Hamburg Teaching PrizeAwards for 21 Teachers at Universität Hamburg

12 July 2023, by Newsroom editorial office

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A total of 41 teachers working at Hamburg’s public universities were awarded.

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State secretary Alexander von Vogel (right) handed over the Teaching Prize—here with Frederik Bükers from the Faculty of Education (2022).

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Dr. Andrea Thorn, awarded the 2023 prize (Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences) was delighted with her prize.

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Hendrik Althoff received the honor for his commitment to teaching in the Department of History, Faculty of Humanities (2022).

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Every year, the winners reflect how diverse and innovative teaching at Universität Hamburg can be. Some of the winners include Prof. Dr. Dr. Ralf Smeets (Medicine, 2022, left), Dr. Stefanie Wolff (Psychology and Human Movement, 2022, from left), and Prof. Dr. Franziska Müller (Business, Economics and Social sciences, 2022, right), who organizes her seminars together with her students.

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The prize shared by Anton Sefkow and Dr. Mathias Honer (Law, 2022, first and second from left) and Johannes Weidinger and Prof. Dr. Mathias Fischer (Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences, 2022, third and fifth from left)—here with Dr. Arne Schulz (Business Administration, 2022, right), show how fruitful cooperation can be when organization courses.

Every year, Hamburg’s education authorities award the teaching prize to especially outstanding teachers at Hamburg’s 6 public universities. On 7 July, the winners for 2022 and 2023 will be recognized at the city hall. There are 21 recipients from Universität Hamburg.

Winners 2023:

• Dr. Birgit Schwartz-Reinken, Faculty of Business Administration
• Prof. Dr. Sylvia Kesper-Biermann, Faculty of Education
• Prof. Dr. Frank Fehrenbach, Dr. Dominik Hünniger and Prof. Dr. Valérie Kobi, Faculty of Humanities
• Dr. Andrea Thorn, Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences
• PD Dr. René Werner and Dr. Rüdiger Schmitz, Faculty of Medicine
• Dr. Jan Mehnert, Faculty of Psychology and Human Movement Science
• Maximilian Waßmuth, Faculty of Law
• Dr. Martin Sauber, Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences

Winners 2022:

• Dr. Arne Schulz, Faculty of Business Administration
• Frederik Bükers, Faculty of Education
• Hendrik Althoff, Faculty of Humanities
• Prof. Dr. Mathias Fischer and Johannes Weidinger, Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences
• Prof. Dr. Dr. Ralf Smeets, Faculty of Medicine
• Dr. Stefanie Wolff, Faculty of Psychology and Human Movement
• Dr. Mathias Honer and Anton Sefkow, Faculty of Law
• Prof. Dr: Franziska Müller, Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences together with students Lara Thien, Benjamin Zink, Inga Mühlheims, Florian König, Eva Julie Marsland, Annika Kruse, Janna Hill, Cornelius Vetter, Lena Wischnat, Daha Yeo, Alina Stegemann, and Christina Laukötter

The €10,000 prizes are awarded by the education authorities for outstanding teaching and innovating teaching methods. The award is special because students nominate the candidates. Students also choose the winners together with an internal university jury. This is designed to foster open discussion between teachers and students regarding the nature of good teaching.

Prof. Dr. Susanne Rupp, vice president for studies and teaching at Universität Hamburg, on the awards ceremony: “I am delighted that this year, too, teachers from different faculties have received the Hamburg Teaching Prize, which honors and makes visible outstanding teaching at Universität Hamburg. The courses chosen reveal in particular the quality of expertise and teaching abilities, innovative teaching formats, interdisciplinarity, and practical application. I thank the teachers, who excite students’ interest in academia, competently and enthusiastically, and who, in line with our teaching mission, enable them to tackle the future of our society responsibly.”

See Campus Center pages for more information about the teaching prize.