The faculty of the University of Alcalá (UAH) approved this Monday the appointment of the King Felipe VI as honorary doctoras reported in a press release. The Department of Legal Sciences, promoter of the initiative, underlines the close link of the Monarch with the institution and his commitment to human rights, culture and research.
“It helps to project a prestigious international image of the UAHrecognized as world heritage by UNESCO, with its visits”, he expressed.
The university emphasizes your support for the King of Spain Human Rights Prizewhich confirms “involvement in the defense of public freedoms”, and the Camino Real Prize, created in 2012 by the Benjamin Franklin Institute of the UAH to recognize the professional work of Spaniards who, in a striking and exemplary way, project and They reinforce the positive image of Spain in the United States.
The proposal highlights the work carried out by Felipe VI in the “promotion and recognition of culture and scientific knowledge”. An example, they say, is his participation in the Miguel de Cervantes Prize for Literature in the Spanish Language, the most important prize in Spanish literature, or the Quevedos Ibero-American Prize for Graphic Humor. Regarding these distinctions, the UAH affirms that the King “enriches its prestige and its impact”, whose award ceremonies take place at the university itself.
Outside the scope of the UAH, the annual prizes awarded by the Prince of Asturias Foundationcreated in 1980, or the institutional purpose of the Prince of Girona Foundation, created in 2009 for the promotion of young talents and entrepreneurship.
This distinction is added to the academic program of Felipe VI, which includes a law degree from the Autonomous University of Madrid and a master’s degree in international relations from the Edmund Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University (Washington DC).
