Prof. Dr. Pam Fredman
Under the resolution by the Senate of Mykolas Romeris University No. 1SN-49, as of the 1st of July, 2022, the President of the International Association of Universities (IAU) Prof. Dr. Pam Fredman is awarded the title of Mykolas Romeris University Doctor Honoris Causa.
The MRU Honorary Doctorate was awarded to Prof. Dr. Pam Fredman for her significant contribution enhancing the role of higher education in strengthening democracy and sustainable social development, for developing education and science policies based on humanism, promoting equal access to education for all, and reducing regional and social exclusion in education and science, for her outstanding contribution to bringing the world’s academic community together to address global challenges through research and to promote open access to new knowledge and scientific results, and for consistent support in opening a wide range of international academic community cooperation prospects for Mykolas Romeris University.
“We value the great contribution of IAU President Prof. Dr. Pam Fredman in mobilizing the world’s academic community to jointly solve global problems by conducting scientific research and promoting open access to new knowledge and research results,” said MRU Rector Prof. Dr. Inga Žalėnienė.
According to MRU’s Rector, Dr. Pam Fredman’s consistent support to the University – by opening up international academic cooperation perspectives – is also a win for Lithuanian higher education, in order to achieve its international recognition and significant results.
Prof. Dr. Pam Fredman was a Rector of the University of Gothenburg for the period of 2006-2017. From 2016 she is a member of the board of the Wallenberg Foundation, the largest private research-funding agency in Sweden. She sits on the board of several international and interdisciplinary centers at the Karolinska Institute, and is the Director of the Gothenburg Centre for Sustainable Development. From 2008 Prof. Dr. P. Fredman became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences. Since 2016 she is the President of the International Association of Universities, actively encouraging cooperation between various universities, seeking to ensure the accessibility and internationalization of higher education. Prof. Dr. P. Fredman’s contribution to field of neurochemistry research is reflected by her academic and research as well as more than 170 scientific publications in international highly-cited research journals.
The regalia of MRU Doctor Honoris Causa was awarded to IAU President Prof. Dr. Pam Fredman at Mykolas Romeris University on September 22nd, 2022.
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