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…
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…
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…
SEFI PhD Summerschool, 20-23 May 2025 Eindhoven In mei 2025 vindt de SEFI summer school voor PhDs (en postdocs) plaats in Nederland! Zit jouw onderzoek op het snijvlak van onderwijskunde en engineering? Dan is deze summer school iets voor jou! In May 2025, the…
Learn MoreOn Thursday 3 October 2024 at 11:00 hours exactly, Xiangyuan Feng (University of Groningen) will defend her thesis Navigating Early Career Challenges in Secondary Education: How Teacher Induction Shapes Dutch Beginning Teachers’ Multifaceted Intrinsic Motivational-Affective Orientations. All ICO Members are cordially invited to be present…
Learn MoreOn Friday 6 September 2024, 15:00 hours exactly, Morgane Senden (Université Catholique de Louvain) will defend her thesis Designing peer feedback in higher education. Building trust and psychological safety among students. All ICO Members are cordially invited to be present at the PhD graduation ceremony…
Learn MoreOn Friday 25 October 2024 at 14:15 hours exactly, Anne van Leest (Utrecht University) will defend her thesis On the right track? Unravelling the determinants of primary school teachers’ track recommendations. All ICO Members are cordially invited to be present at the PhD graduation ceremony…
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