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SPECIAL DATES IN SGI-USA
JAN 26 - SGI Day (1975)
FEB 11 - Josei Toda's birthday (1900)
FEB 16 - Nichiren Daishonin's birthday (1222)
FEB 17 - SGI-USA's Culture Dept. Day (1990)
FEB 27 - SGI-USA Women's Day (1990)
MAR 16 - SGI Kosenrufu (World Peace) Day (1958)
APR 02 - Josei Toda's Memorial (1958)
APR 28 - Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism Established
(1253)
MAY 03 - Soka Gakkai Day: Josei Toda inaugurated as second Soka Gakkai president (1951); Daisaku Ikeda inaugurated as third Soka Gakkai president (1960)
JUN 06 - Tsunesaburo Makiguchi's birthday (1871)
JUL 03 - SGI Day of Mentor & Disciple
JUL 11 - Young Men's Division founded (1951)
JUL 16 - Rissho Ankoku Ron (1260)
JUL 19 - Young Women's Division founded (1951)
AUG 15 - 1st issue of the World Tribune (1964)
AUG 24 - SGI-USA Men's Division Day (Daisaku Ikeda joins Soka Gakkai, 1947)
SEP 05 - SGI-USA Youth Day (2003)
SEP 12 - Tatsunokuchi Persecution (1271)
OCT 02 - SGI World Peace Day (1960)
OCT 05 - SGI-USA Day (1960)
OCT 12 - Dai-Gohonzon Inscribed (1279)
OCT 13 - Nichiren Daishonin's Memorial (1282)
NOV 18 - Tsunesaburo Makiguchi's Memorial (1944) & Soka Gakkai Established (1930)
NOV 28 - SGI Day of Spiritual Independence (1991)
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WRITE TO PRESIDENT IKEDA
SGI President Daisaku Ikeda
SGI Headquarters
Josei Toda International Center
15-3 Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 160-0017
Japan
Since October 1, 2009
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Some of President Ikeda's Academic Honors
Honorary Doctorates and Professorships
| Number | Country | Institution | Title Conferred | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | U.S.S.R. | Moscow State University | honorary doctorate | May 1975 |
| 2 | Peru | National University of San Marcos | hon. professorship | April 1981 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | Sofia University | honorary doctorate | May 1981 |
| 4 | China | Peking University | honorary professorship | June 1984 |
| 5 | China | Fudan University | honorary professorship | June 1984 |
| 6 | Dominican Republic | Autonomous University of Santo Domingo | honorary professorship | February 1987 |
| 7 | Argentina | University of Buenos Aires | honorary doctorate | March 1990 |
| 8 | Mexico | University of Guanajuato | honorary doctorate (Maestro Emérito) | March 1990 |
| 9 | China | Wuhan University | honorary professorship | November 1990 |
| 10 | Macau | University of Macau | honorary professorship | January 1991 |
| 11 | Philippines | University of the Philippines | honorary doctorate of law | April 1991 |
| 12 | Argentina | University of Palermo | honorary doctorate | May 1991 |
| 13 | Hong Kong | Chinese University of Hong Kong | distinguished visiting professor | January 1992 |
| 14 | Turkey | Ankara University | honorary doctorate of social science | June 1992 |
| 15 | China | Chinese Academy of Social Sciences | honorary research professor | October 1992 |
| 16 | Kenya | University of Nairobi | honorary doctorate of letters | December 1992 |
| 17 | Brazil | Federal University of Rio de Janeiro | honorary doctorate | February 1993 |
| 18 | Argentina | National University of Lomas de Zamora | honorary doctorate | February 1993 |
| 19 | Argentina | National University of Lomas de Zamora | honorary professorship, faculty of law | February 1993 |
| 20 | Argentina | National University of Cordoba | honorary professorship | February 1993 |
| 21 | Paraguay | National University of Asuncion | honorary doctorate of philosophy | February 1993 |
| 22 | Brazil | University of Sao Paolo | honorary visiting professor | February 1993 |
| 23 | Brazil | Federal University of Parana | honorary doctorate | March 1993 |
| 24 | Bolivia | Del Valle University | honorary doctorate | March 1993 |
| 25 | China | Shenzen University | honorary professorship | November 1993 |
| 26 | China | Xinjian Uygur Autonomous Region Museum | honorary professorship | January 1994 |
