8-12 May 2023 - De Duinse Polders - Blankenberge, Belgium

“The international networking conference for all PhD candidates in Educational Sciences“

Are you a PhD candidate in the domain of learning, instruction and/or education? Are you eager to learn, and to practice and improve your research and presentation skills? Do you want to meet your international colleagues and learn about their projects, and share ideas?


We are pleased to invite you to the ICO International Spring School (ISS) 2023. The ICO ISS2023 is a mixture between a conference and a research retreat, and is an international educational event for PhD candidates from all over the world who do research in the domain of learning, instruction, and education.

The primary aim of the ICO Spring School is to learn. You can learn from the keynote speeches, learn from the various workshops organized by experts in their field, and learn by presenting and discussing issues with regard to your own PhD-project, in small groups with your peers. As a participant, you are also expected to review the presentations of your peers.

The second aim is to socialize and build your network in an international scientific community. The ICO ISS2023 is a valuable event for all PhD-candidates, independent of the stage of your research project.


We are expecting PhD candidates from various European universities. Are you going to be one of them?

What to expect:

  • Participation in two advanced workshops related to methodology and themes within the educational sciences

  • Share your research in a paper, poster, or a round table presentation, and receive and provide feedback

  • Join the extensive social programme, which allows you to really get to know your international colleagues

Within the venue there are sleeping facilities, and we expect everyone to stay and fully embrace the experience of sharing a week with other scientists within your research field. If you have special needs, or requests about the sleeping facilities or the meals, let us know in your registration form or contact us.

Registration: go to the page with information about registration or directly to the registration form

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