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Prizes for Good Academic Teaching

Two Prizes for Academic Teaching – Why?

In awarding these prizes, the university and the Hans Mühlenhoff Foundation would like to underline how important good academic teaching is for students trying to complete their studies in a timely fashion and earn high-quality degrees. Since last year, in addition to the prize for good academic teaching, the university has also been awarding the Young Academics Prize for Good Academic Teaching as a way of promoting young researchers in particular. The Hans Mühlenhoff Prize is endowed with 3,000 euros; the Hans Mühlenhoff Young Academics Prize with 1.500 euros.

Osnabrück University students nominate a young academic or a professor who they believe

• integrates their research into courses
• structures their courses well
• uses up-to-date research in their courses
• has an exceptional teaching profile
• can explain complex content
• identifies interdisciplinary contexts
• makes a connection to professional life
• makes practical use of modern media and teaching materials
• provides good advice, feedback and supervision
• offers creative methods of examination
• is open to discussion and learning

The winner is selected by a jury consisting of students who are experienced tutors which is chaired by the Vice President for Academic Program Development and Teaching Prof. Dr. Martina Blasberg-Kuhnke.

Previous Award Winners

2021	No Award
2020	Prof. Dr. Hedwig Gasteiger (Mathematics), Dr. Flora Sonsmann (Human Sciences), 20 nominees
2019	Prof. Dr. Martina Juhnke-Kubitzke (Mathematics/Computer Science), Dr. Frank Wolff (Social and Cultural Sciences), 24 nominees
2018	Prof. Dr. Mary-Rose McGuire (Law), 23 nominees
2017	Assistant Professor Dr. Marco Beeken (Biology/Chemistry), 15 nominees
2016	Andrew Jones (English & American Studies) und Prof. Dr. Hans Reuter (Chemistry), 25 nominees
2015	Dr. Dominique Remy (Biology), 15 nominees
2014	Prof. Dr. Bärbel Schmidt (Clothing and Textiles Studies), 18 nominees
2013	Roswitha Papenhausen (Language and Literary Studies/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	Honorarprofessor Dr. Hans-Wolf Sievert (Economics), 23 nominees
2008	Assistant Professor Dr. Till Eggers (Biology), 23 nominees
2007	Eike-Christian Hornig (Political Science), 24 nominees
2006	No Award
2005	No Award
2004	Prof. Dr. Oliver Vornberger (Computer Science), Dr. Joachim Erdmann (Business Law), Dr. Annette Clamor (European Studies – 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) und Sönke Iwersen (Economics)

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