Prof. Dr. Valentin Lang was awarded the University of Mannheim Teaching Award for the 2025–26 academic year. He was recognized in particular for his practice-oriented and research-based teaching, as well as his interdisciplinary approach at the intersection of political science, economics, and data science. Valentin Lang teaches students modern research methods with a strong political focus, emphasizing a variety of teaching methods, including debates and interactive surveys. The department’s student council also offered its heartfelt congratulations.
Congratulations—and thank you very much for your tremendous dedication to teaching!
Prof. Dr. Marc Debus has been awarded the University of Mannheim's Teaching Prize for the 2023/24 academic year. In his teaching, he combines theoretical concepts with current political events and conveys quantitative methodological approaches in a clear and practical manner. In doing so, he not only arouses interest in political systems and their development, but also encourages his students' spirit of research by giving them space for independent projects with unpublished data. The student representatives of the department also offered their heartfelt congratulations.
Congratulations – and thank you for your great commitment to teaching!
Prof. Dr. Thorsten Meiser has been awarded the University of Mannheim's Teaching Prize for the 2023/24 academic year. His courses impress with their didactic clarity, comprehensibility and high degree of interactivity. He conveys complex psychological methodology content in a structured, lively and humorous manner – always accompanied by audio recordings for follow-up work and opportunities for questions. With his dedication, he not only succeeds in engaging students academically, but also in inspiring them to take an interest in statistical methods. The student representatives of the department also offered their heartfelt congratulations.
Congratulations – and thank you for your excellent teaching!
Prof. Dr. Lena Nadarevic was awarded the University of Mannheim Teaching Prize for the 2021/22 academic year. The award was presented by Prof. Kehnel during the University Day celebrations. In the laudatory speech, her teaching was praised as ‘proper – organised, structured and clearly understandable – and at the same time extraordinary – innovative and highly committed’. The student representatives of the Department of Psychology also offered their heartfelt congratulations.
Congratulations – and thank you for your excellent teaching!
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