Education
The ICO educational programme provides a conceptual basis and organizing framework with the aim of supporting PhD candidates to develop themselves to the highest possible level of professional researcher in the field of education and training. To this end, ICO establishes formal educational structures and networks of PhD candidates together with experienced researchers to build communities of learning and practice.
Course registration regulations
Course registration procedure and fee
Requirements within the educational programme for ICO PhD candidates (full-time and part-time PhDs)
Courses 2026-2027 (concept)
This table and further information on the courses and dates will be updated in due time.
- Indicated course days relate to physical meetings, unless otherwise stated
- To obtain a course certificate, attendance is mandatory on all course days, unless they are optional components.
- All courses are worth 3 ECTS, unless otherwise stated
- All courses will take place in Utrecht, unless otherwise stated
Preliminary planning; more information about these courses ánd more courses will be added to this list soon!
| Theme group | Course / subject | Theme group coordinators | Dates and locations |
| 26-T2 | ICT and Education: From Theory to Practice | Omid Noroozi (WUR) Pantelis M. Papadopoulos (UT) Mohammadreza Farrokhnia (UT) Chris Witteveen (PhD, RUG) | 2 October 2026 – WUR 16 October Online 30 October Online 13 November UT/RUG Deadline registration 30 August |
| 26-T4 | Teaching and Teacher Education | Helma Oolbekkink (HAN) Dineke Tigelaar (LU) Milan van Can (PhD, RU) | 7-8 October 2026 18-19 November 27 November Deadline registration: 30 August |
| 27-T7 | Education & Society | Eddie Denessen (RUN) Hanke Korpershoek (RUG) Anne van Leest (UU) Nynke Douma (RUG, PhD) | April-June 2027 t.b.d. varying locations (Amsterdam, Utrecht, Nijmegen, Groningen). |
| C-T3 | Community of Research on Workplace Learning | Renate Wesselink (WUR) Maaike Endedijk (UT) Maaike Koopman (OU) | Contiunuous, contact the coordinators for more information on planned community events |
| General or methodological Courses | |||
| Course code | Subject | Intended course tutors | dates |
| 26-ICF | ICO Introductory course Fall 2026 | Jeroen Janssen (UU) Liesje Coertjens (UCL) | T.b.d. October/November 2026 FULL, you will be placed on a waiting list. |
| 27-ICS | ICO Introductory course Spring 2027 | Jeroen Janssen (UU) Suzanne Schut (TUD) | T.b.d. April/May 2027 |
| 27-MQL | Qualitative research methodology – Advanced | Jasperina Brouwer (RUG/UMCG) | Spring 2027, t.b.d. |
| 26/27-R | An introduction to R | Milan van Can (RU) | T.b.d. |
| Event | |||
| 27-OGSS | ICO Open Graduate Spring School | 15-19 March 2027, Blankenberge Belgium | |
Looking for something else? Also check our page on courses that are given by other parties: Non-ICO Courses