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…
The ICO Office is taking a summer break, and will be closed from the 14th of July until the 10th of August. If you do have any questions, or information you want to share with us, do not hesitate to send an email to c.vonk@uu.nl….
Learn MoreOn Friday, 8 July 2022 at 10: hours exactly, Felicitas Biwer (Maastricht University) will defend her thesis “Supporting students to study smart – a learning sciences perspective”. All ICO Members are cordially invited to be present at the PhD graduation ceremony at Maastricht University. The ceremony…
Learn MoreAs was announced before, in September 2022 it is time to rotate and pass the baton: ICO will move to a new host university, from Maastricht University to Utrecht University. The switch of the host university also involves changes in the daily management of…
Learn MoreOn Tuesday 5 July 2022 Esther Schat (Utrecht University) will defend her thesis “Integrating intercultural literary competence: An intervention study in foreign language education”. All ICO Members are cordially invited to be present at the PhD graduation ceremony. For more information and the link to…
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