PhD Defence Esther van Dijk

On Friday, the 2nd of June 2023 at 14:15 hours exactly, Esther van Dijk (Utrecht University) will defend her thesis Teacher Expertise of Academics in Research-Intensive Universities – A Task-Based Approach. All ICO Members are cordially invited to be present at the PhD graduation ceremony…

Farewell and honorary membership Jeroen van Merrienboer

On the 30th of March, a large number of people have attended the farewell symposium and ceremony of Prof. dr. Jeroen van Merriënboer. Jeroen has been a very active ICO member during his career: he has been a theme group coordinator, ICO board member,…

PhD Defence Mare van Hooijdonk

On Friday, 26 May 2023, at 14:15 hours exactly, Mare van Hooijdonk (Utrecht University) will defend her thesis Assessing Creative Problem Solving in Primary School Students. All ICO Members are cordially invited to be present at the PhD graduation ceremony at the Academiegebouw of Utrecht University….

PhD Defence Janneke Sleenhof

On Friday, 12 May 2023, at 11:00 hours exactly, Janneke Sleenhof (Eindhoven University of Technology) will defend her thesis Secondary school teachers’ collective allocation decisions: On the role of structure and interaction, objectivity issues, and teacher support. All ICO Members are cordially invited to be…

UHasselt presents her 50th-anniversary Educational Conference

“Higher Education With Impact”December 13-14-15 2023 Dear colleague, We are honoured to invite you to the “Higher Education with Impact” conference, where we will gather to celebrate the power of higher education, which can facilitate a positive change in society. Since its start in…

Help needed…

With a study on sustainable career development of early career social sciences graduates. Your fellow ICO PhD member Ayşegül Karaca Atik is currently conducting a study on sustainable career development of early career social sciences graduates. She is looking for social sciences alumni who…

PhD Defence Sophie Oudman

On Monday, the 15th of May, 2023 at 14:15 hours exactly, Sophie Oudman (Utrecht University) will defend her thesis Improving Students’ and Teachers’ Judgments of Student Performance in Primary School Mathematics Problem Solving. All ICO Members are cordially invited to be present at the PhD…

Calling all PhDs! 

We are searching for PhD candidates to participate in our eye-tracking research about teaching with SPSS.  During our research, we pair PhD candidates (like you!) with first-year bachelor psychology students, in a one-on-one session in the Erasmus Behavioural Lab, Burgemeester Oudlaan 50, 3062 PA…

Call for abstracts for Conference People Management in Education 2023

Dear connection, On 16 November 2023 the third edition of People Management in Education 2023 will take place in Utrecht (Het Oude Tolhuys). During this conference, researchers in the field of HRM, people management, public management, personnel management, educational sciences, leadership, and related fields…

Are you planning to join the ICO ISS2023: Do not forget to register!

Registration will close on the 1st of April The ICO International Spring School 2023, 8-12 May, 2023 – De Duinse Polders, Blankenberge – Belgium We are pleased to invite all ICO PhD members to the ICO International Spring School (ISS) 2023. The ICO ISS…