For all ICO PhDs: the ICO Monitor
The end of the year is coming near, which means it is time for ICO to check if our PhD members are doing okay, by asking you all to fill in “The ICO PhD Monitor 2025”. We would truly appreciate it if you would…
PhD Defence Katrijn Opstoel
On Friday, 16 January 2026 at 10:00 hours exactly, Katrijn Opstoel (Utrecht University) will defend her thesis “Teachers on Fostering Personal and Social Development in Primary School Physical Education”. All ICO Members are cordially invited to be present at the PhD graduation ceremony at the Academiegebouw…
ICO GSS 2026: Registration is now open
16-17 April 2026, Utrecht University, website: https://gss2026.ico-education.nl/ We are pleased to invite all ICO members to ICO’s networking event: the ICO Graduate Spring School 2026 (GSS 2026), taking place on 16–17 April 2026 at Utrecht University. The GSS is a two-day networking event for…
Download the inaugural lecture of Arthur Bakker
Arthur would like to thank you for coming to support him for his inaugural lecture on “Curriculum en didactiek in actie”. You can now download the text (in Dutch) in two versions (for reading the text online, or to print) at Curriculum en didactiek…
PhD Defence Pieter van Lamoen
On Thursday 18 December 2025 at 15:30 hours exactly, Pieter van Lamoen (Erasmus University Rotterdam) will defend his thesis Belonging and becoming. Supporting diverse student populations in the transition to higher education. All ICO Members are cordially invited to be present at the PhD graduation…
PhD Defence Sabrine Hassane
On Friday 12 December 2025 at 13:30 hours exactly, Sabrine Hassane (Open University of the Netherlands) will defend her thesis Exploring socio-emotional regulation in online group learning. All ICO Members are cordially invited to be present at the PhD graduation ceremony at the Open University in…
Interested in learning more about open-source statistical software or programming languages?
Join the 2026 Methods and Statistics Winter School Courses at Utrecht University! The Department of Methodology and Statistics (M&S) of Utrecht University warmly invites you to participate in our upcoming Winter School. Our introductory and applied courses in R, Python, and/or JASP offer the…
Inaugural lecture Nadira Saab
Nadira would like to thank you for coming to support her for her inaugural lecture on Digital Agency. Your presence, wishes, and gifts meant so much and really made the day special for her. You can download the oration book (in Dutch) here.
PhD Defence Elizabeth Wynberg
On Wednesday 10 December 2025 at 13:45 hours exactly, Elizabeth Wynberg (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) will defend her thesis “Object-Oriented Play”. For more information go to https://vu.nl/nl/agenda/2025/promotie-e-r-wynberg. All ICO Members are cordially invited to be present at the PhD graduation ceremony at the Auditorium of the Vrije Universiteit…
PhD Defence Jiajia Li
On Thursday 4 December 2025 at 9.45 hours exactly, Jiajia Li (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) will defend her thesis “Crafting Maker Education Through Lesson Study: A Collaborative Journey”. For more information go to https://vu.nl/nl/agenda/2025/promotie-j-li. All ICO Members are cordially invited to be present at the PhD…