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 Monday, 29 January 2024 at 10:00 hours exactly, Niels van der Baan (Maastricht University) will defend his thesis Facilitating the education-to-work transition. Coaching for employability unravelled. All ICO Members are cordially invited to be present at the PhD graduation ceremony at Maastricht University, Minderbroedersberg 4-6,…
Learn MoreThe end of the year is coming near, which means it is time for ICO to check if our PhD members are doing okay, by asking you all to fill in “The ICO PhD Monitor 2023”. We would truly appreciate it if you would…
Learn MoreOn 15 November, Jeroen van Merriënboer passed away at the age of 64. He was a Professor of Learning and Instruction in the Department of Educational Development and Research at the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences. From 2009 to 2020, he was…
Learn MoreInschrijving geopend U kunt vanaf heden voordrachten indienen voor de KHMW Proefschriftprijs Interdisciplinariteit 2024, ter bekroning van onderzoek met een bijzonder interdisciplinair karakter dat de grenzen tussen de klassieke alfa/bèta/gamma-wetenschapsgebieden overbrugt. De prijs van € 10.000,- is bedoeld als aanmoedigingsprijs voor onderzoekers die in…
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