Closing Academic Ceremony of the 2016-2017 Academic Year with the investiture as Doctor Honoris Causa of His Excellency Mr. José María Peiró Silla
Acto Clausura Curso, Academic Events, Honoris Causa
26 September 2025
On July 4, the Miguel Hernández University of Elche held the Closing Ceremony for the 2016/2017 academic year. During the ceremony, held in the Rector’s Office and Board of Trustees building on the Elche campus, José María Peiró Silla, Professor of Social and Organizational Psychology at the University of Valencia, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate. The sponsor of the new Honorary Doctorate was Jesús Rodríguez Marín, Professor Emeritus of Social Psychology and Honorary Rector of the UMH. The ceremony was presided over by the Rector, Jesús T. Pastor Ciurana; the President of the Valencian Parliament, Enric Morera; the President of the UMH Board of Trustees, Francisco Borja; the Vice-Rectors, Francisco Moreno and Fernando Vidal; and the Secretary General, Mercedes Sánchez.
Likewise, at this event, the Extraordinary Graduation Awards were presented to 63 students, as well as those of the 14th Innova Emprende Competition, the 4th Edition of the EmpleoWeekend Program, the 5th Edition of the EmprendeWeekend Program, and the 6th Edition of the Mentoring Program.
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