The 2025 EEA Awards for Exceptional Teaching, given to academic economists who have made a significant contribution to spreading knowledge on economics through their teaching, have been announced.
Congratulations:
Florian Heiss (Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf), Yigit Oezcelik (University of Liverpool) and Jash Shah (University of Southampton).
Exceptional Teaching Early Career
Jash Shah (University of Southampton)
Jash Shah stood out for his inspiring approach to teaching econometrics—often a challenging subject for students. Drawing from his own early struggles with the discipline, he has developed a student-focused teaching style that consistently earns excellent evaluations. Beyond the classroom, his leadership in outreach, including his role in Discover Economics and as a student representative, further exemplifies his commitment to the field.
Exceptional Teaching Junior
Yigit Oezcelik (University of Liverpool)
Yigit Oezcelik has introduced a number of pedagogical innovations and, notably, has taken care to rigorously evaluate their impact on student learning. His initiatives, spanning various events and learning enhancements, reflect a strong dedication to improving the student experience through evidence-based methods.
Exceptional Teaching Senior
Florian Heiss (University of Düsseldorf)
Florian Heiss has made lasting contributions to teaching in statistics and econometrics. With multiple teaching awards, a suite of educational videos, the implementation of flipped classrooms, and the authorship of three textbooks on programming languages, his efforts have shaped both how and what students learn in these key areas.
Award Committee: Zsófia L. Bárány, Antonio Cabrales, Pedro Rey Biel and Catherine Thomas.
Full info here
The 2025 Award for Innovation in Teaching has also been announced.
Congratulations to Christian Spielmann & Sarah Smith, University of Bristol, for their course COMMUNICATING ECONOMICS
Awarded for their course on Communicating Economics, this team has developed an original and highly relevant initiative that equips students with essential communication skills. The course fills an important gap in economics education and holds promise as a model for wider curricular adoption at both undergraduate and master’s levels.
Award Committee: Zsófia L. Bárány, Antonio Cabrales, Pedro Rey Biel and Catherine Thomas.
Full info here