UvA Education Awards
For good education
The nomination period for the UvA Education Awards 2025 starts 28 April 2026.
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Nomination period
The nomination period is from 28 April until 30 May 2026. During this period, all UvA students and employees can nominate an individual lecturer, subject, educational project or team for the UvA Education Awards.
Jury
The jury is currently being assembled. It consists of relevant UvA staff members and students with expertise in higher education.
Award ceremony
The UvA Education Awards will be presented during the UvA Education Day on 29 October 2026.
Organisation
The UvA Education Awards 2026 are organized by a project group of Teaching & Learning Centre (TLC Central).
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Previous awards
Previous years, the UvA Lecturer of the Year were: Jan Aten (2022), David Bos (2021), René Smits (2020), Elio Baldi (2019), Frank Nack (2018), Antoinette Muntjewerff (2016-2017), Bas de Bruin (2015), Joris Marée (2014), Mieke Mulder (2013), Jan van Maarseveen (2012), Gerben Moerman (2011), Sander Bais (2010), Peter Starreveld (2009), Mathieu de Bakker (2008) and Maria Bonaria Urban (2007).
Until 2022, the UvA Lecturer of the Year award was organised. The format of this award was then discussed. This led to an evaluation resulting in a new format: UvA Education Awards.
Recipients of the UvA Education Awards 2024:
- Student Activating Teaching: Dr. F. (Farid) Boussaid (finalist 'Lecturer of the Year 2025')
- Inclusive Teaching: Dr. G. (Giorgia) Romagnoli
- Collaborative Teaching: Computational Social Science (teaching team)
- Innovative Teaching: Science, Technology & Innovation: Biomimicry (minor)
Recipients of the UvA Education Awards 2025:
- Student Activating Teaching: Dr Jeroen Lemmens
- Inclusive Teaching: Sebestian van der Voort
- Collaborative Teaching: course Education and Inclusive Development
- Innovative Teaching: projectteam Kruk, Koffie, Koppie houden