SGI President Daisaku Ikeda has received total of 254 honorary doctorates
and academic titles from academic institutions and organizations around
the world to the present. From the Philippines, 15 universities and colleges
have bestowed honorary doctorate upon him.
In this page, each honorary doctorate that President Ikeda has received from the Philippines is introduced.
Vol.10: University of Rizal System (November 24, 2006)
Cainta Campus
Binangonan Campus
It was from the Philippines that the historic 201st Honorary Doctorate was bestowed on President Ikeda. And this came from University of Rizal System as it conferred its Honorary Doctorate of Humanities upon President Ikeda. The conferment ceremony was held in the head office of the Seikyo Newspaper building in Tokyo on November 24, 2006.
On University of Rizal System University of Rizal System is located in the province of Rizal, which carries
the name of the national hero. The precursor of the University of Rizal
System was founded in 1956, and then it was integrated with other universities
in the same province to become what it is at present in 2001.
The Summary - President Ikeda's Speech I have met and discussed with leading women scholars and leaders around the world. Still, I was especially moved by the speech of President De Leon, whom I greatly admire as the supreme mother of education.
In the power of education and culture, we human beings, can find hope.
I am convinced that those who have this divine power of education and culture
are women. I remember the history of educational revolution by the Filipino
women in the town of Malolos. They upheld Dr. Rizal’s spirit as their own
and courageously claimed for their right to receive education and the establishment
of a school, which had been oppressed by the colonial rulers. Despite threats
and disturbance by arrogant priests and the power, the women of Malolos
never flinched. They patiently continued the movement and finally achieved
their dream in 1889.
I am glad to say that an academic cooperation between University of Rizal System and Soka University has been concluded, which is the 101st school for Soka University. Firmly unified with my revered teachers, I will further exert myself for peace and justice, and for the excellent outcome of education and culture.
