University Teaching Prize of Ulm University of Applied Sciences

The University Teaching Prize can be awarded to individual members of academic staff who teach on their own responsibility, to working groups of no more than 5 independent teachers or to organizational units of the university (faculties, institutes) responsible for teaching.

The following can be awarded

• innovative teaching concepts

• particularly motivating personalities

• Courses with particularly well-prepared teaching materials and a particularly well thought-out structure

• tutorials or orientation events

• Writings or materials that are particularly beneficial to studies

• didactically qualified monographs

• Teaching concepts that promote education for sustainable development in a special way

Upon receiving the university's internal teaching award, the Rectorate nominates the candidate for the biennial State Teaching Prize.

Applications and proposals can be submitted by individuals, groups or university institutions as well as by all members of THU. Self-applications are excluded.

Proposals must be submitted in writing to the Rector of THU within the application period together with a meaningful justification. In particular, the didactic concept as well as the significance and impact on the course of study must be explained in the justification. The nomination of particularly motivating personalities should be justified by a concise, coherent teaching portfolio.

The Senate of THU elects a selection committee for each award of the University Teaching Prize, which is made up of one representative of the university lecturers, two representatives of the staff and three student representatives. The Vice-Rectorate for Studies and Teaching is the ex officio chair, and the head of the Institute for University Didactics (IHD) is a member.

The University Teaching Prize is awarded during an internal colloquium at the university, followed by an opportunity for discussion.

You can find the teaching award regulations on the intranet.