Awards for Good Teaching
With its "Prize for Good Teaching", the Bavarian State Ministry of Sciences and Arts honours the work of outstanding Bavarian university teachers every year. In addition, the prize sends the message that teaching is on an equal footing with research. The prize-winners are nominated by their home university and receive prize money of € 5,000 each. The student vote is decisive for the universities in making their nominations. The lecturers are distinguished by their outstanding commitment to teaching and to the interests of their students. They work with innovative teaching concepts that particularly support students in their learning and contribute to the understandable, exciting communication of complex teaching content. It is held at various universities in turn.
Prize-winners:
2020
Moritz Zehnder, Chair of Mathematics and its Didactics
2019
Prof. Dr. Thomas Kriecherbauer, Nonlinear Analysis and Mathematical Physics
2018
Dr. Fabian Stehn, Algorithms & Data Structures
2017
Prof. Dr. Anton Schiela, Applied Mathematics
2016
Andrea Kreuzer, Psychology
2015
Prof. Dr. Matthias Schmidt, Theoretical Physics II
2014
Prof. Dr. Rupprecht Podszun, Civil Law, Intellectual Property & Economic Law
2013
Prof. em. Dr. Ulrich Berner, Religious Studies I
2012
Prof. Dr. Lars Grüne, Applied Mathematics
2011
Prof. Dr. Gabriela Paule, Teaching German Language & Literature
2010
Dr.-Ing. Christoph Kern, Chemical Process Engineering
The University Prize for outstanding teaching was first presented in 2014 and has been awarded annually since then. The prize is awarded alternately to a professor and a member of staff, and is a distinction for particularly good teaching performance. The selection of the award winners is based on proposals from all faculties and is made by a higher committee consisting of one representative of each of the student councils, the Centre for Learning & Teaching in Higher Education (FBZHL), and the Steering Committee and Vice President for Teaching & Learning.
Prize-winners:
2022
Prof. Dr. Christina Roth
2021
Federica Ronchetti, Food Law
2020
Prof. Dr. Stefan Gekle, Theoretical Physics
2019
Dr. Alexander Brödner, Social Philosophy
2018
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gerhard Klaus Fischerauer, Measurement & Control Technology
2017
Nicolai Teufel, Cultural Geography
2016
Prof. Dr. Jörg Rambau, Mathematical Economics
2015
Dr. Natalia Igl, Modern German Literature
AND
Prof. Dr. Matthias Schmidt, Theoretical Physics II
2014
Prof. Dr. Rupprecht Podszun, Civil Law, Intellectual Property & Economic Law
AND
Dr.-Ing. Lutz Heymann, Technical Mechanics & Fluid Mechanics
The Bayreuth Teaching Prize for digitally supported teaching was awarded for the first time in 2017. With this new teaching award, the University Governing Board wishes to honour teachers with a special commitment to teaching and learning processes using digital resources. All lecturers can apply for this award, either independently or upon request, by presenting their teaching and learning scenarios using digital resources. The selection of an award winner is made by a six-member committee with representatives from the University Governing Board, the Centre for Learning & Teaching in Higher Education, the Student Parliament, and the Equal Opportunities Department.
Prize-winners:
2022
Prof. Dr. Eva Herzig
2021
Tina Bühner
AND
Dr. Katrin Horn
2020
Dr. Katharina Ptack, Sport Sciences III
AND
Prof. Dr. Sebastian Schanz StB, Economical Taxation
AND
Moritz Zehnder, Mathematics and its didactics
2019
Cristina Martínez Mesas, Language Centre (Spanish)
2018
PD Dr. Silvan Wagner, Early German Philology
2017
Since 2012, the Faculty of Engineering has been awarding its Prize for Good Teaching to lecturers of engineering courses deemed worthy of an award by engineering students. The voting is organized by the student representatives.
