PhD Defence Mara Kirschner
On Friday 6 December 2024 Mara Kirschner (Open University of the Netherlands) will defend her thesis Feeling down? Stand up! Physical activity behaviour and mental well-being in vocational education and training.
PhD Defence Priyanka Pereira
On Monday 2 December at 14:30 hours exactly, Priyanka Pereira (University of Twente) will defend her thesis Optimising the Effectiveness of Peer Feedback in Higher Education. All ICO Members are cordially invited to be present at the PhD graduation ceremony. More information on the dissertation,…
PhD Defence Wendy Nuis
On Friday 22 November at 10:00 hours exactly, Wendy Nuis (Maastricht University) will defend her thesis Guiding student development in higher education: The role of mentoring for reflection and employability competences. All ICO Members are cordially invited to be present at the PhD graduation ceremony…
PhD Defence Stefan Robbers
On  Friday, 15 November 2024, Stefan Robbers (Open University of the Netherlands) will defend his thesis Teachers’ innovative behaviour in education. Perspectives on Teachers’ Innovative Behavior.
TU Delft joins ICO
TU Delft is now part of ICO. Within their programme IDEE – Initiative on Innovation in Delft Engineering Education -several projects in the educational sciences have been set up, which made it logical for them to become part of ICO. We are happy to…
PhD Defence Corina Breukink
On Friday 13 December 2024, at 16:15 hours exactly, Corina Breukink (Utrecht University) will defend her thesis Aandacht voor het leesproces, onderzoek naar een leesprogramma voor poëzie en proza, gebaseerd op eye movement modeling examples van peers, voor leerlingen in de havo- en vwo-bovenbouw. All…
ORD 2025: Hartelijk welkom!
Aan iedereen: hartelijk welkom op ORD2025 in Leuven van 4 tot 6 juni! Volg de voorbereidingen via de website of via LinkedIn. In bijlage kan je ook de oproep tot inhoudelijke bijdragen vinden. Warm aanbevolen om bij te dragen én om de uitnodiging door te sturen naar…
ICO OGSS2025: ICO needs your help!
Looking for workshop suggestions Next year, from the 17th to 21st of March 2025, ICO will again organise an international Spring School at the Duinse Polders in Blankeberge, Belgium. This year we have adopted a new name: the ICO Open Graduate Spring School (ICO…
New names for the ICO Spring Schools
Starting in 2025, the ICO National and International Spring Schools will have a new name. As ICO is an international collaborative network with both Dutch and Belgian members, the terms ‘national’ and ‘international’ have not been fitting for some time. The “International Spring School”…
Promotie Hilde Kooiker-den Boer
Op vrijdag 18 oktober verdedigt Hilde Kooiker-den Boer (Universiteit Utrecht) haar proefschrift getiteld: Door lezen de wereld ontdekken. Natuur & Techniek als functionele context voor tekststructuuronderwijs. Om 14.00 uur, voorafgaand aan de verdediging, zal Hilde haar lekenpraatje houden. Om 14.15 uur stipt start de…