Excellence in teaching is one of University of Oldenburg's core values. By promoting excellence in teaching, the university aims to create a community that fosters vibrant and mindful exchange among teachers and students. Informed by our collective social responsibility, the teaching approach at the University of Oldenburg supports our students on their way to becoming independent learners by providing them with diverse cross-disciplinary and research-based approaches to academic learning.

As a strategic body of the Presidential Chair, the Presidential Department for Study Affairs promotes excellence in teaching through academic and curricular planning and development, quality management and by providing the impetus for innovative approaches to teaching and learning.