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…
Theme Groups
The different elements in the ICO mission lead to the organization of the research programme into ‘thematic groups’. These thematic groups can be regarded as Special Interest Groups. The thematic groups are responsible for the organization of ICO’s thematic courses and also contribute to…
ICO Membership
Institutes of fourteen Dutch and Belgian universities participate in ICO. These universities constitute the inter-university graduate school ICO. To become a member of ICO, you have be appointed at one of the ICO universities, and should be employed in a faculty or institute participating…
PhD Defence Martine van Rijswijk
Martine van Rijswijk (Utrecht University) will defend her thesis Experiences of continuity and discontinuity in student teachers’ development on Friday, the 16th of October, at 14:30 hours exactly. More information about her research and the online defence ceremony can be found at https://www.uu.nl/en/events/phd-research-the-development-of-student-teachers.
Learn MoreICO ISS2020 cancelled
Unfortunately we have decided to cancel the ICO ISS2020. Due to a variation in national and local policies concerning the COVID-19 virus a growing number of participants and staff members indicated they are not able to travel to the Netherlands. This means we cannot…
Learn MorePhD defence Annegien Langeloo
Due to the present circumstances, Annegien Langeloo (University of Groningen) will not defend her thesis “Multilingual and monolingual children in kindergarten classrooms: Exploring teacher-child interactions and engagement as learning opportunities” on April 16. As soon as we have a new date, we will let…
Learn MorePhD defence Sanne Schreurs
20 March 2020, Sanne Schreurs (Maastricht University) will defend her thesis Selection for medical school; The quest for validity at 10.00 sharp, in the Maastricht University aula, Minderbroedersberg 4-6, 6211 LK Maastricht. Due to the Corona virus the defence will be a private event,…
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