Dies Academicus 2022
Programme
Friday 3 June 2022
Speeches by
- Professor Anne Bielman, President of the University Council;
- Mrs Noëlle Wilhelm, co-president of the Federation of Student Associations (FAE)
- Mrs Cesla Amarelle, Conseillerère d'Etat, Head of the Department of Education, Youth and Culture of the Canton of Vaud
- Professor Frédéric Herman, Rector of the University of Lausanne
Honorary doctorates
- Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies
Professor Meir Bar-Asher - Faculty of Law, Criminal Sciences and Public Administration
Professor Norma M. Riccucci - Faculty of Social and Political Sciences
Professor Richard A. Settersten - Faculty of Biology and Medicine
Professor Catherine Lubetzki
Lausanne University Prize
- Mr Patrick Michel
Faculty of Arts
Encouragement prize for the UNIL community
- Madam and Mister Consuelo and Pantaleo Cananiello
Management of the University of Lausanne
Vaud Academic Society Prize
- Mr Ahmed Ajil
Faculty of Law, Criminal Justice and Public Administration
Video
University prizes and honorary doctorates
At the suggestion of the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, Professor Meir Bar-Asher is awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Lausanne.
A member of several important committees at the Hebrew University and other institutions in Israel, he is the author of a scholarly body of work, including The Jews in the Qur'an (translated into English: Jews and the Qur'an, Princeton University Press, 2021), The Nusayri-Alawi Religion (2002), Scripture and Exegesis in Early Imami Shiism (1999), as well as numerous reference articles.
More info: Professor Meir Bar-Asher
At the suggestion of the FDCA, Professor Norma M. Riccucci was awarded the degree of Doctor of Public Administration honoris causa by the University of Lausanne.
UNIL is awarding an honorary doctorate to Norma M. Riccucci, professor at Rutgers University in Newark and member of the Board of Governors Professors, in recognition of the quality of her scientific work, the diversity of intellectual issues addressed in her research and publications, and her concern for the socio-economic impact of her work.
More info: Professor Norma M. Riccucci
At the suggestion of the LIVES Centre of the Faculté des SSP, Professor Richard Settersten is awarded the title of Doctor of Social Sciences honoris causa by the University of Lausanne.
The Faculty of Social Sciences honours Professor Richard Settersten, Distinguished Professor and Barbara E. Knudson Chair in Human Development and Family Sciences at Oregon State University, for his outstanding contributions to the sociology of the life course and developmental psychology.
More info: Professor Richard Settersten
At the suggestion of the Faculty of Biology and Medicine, Professor Catherine Lubetzki has been awarded the honorary title of Doctor honoris causa by the University of Lausanne.
Catherine Lubetzki, a professor of neurology at the Sorbonne who is also director of the Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital, is a key figure in the world of multiple sclerosis: she is a specialist in the phenomena of demyelination and remyelination, which are central to understanding this disease.
More info: Professor Catherine Lubetzki