McMaster University was declared the winner at a celebratory event in Edinburgh yesterday. The judges complemented McMaster University for “the strength of its vision and plan for achieving teaching excellence and the provision of evidence that is embedded institution-wide.”
Of the 16 other finalists, five institutions were particularly commended by the international panel of judges. The five institutions, known as GTEA ‘spotlight winners’, are: Edge Hill University (UK), Royal Northern College of Music (UK), Universidad de Deusto (Spain), University of Birmingham (UK) and University of Wollongong (Australia). The full list of finalists is below.
Alison Johns, Advance HE chief executive, said, “The quality of submissions this year is truly outstanding. The geographic spread and diversity of institution type among our 2018 finalists underlines that teaching excellence and institutional commitment to its achievement is evident around the world.
“Congratulations to all our finalists, to the spotlight winners and, of course, a particular ‘well done’ to McMaster University for their outstanding winning submission.”
Dr. Patrick Deane, President and Vice-Chancellor of McMaster University said, “I am so proud that our University has won this global award. Winning it is a well-deserved honour for our world-class educators and students; their work helps advance our priority of improving teaching and learning outcomes and our students’ prospects on a daily basis.”
Svava Bjarnason, chair of the GTEA judging panel and a former member of the World Bank Education Sector Board, said, “Once again, the GTEA awards have highlighted the key role of leadership and institution-wide approaches to learning and teaching. I would add my congratulations to all of the winners and I would encourage other institutions to enter these awards because they provide a great framework to reflect on the delivery of excellent teaching and an enhanced student academic experience.”
Details about the GTEA 2019 will be available in autumn 2018: www.advance-he.ac.uk/GTEA
The finalists this year are:
Charles Sturt University - Australia
Edge Hill University - United Kingdom
ETH Zϋrich - Switzerland
Falmouth University - United Kingdom
McMaster University - Canada
Royal Northern College of Music - United Kingdom
The Open University - United Kingdom
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance - United Kingdom
Universidad de Deusto - Spain
Universidad Pontificia Comillas - Spain
University of Birmingham - United Kingdom
University of Derby - United Kingdom
University of Hertfordshire - United Kingdom
University of Johannesburg - South Africa
University of New South Wales - Australia
University of Wollongong - Australia
Vancouver Island University - Canada