PhD Defence Josien Boetje
On Friday 4 December 2026 at 16:00 hours exactly, Josien Boetje (Open Universiteit) will defend her thesis Teaching and Learning AI-mediated Information Problem Solving. From building Competence to Developing Agency. All ICO Members are cordially invited to be present at the PhD graduation ceremony at Pretoria…
PhD Defence Gabrielle Martins Van Jaarsveld
On Thursday 15 October 2026 at 13:00 hours exactly, Gabrielle Martins Van Jaarsveld (Erasmus University Rotterdam) will defend her thesis “Supporting Self-Regulated Learning with Conversational Agents: Designing and Evaluating Scalable Goal-Setting Interventions in Higher Education”. All ICO Members are cordially invited to be present (in…
Save the Date! Afscheid Elly de Bruijn
Hogeschool Utrecht – Utrecht Op donderdagmiddag 1 april 2027 is in Utrecht de afscheidsbijeenkomst van lector en bijzonder hoogleraar Elly de Bruijn met als titel ‘45 jaar onderwijsonderzoek in beroepsonderwijs’. Het voorlopige programma ziet er als volgt uit:
PhD Defence Thijs Loonstra
On Monday 7 December 2026 at 15:30 hours exactly, Thijs Loonstra (Wageningen University and Research) will defend his thesis Paradigms and Ethics in Environmental Education’. Supervision team: Perry den Brok, Valentina Tassone en Zoe Robaey. All ICO Members are cordially invited to be present at…
LIBC Publieksdag 2026: Het lerende brein – fantastisch plastisch!
Hoe leert ons brein? Leren kinderen, jongeren en ouderen op dezelfde manier? Hoe veerkrachtig is ons brein? En leren dieren en computers net als mensen? Op vrijdag 6 november organiseert het Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition (LIBC) een publieksdag over het fascinerende lerende…
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…
Overlijdensbericht dr. Simon Veenman (1942-2026)
Met verdriet hebben wij kennisgenomen van het overlijden van onze oud-collega dr. Simon Veenman, die op 24 augustus 2026 is overleden op 84-jarige leeftijd. Simon Veenman heeft gedurende vele jaren een belangrijke bijdrage geleverd aan de onderwijswetenschappen en de universitaire lerarenopleiding van de Radboud…
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…