Prize for Good Academic Teaching
Call for entries for the Teaching Award 2026!
Nominations for the 2026 teaching awards can be submitted until May 27. All information on submitting proposals can be found under How do the Tendering and Selection Process Work?
By awarding three Hans Mühlenhoff Prizes for Good Academic Teaching (1st, 2nd, and 3rd prize), Osnabrück University and the Hans Mühlenhoff Foundation want to highlight the importance of good academic teaching and encourage lecturers in their commitment to good teaching. The 1st prize of the Hans Mühlenhoff Award for Good Academic Teaching is endowed with 2,500 euros, the 2nd prize with 1,500 euros and the 3rd prize with 1,000 euros.
All students are invited to make it clear through their nominations who they feel has particularly supported them in their studies. All lecturers (full-time lecturers and contract teachers) who are engaged in academic work at the University of Osnabrück on the day of the award ceremony can be nominated for the prizes. Please nominate a lecturer who you feel has done particularly well in fulfilling the following criteria:
- Structuring of the course
- Topicality of the course content
- Promotion of problem-oriented and research-based learning
- Promotion of independent learning and independent action
- Creation of interdisciplinary connections
- Establishing the connection to professional practice
- Sensible use of modern media and materials
- Advice, feedback and supervision skills
- Creative and innovative forms of examination
- Promotion of team-oriented work and learning
Ceremony
The teaching awards ceremony will take place on June 25, 2026, at 5 p.m. in the Helikoniensaal of the Bohnenkamp House in the Botanical Garden.
In addition to the nominated academics, all nominators and the interested university public are invited to attend. Please send your registration to daniela.raeuwer@uni-osnabrueck.de.
How do the Tendering and Selection Process Work?
Each student can nominate one lecturer. The nominations must be substantiated in detail and must be supported by at least five students. Please note: Student jury members are not eligible to submit nominations.
The justification should not exceed three DIN A4 pages. Please send the nomination form (PDF, 84 kB) and the justification by 27 May exclusively by e-mail to daniela.raeuwer@uni-osnabrueck.de.
The prizes for good academic teaching should focus on the interests of the students. For this reason, students not only play an important role in the nomination process, but also in the selection of the award winners. The jury is made up of students with tutorial experience and members of the Standing Working Group on Teaching. Students and teaching staff decide on the nominations on an equal basis.
Become a jury member!
The deans of studies of each school nominate a student from their school as a jury member in consultation with the respective student council. The person should be at least in their fourth semester and have experience as a tutor. One student member of the jury must be nominated from each department. Please send your nomination to by e-mail to daniela.raeuwer@uni-osnabrueck.de by May 18.
The following information is required:
- First and last name, e-mail address and telephone number
- Degree program, number of semesters and schools
Detailed information on the procedure and the proposals received will be sent to all jury members in advance by e-mail.
Date of jury meeting
The jury meeting will take place on Thursday, June 18, 2026 from 3 to 4 p.m. in room 19/124 (StudiOS).
Previous Award Winners
| Year | Award Winners |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Julia Poschmann (Educational and Cultural Studies), Dr. Laura Mae Jacqueline Herzog und Dr. Dr. Johannes Halbe (Cultural and Social Sciences), Dr. phil Björn Brandes (Educational and Cultural Studies), 27 nominees |
| 2024 | Mira Elham Hazzaa (Cultural and Social Sciences), Johannes Enneking (Law), Lena Szczepanski (Biology/Chemistry), 25 nominees |
| 2023 | Prof. Dr. Chadi Touma (Biology/Chemistry), Dr. rer. nat. Dominique Remy (Biology/Chemistry), Dr. Imke von Maur (Human Sciences), 25 nominees |
| 2022 | Prof. Dr. Rainer Mühlhoff (Human Sciences), Dr. Philipp Schäfer (IMIS), 15 nominees |
| 2021 | No award ceremony |
| 2020 | Prof. Dr. Hedwig Gasteiger (Mathematics/Computer Science), Dr. Flora Sonsmann (Human Sciences), 20 nominees |
| 2019 | Prof. Dr. Martina Juhnke-Kubitzke (Mathematics/Computer Science), Dr. Frank Wolff (Cultural and Social Sciences), 24 nominees |
| 2018 | Prof. Dr. Mary-Rose McGuire (Law), 23 nominees |
| 2017 | Junior Professor Dr. Marco Beeken (Biology/Chemistry), 15 nominees |
| 2016 | Andrew Jones (English/American Studies) and Prof. Dr. Hans Reuter (Chemistry), 25 nominees |
| 2015 | Dr. Dominique Remy (Biology), 15 nominees |
| 2014 | Prof. Dr. Bärbel Schmidt (Textile and Clothing Science), 18 nominees |
| 2013 | Roswitha Papenhausen (Linguistics and Literature/Latin), 16 nominees |
| 2012 | Prof. Dr. Eva Gläser (Elementary Social Studies and Science), 20 nominees |
| 2011 | Prof. Dr. Susanne Haberstroh (Psychology), 22 nominees |
| 2010 | Prof. Dr. Heike Jochum (Law), 19 nominees |
| 2009 | Honorary Professor Dr. Hans-Wolf Sievert (Business Administration and Economics), 23 nominees |
| 2008 | Junior Professor Dr. Till Eggers (Biology), 23 nominees |
| 2007 | Eike-Christian Hornig (Political Science), 24 nominees |
| 2006 | No award ceremony |
| 2005 | No award ceremony |
| 2004 | Prof. Dr. Oliver Vornberger (Computer Science), Dr. Joachim Erdmann (Business Law), Dr. Annette Clamor (European Cultural Studies), PD Dr. Martin Papenheim (Cultural History) |
| 2003 | Prof. Dr. Ralf Kleinfeld (Social Sciences), Prof. Dr. Joachim Härtling (Geography), Ulrike Weyland (Vocational and Business Education) |
| 2002 | Prof. Dr. Winfried Bruns (Mathematics), Dr. Ute Schmid (Systems Science) |
| 2001 | Dr. Manfred Rolfes (Geography) and Sönke Iwersen (Business Administration and Economics) |
