Ana Arias receives honorary doctorate from Tampere University

EE Prof. Ana Claudia Arias has been conferred an honorary doctorate from Tampere University in Finland. Prof. Arias is one of 14 distinguished individuals to receive an honorary doctorate at Tampere University’s inaugural conferment ceremony, including Ban Ki-Moon, former secretary general of the United Nations. Tampere University, as it is known today, was established in 2019 after the merger between the University of Tampere and Tampere University of Technology. The honorary doctorate, among the new Tampere University’s highest recognitions, is awarded for “excellence in fields represented at the Univesity and other exceptional scientific, artistic or social merits.” As part of its three-day ceremony to “highlight the value of and respect for research and education,” honorary doctors receive the “doctoral hat” as a symbol of academic freedom.