{"id":38189,"date":"2024-10-28T12:44:10","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T11:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oafifoundation.com\/dr-verges-recibe-titulo-honoris-causa\/"},"modified":"2024-10-28T12:50:21","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T11:50:21","slug":"dr-verges-recibe-titulo-honoris-causa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oafifoundation.com\/en\/dr-verges-recibe-titulo-honoris-causa\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Verg\u00e9s receives the honorary degree \u2018Doctor honoris causa\u2019."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Claustro Doctoral Honoris Causa A.C., awarded honorary degrees to a dozen distinguished individuals at a dinner held in the halls of the Hotel Ritz in Barcelona, among whom was our president, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/josep-verg%C3%A9s-milano-802238ab\/?originalSubdomain=es\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/josep-verg%C3%A9s-milano-802238ab\/?originalSubdomain=es\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Josep Verg\u00e9s<\/a>, for the medical and research work he has carried out throughout his life. He received the award on behalf of thousands of patients represented by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oafifoundation.com\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.oafifoundation.com\">OAFI<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aecosar.es\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.aecosar.es\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AECOSAR<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ceremony of investiture and awarding of an Honorary Doctorate is a tradition that dates back to the Middle Ages, from the 5th to the 15th century, when the person who taught, that is, the Docto, was considered to be a doctor, and for this reason was conferred the highest academic rank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These distinctions are awarded by a university or cloister to eminent people, outstanding in professional, social, cultural and other fields that involve a brilliant and commendable deed carried out by people with a singular trajectory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oafifoundation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Verges-Honoris-Causa-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oafifoundation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Verges-Honoris-Causa-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.oafifoundation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Verges-Honoris-Causa-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.oafifoundation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Verges-Honoris-Causa-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.oafifoundation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Verges-Honoris-Causa-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.oafifoundation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Verges-Honoris-Causa-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.oafifoundation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Verges-Honoris-Causa.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr. Verg\u00e9s receiving the award of Doctor \u2018honoris causa\u2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">El Claustro<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Claustro is a civil society organisation, made up of a committee of citizens, diplomats, foundations and academic members from different universities, which currently includes 23 centres with a strong position in Spain and Latin America. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unam.mx\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.unam.mx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Universidad Nacional Aut\u00f3noma de M\u00e9xico<\/a> (UNAM), in 1910 it awarded an honorary doctorate degree to Justo Sierra, writer, historian, poet, politician, humanist and one of the great educators of Mexico in the transition years between the 19th and 20th centuries, founder of the aforementioned University, for which he is known as \u2018The Teacher of America\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The symbolism of the \u2018honorary doctorate\u2019.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This ceremony is steeped in symbolism, highlighting the importance of this appointment, which gives the doctoral candidate the responsibility and pride of being part of the institution as a member of its doctoral faculty. Through this recognition, the university aims to incorporate eminent personalities into its doctoral staff, thus adding their efforts to achieve the institution&#8217;s objectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The purpose of awarding this distinction is to unite the efforts of these outstanding personalities to the achievement of the institution&#8217;s objectives, reaffirming its commitment to academic excellence and the pursuit of knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Claustro Doctoral Honoris Causa A.C., awarded honorary degrees to a dozen distinguished individuals at a dinner held in the halls of the Hotel Ritz in Barcelona, among whom was our president, the Dr. Josep Verg\u00e9s, for the medical and research work he has carried out throughout his life. 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