Over time, Bucharest University of Economic Studies has conferred the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa to a series of great national and international scientific and political personalities, who have significantly contributed to the development of economic sciences and economic higher education. Our University takes great pride in having conferred the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa to Nobel Prize Laureates Lawrence Klein (1980), James McGill Buchanan Jr. (1986) and Joseph Stiglitz (2001), as well as to internationally renowned scientists Anghel Rugina (the most famous Romanian economist living abroad) and Philip Kotler (the father of modern Marketing).

Moreover, the University has conferred the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa to heads of state (such as His Majesty King Michael I of Romania, Ion Iliescu, the President of Romania, Nursultan Abishevich Nazarbaiev, the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Turgut Ozal the President of the Republic of Turkey), or to European high officials (Jacques Santer and Romano Prodi, Presidents of the European Commission, Joachim Almunia, Vice-president of the European Commission, Emma Harriet Nicholson, Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne, European Parliament's Special Rapporteur for Romania between 2000 and 2004). Other outstanding personalities who have received the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa from our University are: Gerrit Zalm, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance in the Netherlands, His Excellency Philippe Etienne, the French ambassador to Romania, Yves Franchet, Director General of Eurostat, a Directorate-General of the European Commission, Fabrizio Onida, President of the Italian Institute of Foreign Trade, Nam-Kee Lee, President of the Korea Fair Trade Commission, His Excellency Mircea Malita, member of the Romanian Academy of Sciences).

In the last 20 years, ASE Bucharest has also conferred the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa to outstanding professors from various sub-fields of Economics, who have contributed to the development of institutional relations with Bucharest University of Economic Studies, hence to the increase in the University's international visibility and to the improvement of the teaching and research activities taking place in our University: Yvan Allaire (The Universite du Quebec a Montreal), Thierry de Montbrial (the Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers, Paris), Samuel Lichtensztejn Teszler (Rector of the University of the Republic, Uruguay and Minister of Education of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay), Jean-Paul Pollin (University of Orleans ), Rijnvos Cornelis Johannes (Erasmus University Rotterdam), Lennart Hjalmarsson (University of Gothenburg), Finn Ragnar Forsund (University of Oslo), Peter Nijkamp (VU University Amsterdam), Gerhard Michael Ambrosi (University of Trier), Stephen Joel Trachtenberg (Rector of the George Washington University from Washington D.C.), Lester Lloyd-Reason (Anglia Ruskin University from Cambridge), Alain Burlaud (the Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers, Paris), Maurice Yolles (Liverpool John Moores University), Philipe Rollet (Vice-president of the Lille University of Science and Technology), Andre Cabanis (Vice-president of Toulouse 1 University Capitole), Allan Clement Hodgson (University of Amsterdam), Igor Anatolevici Maximtev (Rector of Saint Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance), Donna L. Street (University of Dayton, Ohio).

To recognize the merits of those who cannot receive the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa from our University as they directly or indirectly belong to our academic community, ASE Bucharest has conferred them the Virgil Madgearu Diploma with a Gold Medal. It has been conferred to Gheorghe Dolgu (former Rector of ASE Bucharest), Mugur Isarescu (the governor of the National Bank of Romania), Ioan Talpos (Rector of the West University of Timisoara), Paul Bran (former Rector of ASE - post-mortem), Alexandru Puiu (former Rector of ASE), Leonid Stepanovici Tarasevici (Rector of Saint Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance), Constantin Virgil Negoita (City University of New York).

DOCTOR HONORIS CAUSA, name and year of Conferral
ALAIN JUPPE
Former Prime-minister of France

05.04.2024

TUDOREL TOADER
Rector of "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi, Romania
17.01.2024
JEAN-CLAUDE JUNCKER
President of the Governing Board of the Academy of European Law, renowned politician, minister (1984-2013), Prime Minister of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (1995-2013) and President of the European Commission (2014-2019).
06.04.2023
DUMITRU DORIN PRUNARIU
Lieutenant General Dr. Eng., Honorary Member of the Romanian Academy, the first and only Romanian astronaut.
25.10.2022
FABRIZIO D'ASCENZO
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Professor with Sapienza University of Rome 
16.06.2022 SORIN MIHAI CIMPEANU
MIRCEA DUMITRU
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President of the Philosophical, Theological, Psychological and Pedagogical Sciences Section of the Romanian Academy, Director of the "Constantin Radulescu-Motru" Institute of Philosophy and Psychology of the Romanian Academy, Member of the Academia Europaea, PhD Professor at the University of Bucharest.
07.04.2022 SORIN MIHAI CIMPEANU
KLAUS-HEINER LEHNE
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President of the European Court of Auditors
30.10.2019
JAIME GIL ALUJA
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President of the Royal Academy of Economics and Financial Sciences of Spain
09.10.2019
ABDEL FATTAH SAEED HUSSEIN KHALIL EL-SISI
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President of the Arab Republic of Egipt
19.06.2019 SORIN MIHAI CIMPEANU
IOAN-AUREL POP
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President of the Romanian Academy
Rector of the "Babes-Bolyai" University in Cluj-Napoca
03.04.2019 SORIN MIHAI CIMPEANU
CRISTIAN IOAN D. HERA
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Vicepresident of the Romanian Academy of Sciences (2010-2018)
President of the Romanian Academy of Sciences (January-April 2018)
06.12.2018 SORIN MIHAI CIMPEANU
SORIN MIHAI CIMPEANU
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President of the National Council of Rectors
18.04.2018 SORIN MIHAI CIMPEANU
GEERT BOUCKAERT
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Professor with Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, and President of the International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS)
13.04.2018 GEERT BOUCKAERT
CONSTANTIN VIRGIL NEGOITA
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Member - The International Academy for Systems and Cybernetic Sciences - IASCYS
20.06.2017 CONSTANTIN VIRGIL NEGOITA
KATHERINE SCHIPPER
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Professor with Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, USA
07.06.2017 KATHERINE SCHIPPER
GRIGORE BELOSTECINIC
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Academician Grigore Belostecinic, Rector of ASE Moldova
09.11.2016 GRIGORE BELOSTECINIC
PAUL WACHTEL
- Professor with the Stern School of Business, New York University

