PhD Defence Esther Schat

On Tuesday 5 July 2022 Esther Schat (Utrecht University) will defend her thesis โ€œIntegrating intercultural literary competence: An intervention study in foreign language educationโ€. All ICO Members are cordially invited to be present at the PhD graduation ceremony. For more information and the link to…

PhD Defence Judith Loopers

On Tuesday, 14 June 2022 at 14:30 hours exactly, Judith Loopers (University of Groningen) will defend her thesis Unravelling the dynamics of intrinsic motivation of students with and without special educational needs. All ICO Members are cordially invited to be present at the PhD graduation…

PhD Defence Joy Lee

On Wednesday, 8 June on 10:00 hours exactly, Joy Lee (Maastricht University) will defend her thesis ‘๐“๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐’๐ข๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ’. ‘The medical pause, stopping current performance for a short time for additional cognitive activities, can potentially advance patient safety and learning in…

PhD Defence Joyce Neroni

On Friday, 17 June 13:30 hours exactly, Joyce Neroni (Open University of the Netherlands) will defend her thesis The Adult Learning Open University Determinants (ALOUD) study: psychosocial factors predicting academic success in adult distance education. All ICO Members are cordially invited to be present at…

PhD Defence Nicolette van Halem

On Tuesday, 24 May at 15:45 hours exactly, Nicolette van Halem (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) will defend her thesis Accommodating Agency-Supportive Learning Environments in Formal Education. All ICO Members are cordially invited to be present at the PhD graduation ceremony atย the Aula of the Vrije…

PhD Defence Abid el Majidi

On 20 May,  at 10:15 hours exactly, Abid el Majidi (Utrecht University) will defend his thesis Debate as a Tool for L2 Learning. Investigating the Potential of In-Class Debates for Second Language Learning and Argumentation Skills. All ICO Members are cordially invited to be present at…

PhD Defence Jolien Pieters

On Friday 1 April, at 10:00 hours exactly, Jolien Pieters (Maastricht University) will defend her thesis “Letโ€™s talk about it: Palliative care education in undergraduate medical curricula”. All ICO Members are cordially invited to be present at the PhD graduation ceremony at the Bestuursgebouw of Maastricht…

PhD Defence Laurie Delnoij

On Friday 1 April 2022 at 16:00 hours, exactly, Laurie Delnoij (Open Universiteit) will defend her thesis โ€œSelf-assessment for informed study decisions in higher education: A design-based validation approachโ€. Promotor: prof. dr. R.L. Martens. Co-promotores: Dr. J.P.W. Janssen and Dr. K.J.H. Dirkx.

PhD Defence Jochem Aben

On Thursday 21 April, 2022, at 14:30 hours exactly, Jochem Aben (University of Groningen) will defend his thesis Rectifying errors. A reconceptualization of the role of errors in peer-feedback provision and processing All ICO Members are cordially invited to be present at the PhD graduation…

PhD Defence Jonne Vulperhorst

On Friday 8 April, at 16:15 hours exactly, Jonne Vulperhorst (Utrecht University) will defend his thesis Studentsโ€™ interest development prior, during and after the transition to a higher education programme. All ICO Members are cordially invited to be present at the PhD graduation ceremony atย the…