At the annual Encaenia ceremony held on 22 June, the Estonian composer, Arvo Pärt, received an honorary degree in music from the world-renowned Oxford University in the UK.
At a ceremony held at the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford, the University of Oxford conferred honorary degrees on nine distinguished figures from the fields of theology, law, economics, architecture, film, science, engineering and music. Pärt received an honorary degree in music.
The honorary doctorates of letters were awarded to economist Paul Krugman, film director Pedro Almodóvar and architect Kazuyo Sejima. The honorary doctorate in divinity was awarded to the philosopher and theologian, Tomáš Halík; the honorary doctorate in civil law was awarded to a justice of the supreme court of the United Kingdom, Lord Johathan Mance; and honorary doctorates in science were awarded to neurobiologist Cornelia Bargmann, physicist Mildred Dresselhaus and Sir Jonathan Ive, the chief design officer of Apple.
The honorary doctorates of letters were awarded to economist Paul Krugman, film director Pedro Almodóvar and architect Kazuyo Sejima. The honorary doctorate in divinity was awarded to the philosopher and theologian, Tomáš Halík; the honorary doctorate in civil law was awarded to a justice of the supreme court of the United Kingdom, Lord Johathan Mance; and honorary doctorates in science were awarded to neurobiologist Cornelia Bargmann, physicist Mildred Dresselhaus and Sir Jonathan Ive, the chief design officer of Apple.
Among Arvo Pärt’s numerous recognitions and awards, there are several honorary doctorates from Estonian universities (the Estonian Academy of Music, 1989; and the University of Tartu, 1998), as well as renowned universities abroad (University of Sydney, 1998; and University of Durham, 2002).
Pärt has also twice received an honorary doctorate in theology (University of Freiburg, 2007; University of Lugano, 2012).
