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.

1978 - Senegal

Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow

He was born in 1921  in Senegal. Committed to the struggle for Senegalese independence, he was appointed Minister of Education, Culture & Youth Affairs....

He was born in 1921  in Senegal. Committed to the struggle for Senegalese independence, he was appointed Minister of Education, Culture & Youth Affairs. General Director of UNESCO between 1974 and 1987.

1966 -

Miguel Cruchaga Tocora

1964 - United States

Richard James Cushing 

He was born in 1895 in Boston, ordained as priest in 1921 and  appointed archbishop of Boston and cardinal since 1958. He finally passed...

He was born in 1895 in Boston, ordained as priest in 1921 and  appointed archbishop of Boston and cardinal since 1958. He finally passed away in 1970 in the same city. He founded Sociedad Misionera de Santiago Apóstol to support the work of the Church in Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.

1951 - United States

Francis J. Spellman, Arzobispo de Nueva York

He was born in 1889 in Massachusetts and he was ordained priest in 1916. Archbishop of New York since 1939 and cardinal since 1946,...

He was born in 1889 in Massachusetts and he was ordained priest in 1916. Archbishop of New York since 1939 and cardinal since 1946, he carried out an intense pastoral activity, promoting education, and participated in the Second Vatican Council.

1939 - France

Louis Baudin

Economist and one of the well-known figures of French liberalism. He worked as professor at the Sorbonne, and he was elected President of the...

Economist and one of the well-known figures of French liberalism. He worked as professor at the Sorbonne, and he was elected President of the French Economic Association from 1955 to 1964.

1937 - Spain

José Antonio de Laburu Olascoaga S.J.

He was born in 1887  in Bilbao, and passed away in 1972 in Rome. He was ordained priest in 1921. Renowned biologist and psychologist....

He was born in 1887  in Bilbao, and passed away in 1972 in Rome. He was ordained priest in 1921. Renowned biologist and psychologist. He excelled in teaching, preaching and spiritual direction. Author of works such as Jesus Christ and the Eucharist, and medical psychology.

1932 - Chile

Miguel Cruchaga Tocoral

He was born in 1869 in Santiago de Chile and passed away in 1949. Distinguished Chilean diplomat and outstanding intellectual of international law, he...

He was born in 1869 in Santiago de Chile and passed away in 1949. Distinguished Chilean diplomat and outstanding intellectual of international law, he served as Finance and Foreign Affairs Minister. He was also a founding member of the Chilean Academy of History.

2014 - Poland

Krzysztof Penderecki

He is a Polish classical orchestral composer and director considered one of the most important artists in contemporary music. Krzysztof Penderecki developed a new...

He is a Polish classical orchestral composer and director considered one of the most important artists in contemporary music. Krzysztof Penderecki developed a new musical notation and writing technique, especially in voices, with resources such as shouting or whispering, and on strings, from which he extracted unique sounds

2013 - Italy

Luigi Ferrajoli

Born in 1940  in Florence, Italy. Italian Jurist, PhD. Ferrajoli is nowadays one of the most prominent law theorists. His extensive international prestige comes...

Born in 1940  in Florence, Italy. Italian Jurist, PhD. Ferrajoli is nowadays one of the most prominent law theorists. His extensive international prestige comes from his work of developing the Theory of Guarantism. Likewise, Professor Ferrajoli has vast experience in the study of democratic principles and values, the Constitutional State, and the fundamental rights and their guarantees in the fields of national states and the international community.

2013 - Germany

Robert J. Aumann 

American-Israeli mathematician, born in  in 1930 in Frankfurt, Germany. Ph.D. in Mathematics by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he is one of the most...

American-Israeli mathematician, born in  in 1930 in Frankfurt, Germany. Ph.D. in Mathematics by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he is one of the most remarkable theorists in Game Theory. In 2005, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics for his studies in the concepts of conflict and cooperation in the Theory of Games.