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…
On Friday 15 September 2023, 13:30 hours exactly, Tom Adams (Wageningen University) will defend his thesis Learning to navigate classroom dynamics: Studying student teachers’ classroom management learning during their teacher education internship. All ICO Members are cordially invited to be present at the PhD graduation…
Learn MoreAfter eight years, Paulien Meijer (Radboud University) has announced that she will hand over the baton as chair of the ICO Board as of September 2023. We are pleased to announce that Martijn Meeter will take over from her. Martijn has been active on…
Learn MoreOn Wednesday 20 September 2023 at 16:15 hours exactly, Lonneke Boels (Utrecht University) will defend her thesis on Interpreting statistical graphs and making conjectures from these graphs. All ICO Members are cordially invited to follow the ceremony online at https://video.uu.nl/lives/senate_hall_phd_defense/.
Learn MoreOn Friday 8 September 2023 at 16:15 hours exactly, Jael Draijer (Utrecht University) will defend her thesis Interest in Development: Understanding the Situated, Idiosyncratic, and Multiple Nature of Adolescents’ Interests in Daily Life. All ICO Members are cordially invited to be present at the PhD…
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