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 Manel van Kessel
On Wednesday 30 September 2026 at 16:00 hours exactly, Manel van Kessel (Leiden University) will defend her thesis ‘The Dashboard Made Me Do It? The complex reality of factors shaping teachers’ use of real-time student data visualised on dashboards in primary education’. All ICO Members…
Learn MoreCall for ICO Fellows to revise the ICO Project Proposal form
We are looking for two to three ICO Fellows to join a small working group to revise the ICO Project Proposal form. https://ico-education.nl/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/call-working-group-to-revise-the-project-proposal-form.pdf At least once every four years, each ICO Fellow is required to take an active role within ICO to retain the…
Learn MorePhD Defence Samantha Vos
On Thursday the 24th of September 2026 at 13:30 hours exactly, Samantha Vos (Open Universiteit) will defend her thesis “From Profiles to Practice: Improving Our Understanding of Self-Regulated Learning and How to Support it in Various Educational Contexts“. All ICO Members are cordially invited to…
Learn MoreInaugural lecture Prof.dr. Liesbeth Kester and symposium
16 October 2026 On October 16, 2026, at 16.30, the inaugural lecture of Prof.dr. Liesbeth Kester will take place. The title of her lecture will be ‘Positive Educational Design: Competence and Wellbeing in the Health Professions Education’ (‘Positief Onderwijsontwerp: Competentie en Welzijn in de Gezondheidszorgopleidingen’). Prior to…
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