| 27 | Russia | International University in Moscow | honorary doctorate | May 1994 |
| 28 | Italy | University of Bologna | honorary doctorate | June 1994 |
| 29 | United Kingdom | University of Glasgow | honorary doctorate | June 1994 |
| 30 | China | Xinjiang University | honorary professorship | August 1994 |
| 31 | China | Xiamen University | honorary professorship | November 1994 |
| 32 | South Africa | University of the North | honorary doctorate of education | September 1995 |
| 33 | Nepal | Tribhuvan University | honorary doctorate of letters | November 1995 |
| 34 | Macau | University of Macau | honorary doctorate of social sciences | November 1995 |
| 35 | Hong Kong | University of Hong Kong | honorary doctorate of letters | March 1996 |
| 36 | China | Xinjiang University | honorary president | April 1996 |
| 37 | United States | University of Denver | honorary doctorate of education | June 1996 |
| 38 | Cuba | University of Havana | honorary doctorate of letters | June 1996 |
| 39 | Ghana | University of Ghana | honorary doctorate of law | August 1996 |
| 40 | Russia | Far Eastern State University | honorary doctorate of international education | November 1996 |
| 41 | China | Zhongshan (Sun Yat-Sen) University | honorary professorship | November 1996 |
| 42 | China | Jilin University | honorary professorship | February 1997 |
| 43 | Philippines | De La Salle University | honorary doctorate of humane letters (international education) | March 1997 |
| 44 | Sri Lanka | University of Kelaniya | honorary doctorate of letters | May 1997 |
| 45 | China | Shanghai University | honorary professorship | May 1997 |
| 46 | China | Inner Mongolia University | honorary professorship | October 1997 |
| 47 | Mongolia | National University of Mongolia | honorary doctorate of humanities | November 1997 |
| 48 | Philippines | University of the City of Manila | honorary doctorate of humanities | February 1998 |
| 49 | Argentina | Universidad de Morón | honorary doctorate | March 1998 |
| 50 | Russia | Institute for High Energy Physics | honorary doctorate | April 1998 |
| 51 | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro State University | honorary doctorate | April 1998 |
| 52 | Republic of Korea | Kyung Hee University | honorary doctorate of philosophy | May 1998 |
| 53 | Republic of Korea | Chung Cheong College | honorary professorship | July 1998 |
| 54 | Peru | Ricardo Palma University | honorary doctorate | July 1998 |
| 55 | Peru | Association of Doctors of Education | honorary doctorate | July 1998 |
| 56 | China | Yanbian University | honorary professorship | November 1998 |
| 57 | China | Nankai University | honorary professorship | November 1998 |
| 58 | Brazil | Northern Parana University | honorary doctorate | November 1998 |
| 59 | India | University of Delhi | honorary doctorate of letters | December 1998 |
| 60 | Argentina | University of Flores | honorary doctorate | January 1999 |
| 61 | China | Sichuan University | honorary professorship | April 1999 |
| 62 | Peru | Federico Villarreal National University | honorary doctorate | April 1999 |
| 63 | Republic of Korea | Cheju National University | honorary doctorate of Korean language and literature | May 1999 |
| 64 | Bolivia | University of Santa Cruz de la Sierra | honorary doctorate | June 1999 |
| 65 | China | Northeastern University | honorary professorship | July 1999 |
| 66 | Kyrgystan | Institute of Oriental Languages and Cultures, Kyrgyz State Pedagogical University | honorary professorship | August 1999 |
| 67 | Peru | National University of Central Peru | honorary doctorate | September 1999 |
| 68 | China | Hunan Normal University | honorary professorship | September 1999 |
| 69 | Argentina | National University of Lomas de Zamora | honorary professorship, faculty of social sciences | October 1999 |
| 70 | Argentina | National University of Comahue | honorary doctorate | October 1999 |
| 71 | China | Nanjing University | honorary professorship | December 1999 |
| 72 | Russia | St. Petersburg State University | honorary doctorate | January 2000 |
