Honorary doctorate degree award and its controversies: does it always imply honoring achievement?

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  • Recognizing individuals with distinctive achievements is a worldwide practice.
  • It is believed that the first honorary degree was awarded in the United Kingdom by the University of Oxford.
  • Honorary degrees have been controversial, and institutions do not always award honorary degrees to honor an individual’s exceptional achievement.
  • It is common to see honorary degrees have been rescinded based on public protests due to the recipient’s actions.
  • Strictly following the guidelines of nomination and selection, and inviting the general public to nominate may minimize the controversies.
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4 thoughts on “Honorary doctorate degree award and its controversies: does it always imply honoring achievement?”

  2. Asteray

    I am not sure but, Horonary doctorate degree needs;
    1. Selecting nominees and assessing their work (can they be examplery, what did they do for the community or company or …….).
    2. Committee; to assess would giving the horonary degree valuable to the community? New generations, organisations and the person him/her self.
    3. open discussion with the community and people from the organisations
    4. Accepting feedbacks, comparing results and finally the award could be given.

    ** if you asked me who deserved the degree among this year’s awarde, I would say only Biniam Belete(Mekedonia) and Ejigayehu Shibabaw(Jiji) deserve it.

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