Honorary Member
Social Sciences: Doctor in Social Sciences
Date of Admission: 30 October 2025
Admission Speech: “La importancia de la educación superior en un periodo de cambios profundos a nivel económico y social” (The Importance of Higher Education in a Period of Profound Economic and Social Change)
Reply Speech: Dr. Francisco González de Posada, Doctor in Theology, Doctor in Civil Engineering, Doctor in Philosophy, Doctor in Sociology, Doctor in Medicine, and Doctor in Hispanic Philology
Dr. OTTO FEDERICO VON FEIGENBLATT OF BRAEMAR, BARON OF BRAEMAR
- Born in San José (Costa Rica) in 1981.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor in Social Sciences, major in Asia-Pacific Studies, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (Beppu, Japan).
- Magister Artium (MA) in International Development, Chulalongkorn University (Bangkok, Thailand).
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Conflict Analysis and Resolution, Peace and International Conflict concentration, Nova Southeastern University (Florida, USA).
- Doctor of Education (EdD), Nova Southeastern University (Florida, USA), and Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) from the Harvard University (Cambridge, USA).
TEACHING AND DIPLOMATIC ACTIVITY
- Currently serving as Special Envoy for Education of the Andean Parliament, a cabinet-level appointment by the Secretary General.
- Program Director and Professor at the Latin Division of Keiser University (Florida, USA).
- Honorary Professor at the University of Southampton (United Kingdom).
- Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Observer of the Ibero-American Youth Organization (OIJ) to the United Nations (2023–2024).
ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS
- Numerary Member of the Royal Academy of Doctors of Spain (RADE).
- Foreign Corresponding Member of the Royal Academy of Economic and Financial Sciences of Spain (RACEF).
- Member of the Academy of Diplomacy of the Kingdom of Spain.
- Member of the National Academy of History of Ecuador and of the National Academy of History and Geography of Mexico.
PUBLICATIONS
- Author of over one hundred peer-reviewed academic articles and several books on leadership, education, and applied ethics.
- His latest book is titled “Ethics in Social Science Research: Current Insights and Practical Strategies”.
- Frequent keynote speaker in international academic and diplomatic forums.
HONORS AND DISTINCTIONS
- Knight of the Order of Isabella the Catholic by His Majesty King Felipe VI of Spain.
- Medal of the Senate of the French Republic.
- Dr. Vicente Rocafuerte Decoration from the National Assembly of Ecuador.
- Simón Bolívar Decoration from the Andean Parliament.
- Central American Merit Medal from the Central American Parliament.
- Grand Cross of the Order of President Arosemena of the Ministry of the Interior of Panama.
- Recipient of more than ten Doctorates Honoris Causa awarded by universities in America, Europe, and Asia.