| 73 | United States | University of Delaware | honorary doctorate of humane letters | January 2000 |
| 74 | United States | Queens College, City University of New York | honorary doctorate of humane letters | January 2000 |
| 75 | Guam (United States) | University of Guam | honorary doctorate of humane letters | January 2000 |
| 76 | Philippines | Angeles University | honorary doctorate of humanities | February 2000 |
| 77 | China | Central University for Nationalities | honorary professorship | February 2000 |
| 78 | China | Guangdong University of Foreign Studies | honorary professorship | February 2000 |
| 79 | Argentina | National University of Nordeste | honorary doctorate | February 2000 |
| 80 | China | Northeast Normal University | honorary doctorate | March 2000 |
| 81 | Sakha Republic (Russia) | Yakutsk State University | honorary professorship | March 2000 |
| 82 | El Salvador | Latin American Technical University | honorary doctorate | April 2000 |
| 83 | China | Inner Mongolia Art Academy | preeminent honorary professor | April 2000 |
| 84 | India | Sri Sitaramdas Omkarnath Institute of Sanskrit Learning | honorary doctorate (Mahamahopadhyaya) | April 2000 |
| 85 | Mongolia | Mongolian Institute of Literature and Social Work | honorary rector | May 2000 |
| 86 | China | Beijing Administrative College | honorary professorship | May 2000 |
| 87 | China | Yunnan University | honorary professorship | June 2000 |
| 88 | China | South China Normal University | honorary professorship | August 2000 |
| 89 | India | Bundelkhand University | honorary doctorate of letters | August 2000 |
| 90 | Venezuela | University of Zulia | honorary doctorate | September 2000 |
| 91 | Panama | University of Panama | honorary doctorate | September 2000 |
| 92 | India | Bundelkhand University | honorary lifetime professor in the Ambedhar School of Social Sciences | October 2000 |
| 93 | Thailand | Siam University | honorary doctorate of public administration | November 2000 |
| 94 | Tonga | Tonga Institute of Education and Tong Tonga Institute of Schinece and Technology | honorary professorship of education | November 2000 |
| 95 | Australia | University of Sydney | honorary doctorate of letters | November 2000 |
| 96 | Malaysia | Putra University, Malaysia | honorary doctorate of letters | November 2000 |
| 97 | Hong Kong | Chinese University of Hong Kong | honorary doctorate of social science | December 2000 |
| 98 | Mongolia | Mongolian University of Arts and Culture | honorary doctorate | December 2000 |
| 99 | India | Purvanchai University | honorary doctorate of letters | January 2001 |
| 100 | China | Guangdong Province Academy of Social Sciences | honorary professorship | February 2001 |
| 101 | China | Northwest University | honorary professorship | April 2001 |
| 102 | China | Anhui University | honorary professorship | April 2001 |
| 103 | Puerto Rico | Carlos Albizu University | honorary doctorate of humane letters in behavioral sciences | May 2001 |
| 104 | Mongolia | Kharakhorum University | honorary doctorate | May 2001 |
| 105 | China | Fujian Normal University | honorary professorship | June 2001 |
| 106 | China | Huaqiao University | honorary professorship | June 2001 |
| 107 | China | Jinan University | honorary professorship | July 2001 |
| 108 | Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands | Northern Marianas College | honorary professorship | July 2001 |
| 109 | China | Soochow University | honorary professorship | October 2001 |
| 110 | China | Liaoning Normal University | honorary professorship | October 2001 |
| 111 | Philippines | University of Southern Philippines | honorary doctorate of humanities | October 2001 |
| 112 | China | Guangzhou University | honorary professorship | November 2001 |
| 113 | Republic of Korea | Kyongju University | honorary professorship | December 2001 |
| 114 | Republic of Korea | Changwon National University | honorary doctorate of education | December 2001 |
| 115 | Kazakhstan | International Kazakh-Turkish University | honorary professorship | December 2001 |
