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.5: University of Southern Philippines (October 2, 2000)
University of Southern Philippines conferred an Honorary Doctorate of Humanities upon President Ikeda. The conferment ceremony was held in Tokyo Makiguchi Memorial Hall, Tokyo, on October 27, 2001. University of Southern Philippines also conferred the “Rizal Peace Award” upon President Ikeda as its first awardee on October 2, 2000 in Tokyo.
On University of Southern Philippines University of Southern Philippines was founded in response to people’s
passionate desire for education in Cebu City in 1927. This University follows
the spirit of the Filipino hero, Jose Rizal and is proud of its museum
which keeps precious relics and mementos of Rizal.
The Summary - President Ikeda's Speech “I will dedicate everything to the happiness of all”—this is the very spirit
of Dr. Jose Rizal, and the spirit of Soka Gakkai. Soka Gakkai has achieved
remarkable development, all because we had this spirit of working not for
one’s self but solely for others. Herein lies the most upright way of life.
“If you try to change society, change yourself first”—this is the spirit
that University of Southern Philippines upholds. In order to create the
21st century as the century of peace and education, let us create the histories
of our own human revolution, as well as create a new Soka Gakkai and a
new society.
