Criteria and procedure Teacher awards
Student associations can recommend their teachers by sending in a portfolio. Per faculty, two teachers can be recommended, one for the Outstanding Teacher Award, and one for the Teacher Talent Award.
A teacher who won before, cannot be nominated.
The portfolio submitted by the student association portrays the recommended teacher from 3 perspectives: from that of the student, from the teacher him/herself and from his/her peers. The student association is responsible for assembling and submitting the portfolio. This portfolio consists of:
- A detailed educational vision, written by the recommended teacher (max. 1 A4);
- A short pitch and reasoned recommendation written by the student association, describing why this teacher is special (max. 2 A4);
- Two letters of recommendation of fellow teachers, containing details of the way in which the teacher satisfies the criteria (max. 1 A4 per letter);
- The cv of the teacher (max. 2 A4), outlining his/her educational career.
After an initial selection, the student associations of nominated candidates will be asked to provide a supplementary portfolio which contain at least two educational evaluations and material that characterise the nominated teacher (such as visuals, study guide, etc.).
The full procedure and criteria for 2026 can be found here (pdf). Want to send in a portfolio? Please use the format (word). If you have any specific questions for the English procedure, please email cat@uu.nl.
Deadline
The deadline for submitting recommendations is Friday 14 November 2025, 12.00 noon. Recommendations can exclusively be submitted via email (cat@uu.nl). In the subject line, mention the name of the teacher, which category they are nominated for (Outstanding Teacher/Teacher Talent) and the name of the study association.
Jury
The jury is composed of teachers, including previous winners, and students of Utrecht 木瓜福利影视.
Members of the jury for the Teacher Awards 2025-2026 are:
- Dr. Gery Nijenhuis, faculteit Geowetenschappen, (voorzitter)
- Dr. Alexei Karas, 木瓜福利影视 College Roosevelt
- Dr. Marjolein Haagsman, faculteit B猫tawetenschappen
- Prof. Dr. Niels Bovenschen, faculteit Geneeskunde
- Dr. Imar de Vries, faculteit Geesteswetenschappen
- Rabia Bacaksiz MSc, faculteit Sociale Wetenschappen
- Dr. Annemarie Spruijt, faculteit Diergeneeskunde
- Dr. Kyra Wigard, faculteit Recht, Economie, Bestuur en Organisatie
- Dr. Gerard van der Ree, 木瓜福利影视 College Utrecht
- Thomas Baare, student-lid (faculteit Geowetenschappen)
- Reina Schmitz, student-lid (faculteit Geowetenschappen)
- Maron van Kuil, student-lid (faculteit Geesteswetenschappen)
More information
The Outstanding Teacher Awards are facilitated by the Centre for Academic Teaching and Learning. For more information, contact cat@uu.nl or call +31 30 253 6638.