INTERNATIONAL AWARDS
Honorary Doctorates and Awards
AWARDED OVER 395 ACADEMIC HONOURS FROM NUMEROUS ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS
As of June 2019, Daisaku Ikeda had been awarded a total of over 395 academic honors, mainly honorary doctorates and honorary professorships, from academic institutions from all over the world in recognition of his efforts to promote peace, educational and cultural exchange.
| Country | University | Award | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venezuela | Central University of Venezuela | Honorary Doctorate | 2019 |
| Argentina | University of Este | Honorary Doctorate | 2018 |
| China | Huaiyin Normal University | Honorary Professor | 2018 |
| China | Beijing Film Academy | Honorary Professor | 2018 |
| Taiwan | Chung Hua University | Honorary Professor | 2018 |
| Philippines | Cagayan State University | Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters | 2018 |
| Brazil | Federal University of Paraíba | Honorary Doctorate | 2018 |
| Argentina | National University of Tierra del Fuego | Honorary Doctorate | 2018 |
| Brazil | Integrated College of Jacarepaguá | Honorary Professor | 2018 |
| Taiwan | Chihlee University of Technology | Honorary Professor | 2018 |
| Taiwan | Chihlee University of Technology | Honorary Professor | 2018 |
| Argentina | University of Cuenca del Plata | Honorary Doctorate | 2018 |
| Spain | University of Alcalá | Honorary Doctorate of Education | 2017 |
| China | Hubei University | Honorary Professor | 2017 |
| Paraguay | Nihon Gakko University | Honorary Doctorate of Education | 2017 |
| Brazil | Valença College of Higher Education | Honorary Doctorate | 2017 |
| Peru | National University of San Marcos | Honorary Doctorate | 2017 |
| China | Hunan University of Technology | Honorary Doctorate | 2017 |
| Brazil | Federal University of Acre | Honorary Doctorate | 2017 |
| USA | DePaul University | Honorary Doctorate | 2016 |
| Thailand | Thammasat University | Honorary Doctorate | 2013 |
| Malaysia | University of Malaya | Honorary Doctorate | 2010 |
| China | Tsinghua University | Honorary Professorship | 2010 |
| Canada | Université Laval | Honorary Doctorate | 2010 |
| Indonesia | Universitas Indonesia | Honorary Doctorate | 2009 |
| Jordan | University of Jordan | Honorary Doctorate | 2004 |
| Australia | University of Sydney | Honorary Doctorate | 2000 |
| Korea | Jeju National University | Honorary Doctorate | 1999 |
| India | University of Delhi | Honorary Doctorate | 1998 |
| Mongolia | National University of Mongolia | Honorary Doctorate | 1997 |
| Hong Kong, China | University of Hong Kong | Honorary Doctorate | 1996 |
| USA | University of Denver | Honorary Doctorate | 1996 |
| UK | University of Glasgow | Honorary Doctorate | 1994 |
| Italy | University of Bologna | Honorary Doctorate | 1994 |
| Brazil | Federal University of Rio de Janeiro | Honorary Doctorate | 1993 |
| Kenya | University of Nairobi | Honorary Doctorate | 1992 |
| Turkey | Ankara University | Honorary Doctorate | 1992 |
| Philippines | University of the Philippines | Honorary Doctorate | 1991 |
| Argentina | University of Buenos Aires | Honorary Doctorate | 1990 |
| China | Peking University | Honorary Professorship | 1984 |
| Peru | National University of San Marcos | Honorary Professorship | 1981 |
| Russia | Moscow State University | Honorary Doctorate | 1975 |
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Other awards include:
- UN Peace Award (1983)
- UNHCR Humanitarian Award (1989)
- Rosa Parks Humanitarian Award (1993)
- Simon Wiesenthal Center International Tolerance Award (1993)
- Tagore Peace Award (1997)
- Rizal International Peace Award (1998)
- PRIO Prize (International Peace Research Institute, Oslo) (2002)
Ikeda has also been decorated with national orders from 23 countries around the world.
Memberships include:
- Honorary member of the Club of Rome
- Honorary adviser of the World Federation of United Nations Associations
- Honorary senator of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
- Advisory board member of the World Centers of Compassion for Children
- Honorary life member of the Thoreau Society
- Honorary member of the Russian Academy of Arts
- Nonresident member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters
Honorary Citizenships:
As of October 2018, Ikeda had been awarded over 800 honorary citizenships.