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…
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…
Inaugural lecture Prof.dr. Liesbeth Kester and symposium
16 October 2026 On October 16, 2026, at 16.30, the inaugural lecture of Prof.dr. Liesbeth Kester will take place. The title of her lecture will be ‘Positive Educational Design: Competence and Wellbeing in the Health Professions Education’ (‘Positief Onderwijsontwerp: Competentie en Welzijn in de Gezondheidszorgopleidingen’). Prior to…