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 Tuesday, 25 August, 2020 at 16:15 hours exactly, Carolien Duijzer (Utrecht University) will defend her thesis Reasoning about graphs in primary mathematics education. Due to Covid-19 regulations, only a limited number of people can physically attend the public defence in the Academic building. For…
Learn MoreOn Friday 11 September, 2020 at 16:15 hours exactly, Esther Slot (Utrecht University) will defend her thesis Characterizing adolescents’ interest: understanding multiplicity and dynamics in persons, objects and contexts.
Learn MoreThe ICO Office is taking a summer break, and will be closed from the 22nd of July until the 12th 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 MoreDear PhDs and Postdocs, We are happy to invite you to participate in the PULSE-2021 symposium on the Learning Sciences that will take place on 7-8 January 2021 in Enschede, The Netherlands. The aim of PULSE-2021 is to bring together early career researchers who are excited about learning…
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