The teaching award "Teaching: Excellent!" has been awarded at the University of Graz since 2009. It honors committed academics who are enthusiastic about their teaching. At the same time, it aims to make outstanding teaching methods and instructional designs visible and initiate the discussion of educational designs and trends.

Each academic year, the award for excellent teaching has a different focus which is usually announced on the website in December. The public award ceremony for the winners takes place at the beginning of November as part of the teaching award ceremony.