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…
PhD Defence Suzanne Groothuijsen-Vrancken
On Wednesday, 2 June 2021 at 12:15 hours exactly, Suzanne Groothuijsen-Vrancken (Utrecht University) will defend her thesis “Quality and impact of practice-oriented educational research”. Due to Covid-19 regulations, only a limited number of people can physically attend the public defence. For that reason, the…
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On Wednesday, 12 May 2021, at 13:30 hours exactly, Hanneke Theelen (Wageningen University) will defend her thesis Looking around in the classroom. Developing preservice teachers’ interpersonal competence with classroom simulations Due to Covid-19 regulations, only a limited number of people can physically attend the…
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On Friday, 7 May 2021, at 10:15 hours exactly, Marije Stolte (Utrecht University) will defend her thesis (In)attention for creativity: Unraveling the neural and cognitive aspects of (mathematical) creativity in children To read the dissertation go to: Due to Covid-19 regulations, only a limited number…
Learn Morelooking for PhD students to work with us on spatial ability in STEM learning
At Leiden University, TU Dublin and universities from all over Europe we are looking for PhD students to work with us on spatial ability in STEM learning. The research is very interdisciplinary and innovative. And socially relevant! We are going to stimulate spatial ability…
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