Prize-winners:
2019
2017
Dr.-Ing. Florian Scherm, Metals & Alloys
2016
Dipl.-Ing. Leonhard Finsterwald, Engineering
2015
2014
Dipl.-Ing. Alice Fischerauer, Measurement and Control Technology
2012
Dipl.-Ing. Markus Preißinger, Engineering Thermodynamics & Transport Processes
Prize-winners:
2018
Prof. Dr. Michael Grünberger, Economic and Technology Law
2017
Prof. Dr. Martin Leschke, Institutional Economics
2016
Prof. Dr. Brian Valerius, Criminal Law II
The RW faculty awards the Christian Karl Schmidt Prize for outstanding teaching to academic staff every year. The prize of €1,000 is awarded to one teacher each from Law and Economics at the suggestion of the student representatives.
Prize-winners:
2021
Jan-Laurin Müller, Law
AND
Dr. Maximilian Mayer, Economics
2020
Theresa Acker, Law
AND
Dr. Martin Weibelzahl, Economics
2019
Thomas Funck, Law
AND
Jannik Lockl, Economics
2018
Andreas Zippel, Law
AND
Felix Schlieszus, Economics
2017
Felix Ruppert, Law
AND
Dr. Robin Pesch, Economics
2016
Julia Hörnig, Law
AND
Christian Brück, Economics
2015
Sven Graupner, Law
AND
Dr. Sascha Schweitzer, Economics
2014
Felix Wilke, Law
AND
Niko Wolf, Economics
2013
Prof. Dr. Michael Zwanzger, Law
AND
Marco Ottenwälder, Economics
2012
Malte Klein, Economics
2011
Prof. Dr. Michael Zwanzger, Law
AND
Stefan Hähnel, Economics
The "Golden Chalk" prize is awarded by the BCG student representatives on the basis of evaluations to a person from biology, chemistry, and earth sciences alternately for outstanding teaching in basic studies.
Prize-winners:
WS 20/21
Prof. Dr. Matthew Hannah, Cultural Geography
SuSe 20
Prof. Dr. Stefan Schuster, Animal Physiology
WS 19/20
WS 18/19
Prof. Dr. Beate Lohnert, Development Studies in Geography
SuSe 18
Prof. Dr. Gerrit Begemann, Developmental Biology
WS 17/18
Prof. Dr. Beate Lohnert, Development Studies in Geography
SuSe 17
Prof. Dr. Birgit Weber, Inorganic Chemistry II (new: IV)
WS 16/17
Prof. Dr. Christian Laforsch, Animal Ecology I
SuSe 16
Prof. Dr. Max-Peter Menzel, Economic Geography
WS 15/16
Prof. Dr. Andreas Möglich, Biochemistry
SuSe 15
Prof. Dr. Gerrit Begemann, Developmental Biology
WS 14/15
Dr. Sven Frei, Hydrology
SuSe 14
Prof. Dr. Matthias Breuning, Organic Chemistry I/2
WS 13/14
Prof. Dr. Stephan Clemens, Plant Physiology
SuSe 13
PD Dr. Jürgen Kreyling, Biogeography
WS 12/13
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Matthias Karg, Colloidal Systems
SuSe 12
Prof. Dr. Heike Feldhaar, Animal Ecology I (Animal Population Ecology)
WS 11/12
Prof. Dr. Britta Planer-Friedrich, Environmental Geochemistry
SuSe 11
Apl. Prof. Dr. Peter Strohriegel, Macromolecular Chemistry I
WS 10/11
Prof. Dr. Stephan Clemens, Plant Physiology
The "Goldene Feder" award is given annually by the SPLIT student representatives, based on student evaluations, to a faculty member in the Department of Linguistics and Literature for outstanding commitment to teaching.
Prize-winners
2023
Dr. Adrian Roßner (formerly English didactics)
2022
Dr. Andrea Bachmann-Stein (German Linguistics)
This list is maintained continuously. If you know of any other award winners, please inform the online editorial team: onlineredaktion@uni-bayreuth.de.