Honorary doctorate degree

The honorary doctorate, an ancient university tradition, is zealously granted by our university to remarkable personalities, in the national and international scope, whose work and life honor culture, science and humanity; therefore, they shall receive public recognition from the academic community.

2011 - United Kingdom

William Walton Rowe

Ph.D. in Latin American Literature by King's College of the University of London, United Kingdom. He is a leading specialist in poetry and Latin...

Ph.D. in Latin American Literature by King’s College of the University of London, United Kingdom. He is a leading specialist in poetry and Latin American poetry of the twentieth century. PhD Rowe has demonstrated a deep connection with Peru, for his activities of cultural dissemination of Peruvian literature and encouragement of Peru and Latin America’s cultural studies  in the United Kingdom, and for his constant interaction with the Peruvian university community , in particular with our university staff

2011 - Spain

Gregorio Peces-Barba Martínez

PhD in Law from  Universidad Complutense de Madrid, he is a prominent Spanish jurist and politician, distinguished by his continuous work of study, defense...

PhD in Law from  Universidad Complutense de Madrid, he is a prominent Spanish jurist and politician, distinguished by his continuous work of study, defense and promotion of human rights, democracy and the principle of the rule of law. He has achieved international relevance for his studies on human rights, fundamental rights, constitutional law and philosophy of law, with which he has become one of the most notable theorists on these subejects in the Spanish-speaking world.

2010 - Vienna

Paul Badura-Skoda

Born in 1927  in Vienna, he studied at the Vienna Conservatory and is considered one of the most talented contemporary pianists. He has been...

Born in 1927  in Vienna, he studied at the Vienna Conservatory and is considered one of the most talented contemporary pianists. He has been a regular guest, always applauded at the most important music festivals, and soloist with the most prestigious orchestras in the world. He studied the works of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert contributing to musicology.

2010 - Turquía

Dani Rodrik

PhD in Economics from Princeton University and professor at Harvard University. Considered one of the most outstanding specialists in international economics, economic development and...

PhD in Economics from Princeton University and professor at Harvard University. Considered one of the most outstanding specialists in international economics, economic development and political economy. He has important interpretations of global and contemporary economic phenomena.

2010 - Peru

Enrique Zileri Gibson

Born in 1931 in Lima, he has an outstanding journalistic work, a career characterized by his attention to the most important topics of the...

Born in 1931 in Lima, he has an outstanding journalistic work, a career characterized by his attention to the most important topics of the social, political and cultural situation of Peru. He has received several awards and recognitions as a journalist and defender of democracy, truth and ethics from Caretas magazine and other organizations.

2010 - Germany

Dieter Nohlen 

PhD in Political Science and professor emeritus of the University of Heidelberg. He has important research on political phenomena and electoral systems in Latin...

PhD in Political Science and professor emeritus of the University of Heidelberg. He has important research on political phenomena and electoral systems in Latin America. He is considered one of the most renowned specialists in political science.

2010 - Peru

Julio Cotler

Anthropologist from Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos and PhD. in Sociology from the University of Bordeaux, in France. He is one of the...

Anthropologist from Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos and PhD. in Sociology from the University of Bordeaux, in France. He is one of the most outstanding thinkers of our times. He has sought to understand the origin and characteristics of the structural problems derived from Peruvian social formation

2010 - United Kingdom

Kenneth Frampton

Born in 1930 in Woking, United Kingdom, he is one of the most outstanding British specialists in theory and history of contemporary architecture. He...

Born in 1930 in Woking, United Kingdom, he is one of the most outstanding British specialists in theory and history of contemporary architecture. He is considered an icon for researchers on the development of contemporary architecture.

2009 - United Kingdom

Colin Renfrew

He was born in 1937  in Stockton-on-Tees, United Kingdom. Author of the so-called Renfrew Hypothesis, according to which Proto-Indo-Europeans lived in Anatolia (now Turkey)...

He was born in 1937  in Stockton-on-Tees, United Kingdom. Author of the so-called Renfrew Hypothesis, according to which Proto-Indo-Europeans lived in Anatolia (now Turkey) before spreading into the Mediterranean basin and central and northern Europe. He has also developed, together with the archaeologist Paul Bahn, the «Renfrew and Bahn’s indicator of religion and ritual».

2009 - France

Edgar Morin

French philosopher and sociologist. Father of the Complex Thought, which integrates the theory of the information, the cybernetics and the theory of systems, outlining...

French philosopher and sociologist. Father of the Complex Thought, which integrates the theory of the information, the cybernetics and the theory of systems, outlining three principles of thought: the dialogical thought, the recursion and the hologrammatic principle.