Prize for Good Academic Teaching
By awarding the Hans Mühlenhoff prizes for good academic teaching, 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 current lecturers at Osnabrück University (full-time lecturers and lecturers) 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 25 June 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.
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) |
