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
- 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 Extension School (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.