The Doctor of Economic Sciences received the highest degree from the UNR for his outstanding career and fundamental contributions to studies on the State, administration and public policies.

During the opening of the XVI National Congress on Democracy, the Universidad Nacional de Rosario Oscar Oszlak was awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa. Rector Franco Bartolacci and the Dean of the Faculty of Political Science and International Relations, Cintia Pinillos, who acted as godmother, administered the oath to the person considered “one of the most outstanding political scientists in Latin America.”

“Your books and articles are compulsory reading in the various disciplines of the social sciences. We read you from the first subjects of undergraduate and graduate courses, and you are essential literature in our research,” said Pinillos, but he clarified that the contribution you made throughout your career is not restricted to your extensive academic curriculum: “Your generous contribution to the training of generations of young people, to the consolidation of public institutions, to the development of research in the political field, and to the defense of national science are as significant as the books and articles you have published, the courses and seminars you have given throughout the world, and the numerous and well-deserved awards you have received.”

The Dean of the Faculty of Political Science mentioned a note that Oszlak published in April of this year in which he highlighted the importance of Conicet while firmly pointing out that current policies seriously jeopardized Argentina's scientific development and asked: what do we want to be proud of in our country?

Pinillos brings up that question again and says: “In such difficult times for the public university system and science, this University wants to feel proud that you are formally part of our community.”