| 116 | Dominican Republic | Santiago Technical University | honorary doctorate | February 2002 |
| 117 | Uzbekistan | National Institute of Arts and Design (Uzbekistan) | honorary professorship | February 2002 |
| 118 | China | Liaoning Academy of Social Sciences | senior research professor | March 2002 |
| 119 | Philippines | Gregorio Araneta University Foundation | honorary doctorate of humanities | March 2002 |
| 120 | Cambodia | Royal University of Phnom Penh | honorary professorship | March 2002 |
| 121 | China | Liaoning University | honorary professorship | April 2002 |
| 122 | United States | Morehouse College | honorary doctorate of humane letters | April 2002 |
| 123 | China | Qingdao University | honorary professorship | April 2002 |
| 124 | India | Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University | honorary doctorate of letters | April 2002 |
| 125 | Kenya | Kenyatta University | honorary doctorate of humane letters | May 2002 |
| 126 | China | Heilongjiang Academy of Social Sciences | honorary professorship | May 2002 |
| 127 | Russia | Moscow State University | honorary professorship | June 2002 |
| 128 | China | Nanjing Normal University | honorary professorship | June 2002 |
| 129 | Republic of Korea | Sorabol College | honorary professorship | June 2002 |
| 130 | India | Himachal Pradesh University | honorary doctorate of literature | August 2002 |
| 131 | China | Renmin University of China | honorary professorship | September 2002 |
| 132 | China | University of Science and Technology of China | honorary professorship | October 2002 |
| 133 | China | Zhejiang University | honorary professorship | November 2002 |
| 134 | Mongolia | Shihihutung Law School | honorary doctorate | November 2002 |
| 135 | Ukraine | Kiev National University of Trade and Economics | honorary doctorate | November 2002 |
| 136 | Republic of Korea | Dong-A University | honorary doctorate of philosophy | December 2002 |
| 137 | China | Shanghai International Studies University | honorary professorship | December 2002 |
| 138 | China | Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences | honorary professorship | December 2002 |
| 139 | India | Bharathidasan University | honorary doctorate of literature | January 2003 |
| 140 | Peru | National University of Piura | honorary doctorate | February 2003 |
| 141 | Taiwan | Chinese Culture University | honorary doctorate of philosophy | March 2003 |
| 142 | China | Dalian University of Foreign Languages | honorary professorship | April 2003 |
| 143 | Paraguay | Columbia University of Paraguay | honorary doctorate of sociology | April 2003 |
| 144 | Peru | Jorge Basadre Grohmann National University | honorary doctorate | September 2003 |
| 145 | China | Northwest Normal University | honorary professorship | October 2003 |
| 146 | Republic of Korea | Gwangju Women’s University | honorary professorship | October 2003 |
| 147 | China | Shanghai Jiao Tong University | honorary professorship | October 2003 |
| 148 | United States | Chapman University | honorary doctorate of humane letters | December 2003 |
| 149 | China | Zhaoqing University | honorary professorship | December 2003 |
| 150 | Sakha Republic | Arctic State Institute of Culture and Arts | honorary professorship | January 2004 |
| 151 | India | Rabindra Bharati University | honorary doctorate of literature | February 2004 |
| 152 | United States | Mineral Area College | honorary professorship of humanities | February 2004 |
| 153 | China | National Prosecuters College | honorary professorship | March 2004 |
| 154 | Taiwan | National Pingtung University | honorary doctorate of agricultural sciences | March 2004 |
| 155 | Buryat Republic | Buryat State University | honorary professorship | April 2004 |
| 156 | Brazil | Londrina State University | honorary doctorate | April 2004 |
| 157 | Bolivia | University of San Francisco Xavier of Chuquisaca | honorary doctorate | May 2004 |
| 158 | China | University of Petroleum | honorary professorship | May 2004 |
| 159 | Philippines | Capitol University | honorary doctorate of humanities | June 2004 |
