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 Tessa Slim
On Tuesday 31 March 2026 at 11:45 hours exactly, Tessa Slim (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) will defend her thesis “What Science needs?”. All ICO Members are cordially invited to be present at the PhD graduation ceremony at the Auditorium of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, at the Boelelaan 1105,…
Learn MorePhD Defence Marloes Vreekamp
On Thursday 2 April, 2026 at 15:30 hours exactly, Marloes Vreekamp (Wageningen University) will defend her thesis “Unravelling teacher development: exploring the mechanisms, conditions and continuity of teacher learning in pedagogical development programmes in higher education”. All ICO Members are cordially invited to be present…
Learn MorePhD Defence Anita Emans
On Friday 20 March at 12:15 hours exactly, Anita Emans (Utrecht University) will defend her dissertation ‘Teacher agency development within the dynamics of a dual learning context: Navigating aspirations and practices’. Prior to the defence, Emans will give a layman’s talk starting at 12:00 hours. All ICO…
Learn MoreSummer School in Groningen, the Netherlands, 24-28 August 2026:
Empowering Educational Developers to Train University Teachers Improve your skills in university teacher training. (Re)design your workshop or training. Learn with and from other educational developers. Designed as more of a community than a workshop, this summer school aims to bring together those who…
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