"Research and teaching form a productive unit. Both areas complement each other and make for a good and attractive university," explained Prof. Dr Gunilla Budde, Vice President for Studies and Teaching, on the occasion of Oldenburg university lecturers being awarded the "Teaching Prize" for the 2010/2011 academic year on 24 November 2011. They received the award for outstanding achievements in teaching and student support. In the category "Best Professionalisation Module", Hans Gerhard Holtorf, Michael Golba and Andreas Günther received the award for the module "Rural Energy Supply" in the international Postgraduate Programme Renewable Energy. The lecturers belong to the Department of Energy and Semiconductor Research at the Institute of Physics. According to the jury, "the practice-oriented module impresses with its international orientation, and the heterogeneity of the student group is seen as an opportunity. International students with and without professional experience work on an interdisciplinary task. They are supervised by a team of lecturers that also includes external experts." The jury also particularly appreciated the fact that the results of the work were presented at a specially organised conference. The University of Oldenburg has been awarding the Teaching Prize since 1998 and nominations are made by students. A jury consisting of university lecturers, students and external members under the Chair of the Vice President for Studies and Teaching decides on the awarding of the prize. The awards, which are each endowed with 1,000 euros in prize money, are sponsored by the Universitätsgesellschaft Oldenburg (UGO).