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…
From an ICO course to a top-tier publication!
We are thrilled to congratulate ICO-PhD member Josien Boetje and team on their recent article Design Principles for Developing Information Problem Solving Competence in Higher Education: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis  in the prestigious ‘Review of Educational Research’, a journey that began with the…
Learn MoreICO Launches Refreshed PhD Course on Learning and Instruction
ICO proudly presents its two-part course Learning and Instruction: Basics and Beyond, tailored for PhD candidates in educational research without a Master’s in the field. The course will start with the Basics course (2 ECTS), which introduces core concepts through eight self-paced online modules,…
Learn MoreICO’s educational programme 2025-2026
We are excited to share that preparations for ICO’s educational programme for 2025–2026 are well underway. A notable new addition is the course Learning & Instruction: Basics and Beyond — specifically designed for PhD candidates who do not have a background in the Educational…
Learn MoreCursusaanbod OU voor Dudoc-promovendi en Promotiebeurs-laureaten
Ben je promovendus/a binnen het Dudoc-programma of laureaat van de Promotiebeurs voor leraren? Wil je graag een of meer inleidende cursussen Onderwijswetenschappen volgen? Dat kan!Bij de Open Universiteit kun je online en in je eigen tempo cursussen volgen om je te bekwamen in onderwijswetenschappelijke…
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