The DIES Legendi is the annual celebration of the Gutenberg Teaching College. This event is dedicated to the appreciation of good teaching and teaching staff. By awarding the teaching prizes, excellent teaching staff at JGU are made visible and honored for their commitment. The DIES Legendi offers all (former) GLK grantees and all JGU members who are interested in and support teaching a welcome opportunity for exchange and networking.
Here you can find more information about the program of events.
The next DIES Legendi will take place on November 26, 2025.
We kindly ask you to register by e-mail.
This year’s teaching award winners are listed here.
Information on the call for proposals “Facts and fakes in teaching” can be found here.
The DIES Legendi took place on November 28, 2024 in the Alte Mensa. During the event, the teaching award winners from faculties 02, 03, 05, 06, 07, 08 and 09 as well as the Mainz School of Music and Mainz Academy of Fine Arts from the winter semester 2023/2024 and the summer semester 2024 were honored. The event collected the opportunity to talk to the teaching award winners and exchange ideas with co-workers. This year, the DIES Legendi was also dedicated to the topic of “Good teaching in times of AI“.
4:30 pm
Information stands on digital teaching and AI at JGU
5:00 pm
Greeting
Prof. Dr. Stephan Jolie, Vice President for Learning and Teaching
5:15 pm
Awarding of the teaching prize winners
by the Vice President for Learning and Teaching, Prof. Dr. Stephan Jolie
Discussion with the teaching award winners on good teaching in times of AI
Moderation: Prof. Dr. Andrej Gill, Director of the GLK, and Prof. Dr. Stefan Altmeyer, Deputy Director of the GLK
6:30 pm
Farewell and thanks
Prof. Dr. Andrej Gill, Director of the GLK
Champagne reception
with musical accompaniment (Ayla Trio)
The Dies Legendi took place on November 09, 2023 in the Alte Mensa from 17:00. As part of the event, the teaching award winners from faculties 01, 02, 03, 04, 07, 08 and 10 from the winter semester 2022/2023 and the summer semester 2023 were honored. The event provided an opportunity to talk to the teaching award winners and exchange ideas with co-workers.
5:00 pm
Greeting
Prof. Dr. Georg Krausch, President of JGU
Laudatory speech for the winner of the Gutenberg Teaching Award 2023, Prof. John Hattie
Prof. Dr. Andrej Gill, Director of the GLK
5:30 pm
Awarding of the teaching prize winners
by the Vice President for Learning and Teaching, Prof. Dr. Stephan Jolie
Discussion with the teaching award winners on feedback as an effective tool for good teaching
Moderation: Prof. Dr. Margarete Imhof, Deputy Director of the GLK
6:30 pm
Farewell and thanks
Prof. Dr. Andrej Gill, Director of the GLK
Champagne reception
with musical accompaniment
In addition to awarding the teaching prizes for winter semester 2021/2022 and summer semester 2022, the DIES LEGENDI 2022 focused on anchoring the topic of sustainability in teaching at JGU. Among other things, teaching staff discussed what contribution they would like to make to this topic in teaching at JGU. The DIES LEGENDI also provided a great opportunity to meet old and new acquaintances who are also committed to good teaching at JGU.
From 16:30 Tour of poster sessions
on GLK projects
17:10 Welcome
Prof. Dr. Stephan Jolie, Vice President of JGU
Prof. Dr. Margarete Imhof, Deputy Director of the GLK
17:05 Ceremonial presentation of the teaching awards
Prof. Dr. Stephan Jolie, Vice President for Learning and Teaching
Teaching award winners from faculties 03, 04, 05, 09 and 10 and the School of Art and Design
17:30 What is ESD (Education for Sustainable Development) and why does it affect us all?
Inga Thao My Bui, student and climate activist(letterpress contribution and poem)
Prof. Dr. Margarete Imhof, deputy chairwoman. Director of the Gutenberg Teaching College
Prof. Dr. Holger Tost, Institute of Atmospheric Physics
17:45 Participation event on ESD at JGU
How do you envision ESD at JGU?
How can / would you like to participate in ESD in teaching?
What could be your subject’s contribution to ESD?
18:50 Summary and farewell
Overall moderation: Isabell Zipperle, M.Sc., FB 03, Public and Behavioral Economics
