Doctor of Excellence - Honorary Doctorate (Doctor Excellentiae - Honoris Causa)
A Recognition of Professional Excellence
The Doctor of Excellence is a professional recognition that provides an independent quality assurance reference for highly qualified professionals from all fields, for those who strive for personal excellence, and who becomes a motivating example in their communities. The Doctor of Excellence (Honorary Doctorate) is a recognized mark of professional excellence and ability, outstanding professional career, services to humankind, and international achievements.
This prestigious award is not given at the end of a course or a training, and it is not given to everyone: it is granted only after a detailed review and evaluation of the supporting documents of each candidate, to the individuals who truly deserve it.
The Doctor of Excellence Honorary Doctorate
A Doctor of Excellence (in English) or Doctor Excellentiae (in Latin) is not an academic degree, consequently, the usual academic requirements of a doctorate are waived. The Doctor of Excellence is an honorary degree that may be considered to have the same standing and to grant the same privileges and style of address as the Doctor Honoris Causa. In practice, however, such degrees tend to be popularly considered not to be of the same standing as academic doctorates, except where the recipient has demonstrated an appropriate level of academic scholarship.
Recipients of an honorary doctorate such as the Doctor of Excellence may if they wish adopt the title of “doctor”. In many countries, including the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States, it is now a matter of personal preference should an honorary doctor use the formal title of “doctor”, regardless of the background circumstances for the award. The recipient of an honorary degree should always be made clear that the degree is honorary. For example:
- Dr. Anna Brown (D.Hon.Ex.)
- Dr. Anna Brown, Doctor of Excellence (H.C.)
- Dr. Anna Brown, Doctor of Excellence (Honoris Causa)
- Hon. Dr. Anna Brown, Doctor of Excellence
- HonD. Anna Brown, Doctor of Excellence
How is The Doctor of Excellence Eligibility Evaluated?
The minimum age to apply for the Doctor of Excellence is 30 years (for bachelor graduates, 25). For the evaluation of the candidate, to validate the admissibility to the Doctor of Excellence award, the commission established a standard based on the HPS™ (EAHEA Honorary Point System). Eligibility is based on the critical reading of the candidate’s Curriculum Vitae. To obtain the Doctor of Excellence, at least 120 HPS™ must be obtained. To avoid discrimination of any kind, the commission assesses the merits of the candidate concerning any area of knowledge, art, culture, professions, science, sport, without any social, religious, political, or citizenship discrimination.
The HPS™ are assigned based on the candidate’s CV without distinction of the cultural area and can be assigned for human, social, artistic, literary, scientific, technological, literary merits. Reaching the necessary HPS™ does not oblige European Association for Higher Education Advancement to confer the Doctor of Excellence Honorary Doctorate.
Some examples of distribution of credit points based on the interpretation of the CV and documentary evidence:
- Age: 15 to 35 HPS™, Divide age by 2
- Leadership: 5 to 20 HPS™, 1 HPS™ per year in managerial positions
- Doctorate Education: 30 HPS™ for each doctorate degree
- Postgraduate Education: 20 HPS™ for each postgraduate degree
- Bachelor’s Degrees: 10 HPS™ for each bachelor degree
- Associate’s Degrees: 5 HPS™ for each associate degree
- Professional Licenses or Certifications: 1 to 5 HPS™ for each
- Instruction, Teaching and/or Academic Experience: 1 to 5 HPS™ for each
- Honors, Awards, and Other Recognition: 1 to 5 HPS™ each
- Publications, Books, Research and Articles: 1 to 5 HPS™ for each
- Social Assistance and Humankind Services: 5 to 20 HPS™
- Other Professional and/or International Achievements: 5 to 20 HPS™
- Language Skills: 5 to 10 HPS™
- Digital Skills: 5 to 10 HPS™
Costs & Procedures for the Doctor of Excellence Award
The steps for the conferment of a Doctor of Excellence are:
- Submit the Application Form, Curriculum Vitae, and documents to the EAHEA Secretary in electronic format.
- The EAHEA Secretary will instruct about your initial eligibility for this award.
- If the EAHEA Secretary endorses your eligibility you will be required to pay the fee.
- Once the fee has been paid, your documents will be distributed among the Commission members. It takes two to four weeks to get the response from the Commission Members.
- The award is conferred by the majority of the votes of the EAHEA President, the EAHEA Secretary and one member of the Commission (if the votes are equal, the decision for which the EAHEA President voted prevails), which the EAHEA Secretary registers.
- The Doctor of Excellence will not be awarded until the required fees have been paid.
- The Doctor of Excellence Award is conferred in the form of two diplomas: The Doctor Excellentiae (Latin version) and the Doctor of Excellence (English version).
What Does the Doctor of Excellence Give You?
The Doctor of Excellence (Honorary Doctorate) turns a distinguished career into a documented, independently evaluated and verifiable credential. For professionals who have achieved remarkable results in their field, it is a clear and respected way to show that their accomplishments are recognized by an international association.
Support for extraordinary ability visas, residence and work permits: Many countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and many European countries, offer visas, residence permits and work permits for people of extraordinary ability, and ask applicants to document outstanding ability in a specific field. A Doctor of Excellence, awarded after an independent evaluation of your Curriculum Vitae and documents, gives you an official record of your standing that can make it much easier to show your extraordinary ability in your field and to support your visa, residence permit and work permit applications (decisions on visas and permits are made only by the authorities of each country, and EAHEA does not guarantee any visa, permit or other result).
Two diplomas and a verification you can share: The award is conferred as two diplomas, the Doctor of Excellence (English) and the Doctor Excellentiae (Latin), together with a Degree Verification Certificate. Employers, institutions and officials can confirm your award with EAHEA, which gives your profile credibility in international applications.
The title “Doctor” and a stronger professional profile: Recipients may use the title “Doctor” with the honorary status stated clearly. The award strengthens your standing for consulting, speaking, board and advisory roles, academic and business partnerships, publications and media appearances.
A fair evaluation for every field: The usual academic requirements of a doctorate are waived. The commission assesses your merits in any area of education, knowledge, art, culture, profession, science or sport, without any social, religious, political or citizenship discrimination.
A simple, fully online process: You apply and send your documents in electronic format, and the Commission gives its response in two to four weeks. As a recipient you also join the EAHEA Certified Members Directory and receive EAHEA news alerts, the newsletter and discounts for EAHEA sponsored events.
What Do You Get Upon Doctorate Certification?
- Doctor of Excellence Certificate (English)
- Doctor Excellentiae Certificate (Latin)
- Degree Verification Certificate
- Certified Members Directory Listing
- E-delivery News Alerts and Newsletter
- Discounts for all EAHEA sponsored events
What Are The Doctorate Certification Fees?
All service fees are according to the World Bank Country Income Classification, and additional discounts may be applied depending on the economic situation of the country where you live or operate. For Doctorate Certification Fees, please visit the Service Fees page.
