Prize for Good Academic Teaching
Congratulations!
On 26 June, the Hans Mühlenhoff Prize for Good Academic Teaching was awarded by Osnabrück University and the Hans Mühlenhoff Foundation. 27 lecturers were nominated for the annual prize this year.
The first prize went to Julia Poschmann from the School of Educational and Cultural Studies. Her research and teaching focuses on the political education of primary school children as well as children's rights and the question of how children can participate in democratic processes.
This year's second prize was shared by Dr. Laura Mae Jacqueline Herzog and Dr. Dr. Johannes Halbe from the School of Cultural Studies and Social Sciences. "Due to the very cooperative nature of the seminar, it is not possible for us to evaluate the performance and commitment separately," was the reason given by the students for the double nomination. Dr Herzog and Dr Halbe jointly led the "Future Laboratory" seminar in the "Society - Environment - Future" Master's degree course and stood out not only for their outstanding teaching of specialist skills, but also for their excellent communication and organization.
The third prize went to Dr. Björn Brandes from the School of Educational and Cultural Studies. For the nominators, the focus is above all on his practice-oriented teaching and his commitment to the students. Dr. Brandes' research focuses in particular on sports pedagogy and early childhood education in sport.
What does the award mean?
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 were 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) who have done particularly well in fulfilling the following criteria could be nominated for the prizes:
- 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
The 2025 Nominees
| Title | First name | Last name | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. phil. | Björn | Brandes | Educational and Cultural Studies |
| Kim-Kristin | Droste | Linguistics and Literary Studies | |
| Prof. Dr. | Sophie | Ellsäßer | Linguistics and Literary Studies |
| Catherine | Gotschy | Cultural and Social Sciences | |
| Prof. Dr. | Thomas | Gruber | Human Sciences |
| Lydia | Heilen | Cultural and Social Sciences | |
| Laura Johannes | Herzog Halbe | Cultural and Social Sciences | |
| Lara | Höttecke | Linguistics and Literature | |
| Noah | Kahmen | Biology/Chemistry | |
| Dr. | Janina | Krause | Human Sciences |
| Prof. Dr. | Lars | Leuschner | Law |
| Dr. phil. | Mailyn | Lübke | Linguistics and Literature |
| Prof. Dr. | Ulrike | Mittmann | Educational and Cultural Studies |
| Marvin | Mücke | Educational and Cultural Studies | |
| Prof. Dr. | Sebastian | Musslik | Human Sciences |
| Prof. Dr. | Pascal | Nieters | Human Sciences |
| Dr. | Florian | Oepping | Educational and Cultural Studies |
| Prof. Dr. | Helena | Olfert | Linguistics and Literary Studies |
| Julia | Poschmann | Educational and Cultural Studies | |
| Elena | Radlingmayr | Human Sciences | |
| Liane | Schäfer | Cultural and Social Sciences | |
| Prof. Dr. | Steffie | Schmidt | Educational and Cultural Studies |
| Dr. rer. nat. | Svenja | Schumacher | Human Sciences |
| Anne-Sophie | Wegmann | Educational and Cultural Studies | |
| Dr. phil. | Ina | Westermeyer | Linguistics and Literary Studies |
| Svenja | Wolken | Educational and Cultural Studies | |
| Elif | Yakac | Cultural and Social Sciences |
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) |
