The University of Antwerp will award its honorary degrees for 2026 on Thursday, 2 April.
Francesca Albanese
Honorary Doctorate for General Merit
The Italian human rights advocate Francesca Albanese is receiving an honorary doctorate for her dedication as Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories and for her in-depth work on Gaza.
This honorary doctorate is awarded in collaboration with the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Ghent University.
Nominators:
Prof. dr. Herwig Leirs, rector UAntwerpen
Prof. dr. Petra De Sutter, rector UGent
Prof. dr. Jan Danckaerts, rector VUB
Dr. Wanda de Kanter
Honorary degree in Medicine and Health Sciences
Pulmonologist.
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Ziekenhuis, Nederlands Kanker Instituut, Amsterdam.
Nominator: Prof. dr. Filip Lardon
Prof. dr. Noura Erakat
Honorary degree in Development Policy.
Professor of Human Rights.
Rutgers University.
Nominator: Prof. dr. Gert Van Hecken
Prof. dr. Sanna Järvelä
Honorary degree in Social Sciences
Head of the Learning and Educational Technology Research Lab.
University of Oulu.
Nominator: Prof. dr. Piet Van den Bossche
Juliette Legler
Honorary degree in Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences
Professor of Toxicology and heads the Division of Toxicology at the Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences (IRAS).
Universiteit Utrecht.
Nominator: Prof. dr. Dries Knapen