Join the 2025 Methods and Statistics Summer School Courses!

The Department of Methodology and Statistics (M&S) of Utrecht University offers 18 courses this summer, regarding topics such as SEM models, longitudinal data methods, R, Python, text mining, survey research, hypothesis evaluation/model selection, Bayes, multilevel modeling, networks, qualitative research methods, and many more data…

PhD Defence Marloes van Dijk

On Friday, 21 February 2025 at 14:00 hours, Marloes van Dijk (Utrecht University) will defend her thesis Unraveling children’s creativity: a perception-action approach. All ICO Members are cordially invited to be present at the PhD graduation ceremony at the Academiegebouw of  Utrecht University. The ceremony can…

Summer school Analyzing Classroom Interaction 

Join us for the summer school Analyzing Classroom Interaction at the University of Groningen, from 30 June to 4 July 2025 in Groningen, the Netherlands. This intensive program offers a unique opportunity to explore a wide range of both qualitative and quantitative research methods for studying classroom interactions, bringing together experts…

ICO OGSS 2025 – Register Now!

Are you planning to join ICO OGSS 2025? Don’t forget to register—the deadline is 14th February! We are excited to share that the OGSS 2025 workshop programme is nearly ready. Next week, everyone who has already registered will receive an invitation to select their…

Invitation for Physics Education PhD Students and Researchers to Join the GIREP Summer School

Dear PhD-student, Are you interested in Please join the 2025 GIREP SUMMER SCHOOL on June 28-29, just before the GIREP 2025 Conference, Leiden, Netherlands (organized by Leiden Institute of Physics and the Graduate School of Teaching/ ICLON). PhD students: Please upload your application at…

ICO OGSS 2025: Find out more about the workshops

You can now find the (preliminary) workshop titles on the page Workshops. We will publish more information about the workshops in the first week of February. To register for a specific workshop, you will first have to register as participant of the ICO OGSS….

Summer School: Empowering Educational Developers to Train University Teachers

11 July 2025 | Groningen, Netherlands Designed as more of a community, this summer school aims to bring together those who partner with university teachers in improving their teaching effectiveness. More information: https://www.rug.nl/education/summer-winter-schools/empowering-educational-developers-to-train-university-teachers/ 

The ICO OGSS Programme is taking shape

The programme for the upcoming ICO OGSS is starting to take shape, and we’re happy to share some exciting updates with you. In the upcoming period, we’ll be revealing the full line-up of workshops, giving participants the opportunity to choose the sessions that best…

Extra places available in the ICO Introductory Course, Spring 2025

Due to the high number of new ICO PhD’s we have decided to organise an extra ICO Introductory course. In this manner all new ICO PhDs will have the opportunity to participate in the course. All PhD’s who had been placed on the waiting…

PhD Defence Brechtje van Zeijts

On Thursday 23 January 2025, at 13:00 hours exactly, Brechtje van Zeijts (Erasmus University Rotterdam) will defend her thesis Different Medium, Same Processes? Reading comprehension instruction in primary school incorporating audio and video. All ICO Members are cordially invited to be present at the PhD…