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…
Extra places available in the ICO Introductory Course, Spring 2025
Due to the high number of new ICO PhD’s we have decided to organise an extra ICO Introductory course. In this manner all new ICO PhDs will have the opportunity to participate in the course. All PhD’s who had been placed on the waiting…
Learn MorePhD Defence Brechtje van Zeijts
On Thursday 23 January 2025, at 13:00 hours exactly, Brechtje van Zeijts (Erasmus University Rotterdam) will defend her thesis Different Medium, Same Processes? Reading comprehension instruction in primary school incorporating audio and video. All ICO Members are cordially invited to be present at the PhD…
Learn MoreNew report on the Gender Gap in STEM Education
I am excited to announce the release of a new report on the Gender Gap in STEM Education, which I co-authored for the European Commission. The authors of this report are Maria Evagorou (University of Nicosia/Cyprus), Blanca Puig Mauriz (University of Santiago de Compostela/Spain, Dury Bayram (Eindhoven University of…
Learn MoreConference on Inclusive student-centred pedagogies in Higher Education
23-25 May 2025, Crete, Greece This conference focuses specifically on educational/academic developers, trainers, and instructional designers within our higher education institutions. The number of participants is probably around 100; a good number for in-depth conversations about our work in HE. You can always contact…
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