Arqus: Apply for Teaching Exellence Award

The Teaching Exellence Award competition for teaching initiatives and projects aimed at research-based and student-support-oriented teaching has been announced once again. The competition is open to teaching initiatives and projects implemented since the beginning of the 2023/2024 academic year.

We invite nominations that embody the following core criteria:

1. Student-Centered Teaching: consistent use of student-centered approaches that cater to the diverse needs of learners, fostering inclusive education practices.

2. Assessment that drives students’ learning: consistent use of assessment strategies and feedback methods that support learning and development, encouraging meta-reflection on and facilitating dialogue about learning processes.

3. Research-informed teaching and learning approaches: use of research-informed didactical approaches to enhance learning outcomes.

4. Integration of the international perspective: incorporation of an international perspective to enrich the learning experience and foster cross-cultural understanding. This may include, but is not limited to, integrating international case studies, collaborating with international partners or experts, facilitating cross-cultural exchanges or discussions, incorporating global issues and perspectives into the curriculum or other activities that prepare future graduates to thrive in a globalized world.

5. Transferability and adaptability: development of teaching initiatives that are transferable and adaptable to further educational contexts, promoting scalability and sustainability of the initiative.

6. Relevance and impact: reflection by the teacher on the relevance and impact of the project on students‘ learning, demonstrating its significance in enhancing teaching and learning practices.

Submissions should include a detailed description of the teaching project, indicating its compliance with the above criteria. Not all criteria must be met to apply or win. Initiatives characterized by exceptional achievements only in part relating to the criteria may also apply. We encourage you to include supplementary materials, such as course/workshop syllabuses, student feedback and others.

You are encouraged to apply individually or with a team by December 15 this year. A prize of EUR 5,000 awaits the winners.

www.arqus-alliance.eu/call/nominations-arqus-teaching-excellence-award-2024