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.

2005 - Honduras

Óscar Rodríguez Madariaga, S.D.B.

He was born in 1942 in Tegucigalpa, Hondura. He was ordained priest in 1979, and cardinal since 2001. He has practiced an outstanding link...

He was born in 1942 in Tegucigalpa, Hondura. He was ordained priest in 1979, and cardinal since 2001. He has practiced an outstanding link between pastoral work and intellectual activity through a deep dialogue between theology and social sciences.

2005 - Peru

Alberto Giesecke Matto

He was born  in 1918 in Cusco. Electrical Engineer by the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) of Troy, New York. He is recognized as the...

He was born  in 1918 in Cusco. Electrical Engineer by the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) of Troy, New York. He is recognized as the most outstanding researcher in the field of geophysics in Peru and one of the most authorized scientists of this field in America.

2005 - Japan

Hidefuji Someda

He was born in 1944 in Tokyo, Japan. Peruvian expert in Andean colonial history. Vice-president and director at the Graduate School of the Osaka...

He was born in 1944 in Tokyo, Japan. Peruvian expert in Andean colonial history. Vice-president and director at the Graduate School of the Osaka University of Foreign Studies in Japan. He is a great promoter of the history of Peru in his country.

2004 - Uruguay

Américo Plá Rodríguez

Uruguayan, author of an exceptional work on Labor Law , he is considered one of the most outstanding public figures in Latin America in...

Uruguayan, author of an exceptional work on Labor Law , he is considered one of the most outstanding public figures in Latin America in the field of Labor Law, contributing to the progress of contemporary legal thought.

2004 - Spain

Rafael Moneo Vallés

He was born in Tudela, Spain, in 1937. Architect by Escuela Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid, he has been professor of architecture in important...

He was born in Tudela, Spain, in 1937. Architect by Escuela Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid, he has been professor of architecture in important study centers. Forger of a symbolic and humanistic conception of contemporary architecture.

2004 - Belgium

Michel Molitor

He was born in 1940  in Brussels, Belgium. He holds a doctorate in sociology from Universidad Católica de Lovaina. His work has influenced on...

He was born in 1940  in Brussels, Belgium. He holds a doctorate in sociology from Universidad Católica de Lovaina. His work has influenced on the international academic projection and the development of social studies in our University.

2004 - United Kingdom

Mark Malloch Brown

Outstanding specialist in Political Science and recognized British international officer. Administrator of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) since 1999 and president of the...

Outstanding specialist in Political Science and recognized British international officer. Administrator of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) since 1999 and president of the United Nations Development Group (UNDG).

2004 - Germany

Peter Häberle

Born in 1934  in Göppingen, Germany, he is an outstanding constitutionalist. PhD by the University of Freiburg. Professor at the universities of Bayreuth, Germany,...

Born in 1934  in Göppingen, Germany, he is an outstanding constitutionalist. PhD by the University of Freiburg. Professor at the universities of Bayreuth, Germany, and San Gal in Switzerland. Representative of the institutional theory of fundamental rights.

2003 - Mexico

Miguel León Portilla

Born in 1926 in Mexico, he is a Historian and since 1996 he is director of the Mexican Academy of History. Visión de los...

Born in 1926 in Mexico, he is a Historian and since 1996 he is director of the Mexican Academy of History. Visión de los vencidos, Hernán Cortés y la mar del Sur, and Fray Bernardino de Sahún, highlight among his many works.

2003 - Brasil

Antônio CançadoTrindade

He was born in 1947 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. He has led a remarkable diplomatic and...

He was born in 1947 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. He has led a remarkable diplomatic and legal career linked to the defense of human rights and the development of Public International Law.