Teaching prize gets a new name
The Aarhus University Teaching Prize is changing its name and will be known as the Vibeke Borchsenius Prize from now on. It will be presented alongside several other awards at Aarhus University’s annual celebration on 11 September.
From 1957 to 1991, Vibeke Borchsenius was first a temporary lecturer and later an associate professor of mathematics at Aarhus University. She was known for her exceptional ability to communicate mathematics and for her engaging teaching style, not least her habit of knowing the names of her hundreds of students.
By naming its Teaching Prize after Vibeke Borchsenius, Aarhus University aims both to honour her legacy and to highlight the value that outstanding teaching brings to the university and its students, Pro-Rector Berit Eika explains in a news article published by AU:
“The teachers we remember for the rest of our lives are those who saw, challenged and inspired us. Vibeke Borchsenius was this type of teacher. She showed that good teaching is about more than subject expertise. It is also about commitment, presence and respect for the students,” says Berit Eika.
The Vibeke Borchsenius Prize will be awarded at Aarhus University's annual celebration on 11 September, along with a number of other prizes. The prize winner will also receive DKK 75.000 which is funded by the Aarhus University Research Foundation.
The prize was previously called the Aarhus University Anniversary Foundation Teaching Prize and, before that, the Aarhus University Anniversary Foundation Prize of Honour for Pedagogics.
This text is machine translated and post-edited by Mie Skov Jeppesen.