On 3 March 2011, the OLB Foundation of Oldenburgische Landesbank AG (OLB) awarded the highest science prize in the Northwest, worth EUR 24,500. A total of 7 prizewinners were honoured, and a further three received recognition for particularly noteworthy theses.

We congratulate Hendrikje Ziemann, who also received recognition for her bachelor's thesis: "The acquisition process of the genus in Dutch by adult foreign language learners in comparison with young second language learners" with Mrs Ruigendijk!

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On 25 November 2010, Ralf Grüttemeier and Foekje Reitsma were honoured for their commitment in the category "Particularly successful re-registering student". The award is endowed with 500 euros in prize money and earmarked personnel funds for teaching. [more info.... ]

Prof. Dr Esther Ruigendijk gave a lecture as part of the Children's University on 2 Sept. 2009 with the topic

Why monkeys can't hear Dutch

You can find more information about this lecture here or in NWZ online

Ralf Grüttemeier has accepted an invitation to work as a Fellow at the Dutch research institute NIAS (Netherlands Institute for Advanced Studies) in Wassenaar from 1 September 2008 to the end of January 2009. During his research year there from 1 April 2008 to 31 March 2009, he prepared a monograph on the history of the concept of intentionality.

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The prize, worth 30,000 euros, was awarded for the first time in 2007 by an eight-member jury from the worlds of science and business in recognition of Ruigendijk's achievements in the planning and implementation of Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes at the University of Oldenburg and her promising research approaches, which have initiated intensive forms of co-operation.

The award ceremony took place on 6 November 2007 in Hanover's Old Town Hall.

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