24.03.2016

PAUL WACHTEL
ROBERT FAFF
- Director of Research, University of Queensland, Australia, Visiting Research Professor ASE Bucharest

10.06.2015

ROBERT FAFF
FRANCIS LE BIHAN
- Professor with the Toulouse 1 University Capitole

22.10.2014

FRANCIS LE BIHAN
FLORIN GHEORGHE FILIP
- Vice-president of the Romanian Academy of Sciences

15.05.2014

FLORIN GHEORGHE FILIP
HIS EXCELLENCY, SIR SUMA CHAKRABARTI
- President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

18.06.2013

M.S. REGELE MIHAI I AL ROMANIEI

06.08.2012

M.S. REGELE MIHAI I AL ROMANIEI

MIRCEA MALITA
- Full Member of the Romanian Academy of Sciences

29.02.2012

MIRCEA MALITA

JOAQUIN ALMUNIA
- Vice-president of the European Commission

21.10.2011

JOAQUIN ALMUNIA

DONNA L. STREET
- Professor with the University of Dayton, Ohio

10.05.2011

DONNA L. STREET

IGOR ANATOLEVICI MAXIMTEV
- Rector of the Saint Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance

16.02.2011

IGOR ANATOLEVICI MAXIMTEV

ALLAN CLEMENT HODGSON
- Professor with the University of Amsterdam

05.05.2010

ALLAN CLEMENT HODGSON

ANDRE CABANIS
- Vice-president of the Toulouse 1 University Capitole

24.02.2010

ANDRE CABANIS

PHILIPE ROLLET
- Vice-president of the University of Lille

15.04.2009

PHILIPE ROLLET

MAURICE YOLLES
- Professor with the Liverpool John Moores University

11.06.2008

MAURICE YOLLES

ALAIN BURLAUD
- Professor with the National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts - CNAM Paris

28.11.2007

ALAIN BURLAUD

LESTER LLOYD-REASON
- Professor with Anglia Ruskin University from Cambridge

21.02.2007

LESTER LLOYD-REASON

STEPHEN JOEL TRACHTENBERG
- resident of the George Washington University from Washington D.C.

27.04.2005

STEPHEN JOEL TRACHTENBERG

GERHARD MICHAEL AMBROSI
- Professor with the University of Trier

27.04.2005

GERHARD MICHAEL AMBROSI

PETER NIJKAMP
- Professor with VU University Amsterdam

12.10.2005

PETER NIJKAMP

PHILIP KOTLER
- Professor with the Northwestern University, S.U.A

09.02.2005

PHILIP KOTLER

PHILIPPE ETIENNE
- French Ambassador to Romania

18.06.2004

PHILIPPE ETIENNE

GERRIT ZALM
- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance in the Netherlands (2003-2007)

28.04.2004

GERRIT ZALM

FINN RAGNAR FORSUND
- Professor with the University of Oslo

22.04.2004

FINN RAGNAR FORSUND

ION ILIESCU
- President of Romania (1989-1996 and 2000-2004)

28.03.2003

ION ILIESCU

YVES FRANCHET
- Director General of Eurostat, a Directorate - General of the European Commission

23.10.2002

YVES FRANCHET

EMMA NICHOLSON OF WINTERBOURNE
- European Parliament's Special Rapporteur for Romania's EU Accession (2000-2004)

26.09.2002

iEMMA NICHOLSON OF WINTERBOURNE

NAM-KEE LEE
- President of the Korea fair Trade Commission

26.09.2002

NAM-KEE LEE

FABRIZIO ONIDA
- President of the Italian Institute for Foreign Trade

09.06.2000

FABRIZIO ONIDA

ROMANO PRODI
- President of the European Commission (1999-2004)

13.01.2000

ROMANO PRODI

JOSEPH STIGLITZ
- Laureate of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (2001)

09.12.1999

JOSEPH STIGLITZ

LENNART HJALMARSSON
- Professor with the University of Gothenburg

10.11.1999

LENNART HJALMARSSON

LAWRENCE R. KLEIN
- Laureate of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (1980)

09.11.1999

LAWRENCE R. KLEIN

RIJNVOS CORNELIS JOHANNES
- Professor with Erasmus University Rotterdam

30.06.1999

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NURSULTAN NAZARBAYEV
- President of the Republic of Kazakhstan

21.09.1998

NURSULTAN NAZARBAYEV

JEAN-PAUL POLLIN
- Professor with Universite d'Orleans

22.06.1998

JEAN-PAUL POLLIN

SAMUEL LICHTENSZTEJN TESZLER
- Rector of Universidad de la Republica de Uruguay, Minister of Education

 

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THIERRY DE MONTBRIAL
- Professor with the National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts - CNAM Paris

19.06.1996

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YVAN ALLAIRE
- Professor with the Universite du Quebec a Montreal

16.06.1995

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JAMES McGILL BUCHANAN JR
Laureate of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (1986)

04.10.1994

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JACQUES SANTER
- President of the European Commission (1995-1999)

25.04.1994

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ANGHEL RUGINA
- internationally renowned scientist, the most widely known Romanian economist from abroad, Honorary Member of the Romanian Academy of Sciences (1990)

09.12.1992

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TURGUT OZAL
President of the Republic of Turkey (November 1989- April 1993)

19.09.1991

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