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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Please scroll down for the English version
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Liebe Studierende,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">im Dezember 201<span style="color:black">8</span> haben wir Sie zum
<span style="color:black">vierten</span> Mal dazu eingeladen, ein oder zwei WU-Lehrende, die besonders engagiert und motivierend lehren, für den Preis der „Exzellenten Lehre“ vorzuschlagen. Dieser zeichnet Lehrende aus, die außergewöhnliches Engagement zeigen
und dadurch optimale Bedingungen zum Lernen schaffen. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Bereits im letzten Jahr wurde mit einer Studierendenbeteiligung von 2.934 eine Steigerung zum Jahr 2017 erreicht. Dieses Jahr wurden allerdings sämtliche Erwartungen übertroffen:<b>
3.<span style="color:black">395 Studierende haben 3.462 Nominierungen abgegeben und dabei insgesamt 661 Lehrende nominiert.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Wir möchten uns herzlich für Ihr großes Interesse und die großartige Beteiligung am Nominierungsprozess der Exzellenten Lehre bedanken!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Nach Sichtung der Nominierungen geht der Auswahlprozess nun in die nächste Phase über: Die Nominierungen werden an eine Jury mit Expert/inn/en und Vertreter/inne/n aus dem Haus
übergeben, die über die Vergabe des Preises entscheidet. Wenn Sie noch einmal nachlesen möchten, wer die Jury im letzten Jahr überzeugen konnte, finden Sie
<a href="https://www.wu.ac.at/mitarbeitende/infos-fuer-lehrende/auszeichnungen-in-der-lehre/teach-excellence/?login=0">
hier</a> eine kurze Beschreibung der Preisträger/inn/en. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Wir sind schon sehr gespannt, wen wir im Rahmen der Prämienveranstaltung am 1<span style="color:black">3</span>. Juni 201<span style="color:black">9</span> als Preisträger/innen
der Exzellenten Lehre vorstellen dürfen. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Mit bestem Dank und herzlichen Grüßen,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Lukas Fanninger, Vorsitzender ÖH WU
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Edith Littich, Vizerektorin für Lehre und Studierende<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Dear students,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">In December 201<span style="color:black">8,</span> we invited you to nominate one or two teachers for the Excellent Teaching Award. The award honors teachers who
show particular commitment in teaching and strive to create the best possible learning conditions for their students. Compared to the participation rate in 2017, we already achieved an increase last year with a participation of 2,934 students. This year, however,
all expectations were exceeded:<b> 3,395 students turned in 3,462 votes for 661 WU teachers.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">We would like to thank you for taking an active interest in the Excellent Teaching Award and for participating in the nomination process!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The selection process will now move on to the next phase: the nominations will be discussed in a jury of experts and representatives of WU who will select the awardees.
If you are interested in last year’s awardees, you can find a short description </span>
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.wu.ac.at/mitarbeitende/infos-fuer-lehrende/auszeichnungen-in-der-lehre/teach-excellence/"><span lang="EN-US">here</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">
(in German only). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The Awards will be presented as part of the WU Awards event on June 13, 201<span style="color:black">9</span>. You will be invited to the event in the course of
the summer semester.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.1pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.1pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Lukas Fanninger, Chair ÖH WU<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.1pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Edith Littich, Vice-Rector for Academic Programs & Student Affairs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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