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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

Save the Date!

Nominations for the Teaching Awards 2025 can be submitted from the end of April.

The next Teaching Awards ceremony will take place on June 26, 2025.

How do the Tendering and Selection Process Work?

The proposals must be justified in detail and must be supported by at least five students. The justification should not exceed three DIN A4 pages. Please send the documents within the specified deadline and only by e-mail to  daniela.raeuwer@uni-osnabrueck.de. Nominations for the 2025 teaching awards can be submitted from end of April, 2025.

The prizes for good academic teaching should focus on the interests of the students. For this reason, students not only play an essential role in the nomination process, but also in the selection of the award winners: A jury of students with tutorial experience, chaired by the Vice President for Studies and Teaching, Prof. Dr. Jochen Oltmer, decides on the proposals.

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. Please send your nomination to by e-mail to  daniela.raeuwer@uni-osnabrueck.de.

The following information is required:

  • Name, e-mail address and telephone number
  • Degree program, number of semesters and schools

Award Ceremony 2024

Three nominees were delighted to receive the 2024 Hans Mühlenhoff Prize on June 20: the first prize went to social scientist Mira Elham Hazzaa, the second to legal scholar Johannes Enneking and the third to biologist Lena Szczepanski. A total of 25 scientists were nominated by the students.

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Previous Award Winners

Year Award Winners
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)

Contact Person

Daniela Räuwer

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Kommunikation und Marketing

Neuer Graben 29/Schloss
49074 Osnabrück

Room: 13/E07

 +49 541 969-6141
 daniela.raeuwer@uni-osnabrueck.de