| 160 | China | Sanda University, Shanghai | honorary professorship | June 2004 |
| 161 | Jordan | University of Jordan | honorary doctorate of humane letters | July 2004 |
| 162 | Mexico | University of Guadalajara | honorary doctorate | September 2004 |
| 163 | China | Fujian Academy of Social Sciences | honorary professorship | September 2004 |
| 164 | China | Changchun University | honorary professorship | October 2004 |
| 165 | China | Qufu Normal University | honorary professorship | October 2004 |
| 166 | Kyrgyzstan | Osh State University | honorary professorship | November 2004 |
| 167 | Republic of Korea | Paekche Institute of the Arts | honorary professorship | November 2004 |
| 168 | Mongolia | Otgontenger University | honorary doctorate | December 2004 |
| 169 | Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands | Northern Marianas College | honorary president | January 2005 |
| 170 | Peru | Enrique Guzman y Valle National University of Education | honorary doctorate | January 2005 |
| 171 | Belarus | Minsk State Linguistics University | honorary professorship | February 2005 |
| 172 | Philippines | Batangas State University | honorary doctorate of pedagogy | March 2005 |
| 173 | China | Shanghai University of Finance and Economics | honorary professorship | April 2005 |
| 174 | Paraguay | National University of Itapua | honorary doctorate | April 2005 |
| 175 | China | Beijing Language and Culture University | honorary professorship | May 2005 |
| 176 | Brazil | Cornélio Procópio College of Philosophy, Science, and Letters | honorary doctorate | May 2005 |
| 177 | China | Huazhong Normal University | honorary professorship | June 2005 |
| 178 | China | Guangxi Normal University | honorary professorship | July 2005 |
| 179 | Mongolia | Mongolian Academy of Sciences Institute of Philosophy, Sociology and Law | honorary professorship, philosophy | September 2005 |
| 180 | Vietnam | Vietnam National University, Hanoi | honorary doctorate | September 2005 |
| 181 | China | East China University of Science and Technology | honorary professorship | October 2005 |
| 182 | Serbia and Montenegro | Braca Karic University | honorary doctorate | October 2005 |
| 183 | Russia | Academy of Security, Defense, and Law Enforcement | honorary professorship | December 2005 |
| 184 | India | Symbiosis International Educational Centre (Deemed University) | honorary doctorate of literature | December 2005 |
| 185 | Russia | Ural State University | honorary doctorate | January 2006 |
| 186 | Laos | National University of Laos | honorary professorship of humanities | February 2006 |
| 187 | Philippines | Pampanga Agricultural College | honorary doctorate of humanities | March 2006 |
| 188 | China | Hunan University | honorary professorship | April 2006 |
| 189 | Ukraine | National Technical University of Ukraine "KPI" | honorary doctorate | April 2006 |
| 190 | China | East China Normal University | honorary professorship | May 2006 |
| 191 | China | Nanjing Arts Institute | honorary professorship | May 2006 |
| 192 | India | Visva-Bharati | honorary doctorate of literature | May 2006 |
| 193 | China | China Southwest University of Political Science and Law | honorary professorship | June 2006 |
| 194 | United States | Southern Illinois University Carbondale | honorary doctorate of humane letters | June 2006 |
| 195 | United States | Los Angeles Southwest College | honorary professorship | June 2006 |
| 196 | China | Shaoguan University | honorary professorship | June 2006 |
| 197 | Republic of Korea | Dong Shin University | honorary doctorate of public administration | June 2006 |
| 198 | Thailand | Maejo University | honorary doctorate of administration | July 2006 |
| 199 | Brazil | Catholic College of Economic Science of Bahia | honorary doctorate | September 2006 |
| 200 | China | Beijing Normal University | honorary professorship | October 2006 |
| 201 | Philippines | University of Rizal System | honorary doctorate of humanities | Nov 24, 2006 |
