VUB rector praised for her deep social commitment
This Wednesday, 8 July, VUB rector Caroline Pauwels will be awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa by ULB. The awarding of this honorary doctorate will take place during the official closing of the academic year at VUB’s francophone sister university.
ULB is awarding the honorary doctorate to Pauwels because she strongly embodies the university’s values and standards, and because of her continuous efforts on numerous social themes: multilingual education in Brussels, the defence of freedom of expression with the creation of Difference Day and freedom of research with her fight against the imprisonment of Iranian visiting professor Ahmadreza Djalali. In addition, she has been honoured for the collaborations she has entered into in recent years with numerous European universities for the EUTOPIA project, and the strengthened relationship with ULB.
“I am particularly honoured to receive this honorary doctorate from my esteemed fellow rector Yvon Englert,” she says. “It is a great recognition for the efforts we have made with the whole of VUB in recent years to contribute to a better society as a university through education and research. During my next term, becoming radically humanistic, digital, democratic, diversified and sustainable, together with strong partnerships, remains the most important starting point.”
The award ceremony can also be followed via livestream.