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.

2007 - France

Serge Gruzinski

PhD. Serge Gruzinski (France, 1949) is one of the foremost historians of Latin American cultures, first class research director at the National Center for...

PhD. Serge Gruzinski (France, 1949) is one of the foremost historians of Latin American cultures, first class research director at the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS for its acronym in Spanish) in Paris. PhD Gruzinski was distinguished in recognition of his fruitful and transcendent contribution to the progress of American history.

2007 - Spain

Emilio Bautista Paz

Outstanding mechanical engineer and Spanish university professor, PhD. Emilio Bautista Paz obtained his PhD from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, where he works as professor....

Outstanding mechanical engineer and Spanish university professor, PhD. Emilio Bautista Paz obtained his PhD from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, where he works as professor. He has also occupied important positions, such as the presidency of the Spanish Association of Mechanical Engineering and the management of IBM Industrial Applications. Currently, he is president of the Artigas Foundation.

2007 - United States

Elizabeth Fox

Outstanding American journalist and researcher, Elizabeth Fox, graduated from Universidad Javeriana de Colombia. She occupied various positions in renowned institutions, such as UNESCO, the...

Outstanding American journalist and researcher, Elizabeth Fox, graduated from Universidad Javeriana de Colombia. She occupied various positions in renowned institutions, such as UNESCO, the World Bank and the Pan American Health Organization. She is currently the assistant director at the Office of Health Infectious Diseases & Nutrition of the USAID Global Health Bureau

2007 - Spain

Jesús Martín Barbero

He was born in 1937 in Ávila, Spain. PhD in Philosophy from Universidad Católica de Lovaina. He has been professor -currently professor Emeritus- and...

He was born in 1937 in Ávila, Spain. PhD in Philosophy from Universidad Católica de Lovaina. He has been professor -currently professor Emeritus- and founder of the School of Communication at Universidad del Valle, in Cali, Colombia; as well as visiting professor at universities in America and Europe.

2007 - Germany

Jutta Limbach

He was born in 1934 in Berlin, Germany. PhD in Law from the Free University of Berlin. Professor of civil law, commercial law and...

He was born in 1934 in Berlin, Germany. PhD in Law from the Free University of Berlin. Professor of civil law, commercial law and sociology of law. He was President of the Constitutional Court, among other positions. Current President of the Goethe-Institut.

2006 - United Kingdom

Oliver Sacks

Born in 1933 in London, he is an outstanding neurologist, specialist in the Tourette and Asperger syndromes. His work provides an innovative vision, involved...

Born in 1933 in London, he is an outstanding neurologist, specialist in the Tourette and Asperger syndromes. His work provides an innovative vision, involved in the reflection on human life facing brain diseases.

2006 - Italy

Umberto Romagnoli

Italian expert in Labor Law and Trade Union Law, who has contributed significantly to the renovation and progress of contemporary Labor Law through the...

Italian expert in Labor Law and Trade Union Law, who has contributed significantly to the renovation and progress of contemporary Labor Law through the stufy of identity, purposes and possibilities of this branch of law.

2006 - Spain

Francisco Fernández Segado

He was born in 1950 in Murcia, Spain. He is a prominent constitutionalist, deeply interested in Peruvian and Latin American legal issues. Committed to...

He was born in 1950 in Murcia, Spain. He is a prominent constitutionalist, deeply interested in Peruvian and Latin American legal issues. Committed to catholic values, respect for the dignity of the human person and human rights.

2006 - Peru

Ricardo Blume

He was born in Lima in 1933. Recognized Peruvian actor of theater, television and cinema, with over  fifty years of artistic career. In 1961,...

He was born in Lima in 1933. Recognized Peruvian actor of theater, television and cinema, with over  fifty years of artistic career. In 1961, he founded and managed the theater of Universidad Católica (TUC, for its acronym in Spanis), and from there he produced high quality stagings.

2005 - Peru

Fernando de Szyszlo Valdelomar

He was born in Lima in 1925. Plastic artist who completed two years of studies at Escuela de Bellas Artes at Pontificia Universidad Católica...

He was born in Lima in 1925. Plastic artist who completed two years of studies at Escuela de Bellas Artes at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Peru. He is recognized as the most influential artist who introduced abstract art in Peru in the mid-twentieth century.