Honorary Doctorates

Honorary doctorates, a long-standing university tradition, are zealously conferred by our institution upon highly distinguished figures from the national and international spheres, who, through their work and personal achievements, honor culture, science, and humanity, and thereby earn the public recognition of the academic community.

2017 - Cuba

Leonardo Padura

A novelist, journalist, and screenwriter, and winner of the Princess of Asturias Award for Literature, he is considered one of the most important contemporary Cuban writers, thanks to his mastery...

A novelist, journalist, and screenwriter, and winner of the Princess of Asturias Award for Literature, he is considered one of the most important contemporary Cuban writers because of the mastery with which he presents a realistic and expressive portrait of contemporary Cuban society.

2016 - France

Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio

Born in Nice in 1940, Le Clézio is a novelist and essayist, and holds a Ph.D. in literature from the University of Nice...

Born in Nice in 1940, Le Clézio is a novelist and essayist. He holds a doctorate in literature from the University of Nice and has written more than forty novels and essays, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2008.

2014 - United States

Thomas J. Sargent

He was born in Pasadena, California, in 1943, won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2011, and is considered one of the leading American economists...

He was born in Pasadena, California, in 1943, and won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2011. He is considered one of the most cited and influential American economists in the world and is recognized as one of the leaders of the rational expectations revolution, as well as for his studies on economic decision-making under uncertainty.

2014 - Switzerland

Richard Edward Baldwin

He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is considered one of the world's leading economists in the field of trade...

He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is considered one of the world's leading economists in the field of international trade, particularly on issues such as globalization, trade agreements, regionalism, economic growth, and integration. He has made outstanding contributions to the advancement of economic science within the international academic community.

2014 - Italy

Pierangelo Catalano

Born in Turin, Italy, in 1936 and a graduate of the University of Turin, he is a prominent Italian jurist who has had a distinguished career...

Born in Turin, Italy, in 1936 and a graduate of the University of Turin, he is a prominent Italian jurist who has had a distinguished career in teaching and academic research, making a continuous contribution to the development of legal scholarship in the fields of Roman law and comparative civil law.

2014 - United States

Martha Nussbaum

Born in New York, New York, United States of America, in 1947, and holding a Ph.D. from Harvard University, she is a prominent American philosopher who...

Born in New York, New York, United States of America, in 1947, she holds a Ph.D. from Harvard University and is a prominent American philosopher who has had a distinguished career in teaching and academic research in the fields of Greek and Roman philosophy, political philosophy, philosophy of law, and ethics.

2014 - Italy

Giovanni Lobrano

Born in Sassari, Italy, in 1944 and a full professor at the School of Law of the Università degli Studi di Sassari, he is a prominent...

Born in Sassari, Italy, in 1944 and a full professor at the School of Law of the Università degli Studi di Sassari, he is a prominent Italian jurist who has enjoyed a distinguished career in teaching and academic research in the fields of Roman law, civil law, and comparative law.

2016 - United States

Steve J. Stern

A prominent American historian specializing in Latin American history, contemporary issues, and human rights. Within the field of Latin American history, he is an expert on the colonial period,...

A prominent American historian specializing in Latin American history, contemporary issues, and human rights. Within the field of Latin American history, he is an expert on the colonial period, the Andes, Mexico, and Chile/the Southern Cone. His research covers a wide range of topics but often focuses on the ways in which people confront issues of power and social conflict in their societies.

She has conducted research on the following specific topics, among others: Indigenous responses to colonialism, gender relations, economic policy, social conformity and rebellion, and memories of trauma and political violence.

2015 - Spain

Juan Terradillos

One of Spain's most distinguished legal scholars in the fields of criminal law, economic criminal law, corporate law, and...

He is one of Spain’s most distinguished legal scholars in the fields of criminal law, economic criminal law, corporate law, and labor criminal law—areas to which he has made significant contributions through his research on important topics such as corporate crimes, environmental crimes, the relationship between forms of government and criminal law, and the relationship between migration, minorities, and criminal law. Dr. Terradillos’s work enjoys widespread recognition and influence in the Spanish-speaking Americas. His contributions serve as important benchmarks that currently guide Peruvian legal discourse on criminal law and its relationship to other areas of law.

2015 - France

Dominique Wolton

A French sociologist who is widely recognized internationally for his contributions to the study of information and communication in the contemporary world....

A French sociologist who is widely recognized internationally for his contributions to the study of information and communication in the contemporary world. He has devoted his research to the study of the relationship between communication, identity, and culture. Within this general field of study, Dr. Wolton has undertaken a complex effort to explore and understand various topics, such as the media, public space and communication, the Internet, and the relationship between information and communication, among others.