashboard Made Me Do It? The complex reality of factors shaping teachers’ use of real-time student data visualised on dashboards in primary education’. All ICO Members…
Call 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 At least once every four years, each ICO Fellow is required to take an active role within ICO to retain the…
PhD Defence Samantha Vos
On Thursday the 24th of September 2026 at 13:30 hours exactly, Samantha Vos (Open Universiteit) will defend her thesis “From Profiles to Practice: Improving Our Understanding of Self-Regulated Learning and How to Support it in Various Educational Contexts“. All ICO Members are cordially invited to…