Minister Naledi Pandor granted Doctor Honoris Causa by Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon

Portuguese Minister for Science, Technology and Highed Education, Manuel Heitor, presented Honoris Causa doctoral title to South African Minister for Science and Technology, Naledi Pandor,  at Nova University in Lisbon(July 2017):

" It is my privilege to present today Naledi Pandor for her Doctor Honoris Causa at NOVA (Universidade Nova de Lisboa).

The honorary doctorate is an honorific title granted to distinguish a learned person whose knowledge and wisdom was considered exemplary and today we have the privilege to have with us one of those unique world leaders in education and science policy. And I ́m particularly proud that an outstanding person, such as Nadeli Pandor, has been "recruited" among the faculty of NOVA.

Naledi Pandor has been unique in fostering an inclusive approach to science, technology and economic development, bringing to the centre of our attention all of those in the “margins” of knowledge driven societies and knowledge-based economic activities.

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Today, with the Doctor Honoris Causa of Nadeli Pandor, we are launching a new era of scientific collaboration between South Africa and Portugal."

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