{"id":13537,"date":"2026-06-20T12:28:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/dg-sanginga-conferred-doctor-of-honoris-causa-by-ku-leuven-belgium\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T21:38:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T21:38:24","slug":"dg-sanginga-conferred-doctor-of-honoris-causa-by-ku-leuven-belgium","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/dg-sanginga-conferred-doctor-of-honoris-causa-by-ku-leuven-belgium\/","title":{"rendered":"DG Sanginga conferred doctor of honoris causa by KU Leuven, Belgium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-18734\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DG-Sanginga-Conferred-Hon-Dr-new.-300x238.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"238\" \/>Directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de l'IITA <a href=\"https:\/\/nieuws.kuleuven.be\/en\/content\/2019\/honorary-doctorate-interview-nteranya-sanginga\/view\">Nteranya Sanginga<\/a>\u00a0received this week the <a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/dg-sanginga-to-be-conferred-doctor-of-honoris-causa-from-ku-leuven-belgium\/\">degree of doctor of honoris causa from KU Leuven<\/a>. The award was conferred at KU Leuven in Brussels, Belgium, on the occasion of the 20<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of VLIR-UOS, an organization that supports partnerships between higher education institutions in Fl anders  and the South.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prof Luc Sels, Rector of KU Leuven, said that the university community \u201cwishes to recognize Sanginga for his visionary leadership of IITA, which he has turned into a research-for-development organization that enables African scientists to partner up with colleagues  and institutions from all over the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sels further said, \u201cWe also want to recognize Sanginga\u2019s contributions to the transformation of sub-Saharan agriculture,  and his efforts to improve African farmers\u2019 health  and quality of life. Together with his team, he has helped reduce poverty in the area, improve food security,  and increase youth employment. Taken together, his achievements definitely warrant our university\u2019s highest distinction.\u201d IITA received the <a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/africa-food-prize-awarded-to-agricultural-research-institute-for-leadership- and-innovation-in-finding-solutions-to-the-continents-most-pressing-challenges\/\">Africa Food Prize in 2018<\/a>\u2014the first institution to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The five partner universities under VLIR-UOS hosted the ceremony to confer five honorary doctorate degrees\u2014one from each university\u2014on individuals with exceptional distinction whose work is relevant to the mission of VLIR-UOS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18733 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DG-Sanginga-Conferred-Hon-Dr.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"750\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kuleuven.be\/english\/\">KU Leuven<\/a>\u00a0is considered the <a href=\"https:\/\/nieuws.kuleuven.be\/en\/content\/2019\/four-years-in-a-row-ku-leuven-once-again-tops-reuters-ranking-of-europes-most-innovative-universities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">most innovative university in Europe<\/a>. As the oldest university in the Low Countries, it has a centuries-long tradition of conferring honorary doctorates in recognition of extraordinary scientific, social, or cultural achievements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vliruos.be\/en\/about_vlir_uos\/2\">VLIR-UOS<\/a>\u00a0supports\u00a0partnerships between universities  and university colleges, in Fl anders  and in the South, looking for innovative responses to global  and local challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to Sanginga, the other awardees are Professor Claric Garcia Borges Demetrio, Mr Jose Ramon Saborido Loido, Mrs Leymah Gbowee,  and Dr Jean-Jacques Muyembe Tamfun.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IITA Director General Nteranya Sanginga\u00a0received this week the degree of doctor of honoris causa from KU Leuven. 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