UABC Honors Professor Paul Ganster with Prestigious Honorary Doctorate
Congratulations to Professor Paul Ganster who was awarded a honorary doctorate, Doctor Honoris Causa, by the University Council of the Autonomous University of Baja California on December 1, 2016. The degree was presented by Rector Juan Manuel Ocegueda at a ceremony at the Tijuana campus of UABC on May 4, 2017.
UABC is a leading public university in Mexico with some 54,000 students in 3 main campuses in Mexicali, Tijuana, and Ensenada as well as 5 sub campuses elsewhere in the state of Baja California. It offers bachelor's as well as master's and PhD degrees.
The degree was awarded in recognition of Prof. Ganster's scholarly work and close cooperation with UABC for more than thirty years on joint research, education, outreach, and exchange programs.
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