Excellent Instruction
The University of Freiburg is one of only six universities in Germany to be distinguished in the “Excellent Teaching” competition organized in October 2009 by the Stifterverband and the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs. The reasons for the university’s success in this competition are the quality of its existing course offerings and its overall concept for instructional development, “Windows for Higher Education.” The funding from the competition will allow the university to create more freedom for teachers to develop innovative new forms of teaching and learning.
IDA
The Instructional Development Award (IDA) recognizes professors of the University of Freiburg who propose innovative ideas for the targeted further development of study programs in their discipline. Approximately 210,000 euros per year are invested in instructional development at the university.
IndiTrack
The Individual Track (IndiTrack) program provides funding to allow qualified bachelor students to plan and complete an additional year of study. This additional year should be individual and interdisciplinary. As a comprehensive university offering everything from natural and social sciences, humanities, and medicine to technical fields, the University of Freiburg provides ideal conditions for extending a course of study in an individual direction.
IQ-Net
The IQ-Net will collect existing knowledge in the area of instructional development and make it available to everyone engaged in instructional development at the university. The IQ-Net will be established concurrently with the IDA.
Traditionell werden folgende Lehrpreise von der Universität und dem Land Baden-Württemberg vergeben:
Universitätslehrpreis
Der Preis wird vergeben für herausragende Lehrveranstaltungen, langjährig anerkannte Lehre auf hohem inhaltlichem und didaktischem Niveau (nachgewiesen durch Evaluation) und/oder innovative Lehrkonzepte. Ausgelobt werden Euro 25.000 pro Jahr.
Landeslehrpreis
Das Land Baden-Württemberg honoriert Spitzenleistungen in der universitären Lehre, beispielsweise für Lehrveranstaltungen verschiedener Art mit didaktisch besonders gut aufbereitetem Begleitmaterial und Aufbau.