Recent Events
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May 06 2012 Technological University of Peru Presents Honorary Doctorate and Professor Emeritus Title On May 6, 2012, Universidad Tecnologica del Peru (UTP) presented Daisaku Ikeda, Soka University founder and SGI president, with an honorary doctorate and the title "professor emeritus" from UTP's Faculty of Law, Political Science and International Relations. |
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Apr 25 2012 The Japan Times Carries Essay Calling for a Nuclear Weapons Convention "Toward 2015--Calling for a Nuclear Weapons Convention," an essay by Daisaku Ikeda, was carried in the April 25, 2012, issue of The Japan Times, one of the nation's largest English language dailies. |
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Apr 12 2012 Taipei College of Maritime Technology Presents Honorary Professorship On April 11, 2012, Taipei College of Maritime Technology (TPMT), Taiwan, presented Daisaku Ikeda, Soka University founder and SGI president, with an honorary professorship. |
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Mar 28 2012 Honorary Doctorate from Private Technical University of Santa Cruz, Bolivia On March 28, 2012, the Private Technical University of Santa Cruz (UTEPSA) presented SGI President Daisaku Ikeda with an honorary doctorate for his global contributions to peace and education based on humanistic ideals. |
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Mar 21 2012 Bataan Peninsula State University Presents Honorary Doctorate of Humanities On March 21, 2012, Bataan Peninsula State University (BPSU) in the Republic of the Philippines presented an Honorary Doctorate of Humanities to Daisaku Ikeda, Soka University founder and SGI president, in recognition of his contributions to peacebuilding, specifically the protection of human dignity and the advancement of education. |
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Mar 16 2012 New Additions to Daisaku Ikeda Website Launched The Daisaku Ikeda website (www.daisakuikeda.org) has been expanded by the addition of three new sections. The site now includes an audio-visual section, a Dialogue with Nature section showcasing Mr. Ikeda's photography, and the Proponent of Culture section exploring the SGI president's thinking on culture and his contributions to cultural exchange. |
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Mar 14 2012 Bishkek Humanities University in Kyrgyz Presents Honorary Doctorate On March 14, 2012, Bishkek Humanities University (BHU) of the Kyrgyz Republic presented an honorary doctorate to Daisaku Ikeda, Soka University founder and SGI president, for contributions to the flourishing of cultural values, education, diplomacy and global ethics. |
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Feb 19 2012 Osten-Ikeda Dialogue on Goethe to be Serialized in Japan The monthly literary magazine Ushio, beginning with the April 2012 issue, will carry a serialized dialogue between Dr. Manfred Osten, a member of the advisory board of the Goethe Society in Weimar, Germany, and Daisaku Ikeda. |
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Feb 05 2012 Volume 1 of Daisaku Ikeda's Selected Works in Hangul Published SEOUL, South Korea: Hwa Kwang Publishing has recently released volume 1 of a Hangul edition of The Selected Works of Daisaku Ikeda. The content of this first Hangul volume corresponds to volume 68 of the Japanese edition of the author's complete works and features speeches Mr. Ikeda delivered in Japan and abroad from November 1986 to July 1987. |
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Jan 26 2012 In his 30th annual peace proposal, released on January 26, 2012, Daisaku Ikeda, SGI president, calls for a nuclear abolition summit to be held in 2015 in Hiroshima and Nagasaki to ensure that the growing momentum toward abolition of nuclear weapons becomes irreversible. |
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