Course
YESS 14
A summer school for PhDs in Mathematics Education
€360
Specifications
Description
YESS 14 is a European summer school for PhD students in mathematics education, organised in collaboration with ERME (European Researchers in Mathematics Education) and held in Utrecht in August 2026. Participants work closely together on their research, receive feedback from international experts, and engage in intensive peer learning. The event strengthens young researchers’ networks and deepens their theoretical and methodological perspectives.
Website: www.uu.nl/yess14
The Fourteenth YERME Summer School (YESS 14) will take place from 2–7 August 2026 at Utrecht University (The Netherlands). It brings together early career researchers in mathematics education from across Europe for a week of collaborative learning, research discussions, and expert-guided thematic working groups. The programme includes parallel TWG sessions, plenaries, a YERME discussion group, and social activities, all in a supportive and friendly atmosphere. Accommodation, meals, and several social events (including night canoeing and a grand opening at De Moestuin) are included in the €635 fee. Applications, including a 500–750 word abstract, are due by 30 January 2026.
Day to Day Documents
Lecturers
The topics for the 2026 Summer School Thematic Working Groups (TWGs) and their respective leaders are:
- TWG 1: Mathematics teacher expertise, practice, and professional development
Leader: Marita Friesen - TWG 2: Teaching and learning mathematics at the primary and pre-school level
Leader: Martin Carlsen - TWG 3: Teaching and learning mathematics at secondary level
Leader: Paul Drijvers - TWG 4: Teaching and learning mathematics at the upper secondary and university levels
Leader: Olov Viirman - TWG 5: Information technologies in mathematics teaching and learning
Leader: Paola Iannone - TWG 6: Proof, proving, problem solving, and interdisciplinarity in mathematics education
Leader: Andreas Moutsios-Rentzos - TWG 7: Preservice teachers’ training in mathematics
Leader: Stéphane Clivaz
Abstracts of the TWG groups can be found on the website: www.uu.nl/yess14
International programme committee (IPC): Dilan Şahin-Gür (Germany, IPC chair), Konstantinos Tatsis (Greece, IPC co-chair), Luca Lamanna (Italy), Derya Diana Cosan (Denmark), Filip Moons (the Netherlands).
Local organising committee (LOC): Filip Moons (LOC chair), Marieke Spijkstra, Simone van der Maeden.
Target audience
The ERME Board, YERME, and the Local Organisers are happy to invite early career researchers (PhD students and post-doctoral researchers) in mathematics education who are affiliated in European countries to take part in the Fourteenth YERME Summer School (YESS 14).
Aim of the course
In line with the ERME Manifesto, the aims of the YERME Summer School are to enable early career researchers to:
- meet and establish a friendly and cooperative working culture,
- compare and integrate their backgrounds in mathematics education research within a supportive peer-discussion environment, with guidance from highly qualified experts from various research areas,
- present their research ideas, theoretical thoughts and reflections, methodological approaches, challenges, and preliminary results, in order to receive constructive feedback (from both peers and experts) on possible developments, different perspectives, and opportunities for collaboration with related research projects and researchers from other countries.
Study load
Accepted participants will be invited to submit an extended paper (1000–1500 words, including references) that presents one of the following:
- preliminary results (including essential information about research framework and methodology),
- research work in progress (research questions, framework, methodology, aims, etc.), or
- c) comprehensive information about their graduate studies and/or research plans.
The full papers of accepted participants must be submitted by 1 June 2026. All papers within a TWG will be circulated among the respective participants for preparation before the Summer School begins.
Costs
- Course fee: €360.00
- Included: Course + course materials + mealplan
- Housing fee: €275
- Housing provider: Utrecht Summer School
Registration fee covers:
- Attendance
- Grand opening in De Moestuin
- Refreshments
- Free entrance to Utrecht’s Botanic Gardens
- Lunch in Utrecht's Botanic Gardens on Monday
- Lunch on all days (except the final Friday)
- Dinner on all days (except the free afternoon day)
- Night canoeing
- Conference administration expenses
- Accommodation in student housing from the weekend of 1 August until Friday 7 August (paid separately) on Utrecht Science Park
Additional information
The housing costs do not include a Utrecht Summer School sleeping bag. This is a separate product on the invoice. If you wish to bring your own bedding, please deselect or remove the sleeping bag from your order.
Application
Applicants are asked to complete the application form, including a 500-700-word abstract outlining the aims, theoretical framework, methodology, and current status of their scientific work. They should also rank all the TWGs according to their preferences. Applications must be submitted by January 30, 2026.
Applicants will be notified of the outcome by March 9, 2026. Accepted participants are required to pay the registration fee of €635 (€275 accommodation + €360 summer school) by April 9, 2026. Participants who fail to meet this payment deadline will forfeit their place, which will then be offered to applicants on the waiting list.
Application deadline: January 30, 2026
Acceptance decision: March 9, 2026
Payment deadline: April 9, 2026
For this course you are required to upload the following documents when applying:
- Additional Application Form