| 202 | China | Dalian University of Technology | honorary professorship | Dec 8, 2006 |
| 203 | Republic of Korea | Dongju College | honorary professorship | Feb 6, 2007 |
| 204 | China | Guizhou University | honorary professorship | Feb 26, 2007 |
| 205 | Russia | Baikal National University of Economics and Law | honorary professorship | Mar 13, 2007 |
| 206 | Venezuela | Rafael Belloso Chacín University | honorary doctorate | Mar 20, 2007 |
| 207 | Venezuela | Santa María University | honorary doctorate of law | Mar 20, 2007 |
| 208 | Italy | University of Palermo | honorary doctorate of communication sciences | Mar 23, 2007 |
| 209 | Brazil | Brazilian Academy of Philosophy | honorary doctorate | Apr 2, 2007 |
| 210 | United States | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | honorary doctorate of humane letters | Apr 17, 2007 |
| 211 | China | Harbin Engineering University | honorary professorship | Apr 18, 2007 |
| 212 | Brazil | Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul | honorary doctorate | Apr 29, 2007 |
| 213 | China | Tianjin Academy of Social Sciences | honorary professorship | May 5, 2007 |
| 214 | Taiwan | Southern Taiwan University of Technology | honorary doctorate of engineering | May 28, 2007 |
| 215 | Russia | Russian State University for the Humanities | honorary doctorate | May 31, 2007 |
| 216 | Peru | National University of El Santa | honorary doctorate | Jun 23, 2007 |
| 217 | Sakha Republic (Russia) | The Yakut State Agricultural Academy | honorary professorship | Jul 4, 2007 |
| 218 | Russia | Far Eastern State Technical University | honorary professorship | Jul 9, 2007 |
| 219 | Philippines | University of Southeastern Philippines | honorary doctorate of education | Sep 13, 2007 |
| 220 | China | Shaanxi Normal University | honorary professorship | Oct 6, 2007 |
| 221 | Mexico | University of Humanistic Integration | honorary doctorate of human sciences | Oct 8, 2007 |
| 222 | Brazil | Ingá University (UNINGÁ) | honorary professorship | Oct 10, 2007 |
| 223 | China | China Youth University for Political Sciences | honorary professorship | Oct 21, 2007 |
| 224 | Mongolia | Mongolian State University of Education | honorary doctorate | Oct 24, 2007 |
| 225 | China | Wenzhou Medical College | honorary professorship | Nov 30, 2007 |
| 226 | China | Shanghai Normal University | honorary professorship | Dec 17, 2007 |
| 227 | Dominican Republic | Autonomous University of Santo Domingo | honorary doctorate | Jan 19, 2008 |
| 228 | Taiwan | National Yunlin University of Science and Technology | honorary doctorate of philosophy in management | Jan 21, 2008 |
| 229 | Philippines | Laguna State Polytechnic University | honorary doctorate of philosophy in humanities | Jan 26, 2008 |
| 230 | China | Hunan University of Science and Technology | honorary professorship | Mar 1, 2008 |
| 231 | Kyrgyz Republic | I. Arabaev Kyrgyz State University | honorary doctorate | Mar 21, 2008 |
| 232 | China | Jiaying University | honorary professorship | Mar 31, 2008 |
| 233 | Russia | Tula Lev Tolstoy State Pedagogical University | honorary professorship | Apr 2, 2008 |
| 234 | China | Hebei University | honorary professorship | Apr 13, 2008 |
| 235 | China | Yan'an University | honorary professorship | May 4, 2008 |
| 236 | China | Eastern Liaoning University | lifetime honorary professorship | May 30, 2008 |
| 237 | China | Changchun University of Technology | honorary professorship | Jun 2, 2008 |
| 238 | Brazil | Centro Universitário de Goiás | honorary doctorate | Jun 17, 2008 |
| 239 | Brazil | Centro Universitário Ítalo Brasileiro | honorary doctorate | Jun 20, 2008 |
| 240 | Philippines | Benguet State University | honorary doctorate of humanities | Jul 10, 2008 |
| 241 | Taiwan | Chungyu Institute of Technology | honorary professorship | Jul 22, 2008 |
| 242 | Taiwan | Tainan University of Technology | honorary professorship | Jul 24, 2008 |
| 243 | Malaysia | Open University Malaysia | honorary doctorate of Arts | Feb 24, 2009 |
| 250 | Denmark | South Danish University | honorary doctorate | March 21, 2009 |