The Obel Family Foundation Teaching Award
The Obel Family Foundation Teaching Award
Each year, Aalborg University receives a grant of DKK 150,000 to support the presentation of the Obel Family Foundation Teaching Award.
Each main academic area appoints a Teacher of the Year, and the Strategic Council for Education then selects one award recipient from among the nominees.
The Teacher of the Year receives DKK 50,000, and the other nominees each receive DKK 25,000. The Obel Family Foundation Teaching Award is presented annually at Aalborg University's Annual Celebration.
Teachers of the Year 2026 at the faculties:
- Teacher of the Year at the faculty of Medicine and recipient of the Obel Family Foundation Teaching Award, Professor Sine Agergaard
- Teacher of the Year at the faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities: Christoffer Koch Florczak, Associate Professor
- Teacher of the Year at the Technical Faculty of IT and Design: Poul Th?is Madsen, Associate Professor
- Teacher of the year at the faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities: Julie ?rnholt B?tker-Rasmussen, Postdoc
- Teacher of the Year at the faculty of Engineering and Science: Erik Lund, Professor
In 2026, it was Sine Agergaard who received the Obel Family Foundation Teaching Award. Watch a video featuring her below.
Recipients of the Obel Family Foundation Teaching Award
- 2026: Sine Agergaard, SUND
- 2025: Sune Qvotrup Jensen, SSH
- 2024:?Jannie S?nderk?r Nielsen, ENG
- 2023:?Jes Lynning Harfeld, SSH
- 2022: Mads Pagh Nielsen, ENG
- 2021: Jens Myrup Pedersen, TECH
- 2020: Birgit Feldtmann, SAMF
- 2019: Johan Heinsen, SAMF
- 2018: Associate Professor Louise M?ller Haase, TECH
- 2017: Teaching Assistant/PhD Fellow Ana Maria Macias, HUM
- 2016: Assistant Professor Merete Monrad, SAMF
- 2015: Associate Professor Julie ?rnholt B?tker, HUM
- 2014: Associate Professor Hans H¨¹ttel, TEKNAT
- 2013: Professor Torben Larsen, TEKNAT
- 2012: Professor Erik Lund, TEKNAT
- 2011: Associate Professor Poul Th?is Madsen, SAMF
- 2010: Associate Professor Henrik C. Pedersen, TEKNAT
- 2009: Associate Professor Christian Albrekt Larsen, SAMF
- 2008: Associate Professor Sten B?nsing, SAMF
- 2007: Professor Per Hasle, HUM
- 2006: Former Dean Margrethe N?rgaard, SAMF
- 2005: Professor Egon Toft, TEKNAT
- 2004: Associate Professor Kirsten J?ger, HUM