The prize is awarded to a maximum of three teachers who demonstrate an outstanding level of commitment, an excellent didactic concept and above all who succeed in motivating their students. In addition, the prize is also awarded to a maximum of three teachers in the category young teachers (in German: junge Lehrende
).
The prizewinners are awarded prize money of € 2000 each and are also nominated for the Ars docendi National Prize for Excellence in Teaching at Public Universities (in German: Ars docendi - Staatspreis für exzellente Lehre an öffentlichen Universitäten).
At present TU Graz itself, the Arbeiterkammer Steiermark (Styrian Chamber of Labour) and the Styrian Federation of Industry each sponsor one prize. In addition to these, the graduates of TU Graz regularly sponsor prizes through their association alumniTUGraz 1887.
Administration team for the Prize for Excellence in Teaching
Manuela BERNER
Phone: +43 316 873 6004
Katharina SALICITES
Phone: +43 316 873 8548
lehrpreis @tugraz.at
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Courses given by both internal and external teachers at TU Graz can be nominated for the prize. Students who have attended the course, deans of studies and student representatives of TU Graz can nominate teachers.
A committee chooses the winners based on didactic concepts, course descriptions, practical implementation of the didactic concept, results of the course evaluation and examination results.
The membership of the jury is as follows:
November 2018
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Melina AMOR
PhD Lic.
Special Prize for Young Teachers
Course "Molecular Diagnostics"
Paul BAUMGARTNER
Dipl.-Ing. BSc BSc
Special Prize for Young Teachers
Course "Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering"
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Michael FUCHS
Dipl.-Ing. BSc
Special Prize for Digital Teaching
Course "Electronic Circuit Design 2"
Isabel LANDSIEDLER
Mag.phil. Dr.phil.
Prize for Excellence in Teaching
Course "Spanish for Engineers (elementary 2)"
Gunter NITSCHE
Univ.-Prof.i.R. Dr.iur.
Prize for Excellence in Teaching
Course "Patent Law"
Barbara SIEGMUND
Assoc.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn.
Prize for Excellence in Teaching
Course "Food Chemistry and Technology"
Benedikt WEGER
Dipl.-Ing. BSc
Special Prize for Young Teachers
Course "Continuum Mechanics"
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