CAYETANO HEREDIA DISTINGUISHES AS HONORARY PROFESSOR DR. MARCOS MILLA
On Thursday, August 10, at the Miraflores campus, Cayetano Heredia distinguished Dr. Marcos Milla, a graduate of our university, researcher and sponsor of the Milla-Goñi Postgraduate Scholarship, as honorary professor.
The recognition was presented by our Rector, Dr. Enrique Castañeda Saldaña, in a ceremony that was also attended by the academic Vice-rector, Dr. Yesenia Musayón Oblitas; the Director of the Graduate School Víctor Alzamora Castro, Dra. Fabiola León-Velarde; the Dean of the Faculties of Science and Engineering and of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics, Dra. Maria Rivera Chira; and the Vice-dDean of the Faculty of Science and Engineering, Dr. Wilfredo Gonzáles Lozada.
The event was also attended by Dr. María Angélica Goñi, wife of Dr. Marcos Milla, and the Milla-Goñi scholarship winners, who gave a preview of the theses they are preparing for their master’s degree.
“I am very excited about this distinction, because it is granted by my alma mater. I would like to tell the kids to keep fighting for their dreams, that in science there is always a high probability of failure, but when you succeed you feel a great satisfaction,” said Dr. Marcos Milla.
About the Milla-Goñi Scholarship
Dr. Marcos Milla and Dra. María Angélica Goñi, alumni of the Faculty of Science and Engineering, decided to create a fund that will allow five students from the Scholarship System 18 to access postgraduate programs at the school each year. This fund was later renamed the Milla-Goñi Postgraduate Scholarship.
Five scholarships are awarded each year through a competition based on academic merit. These cover university tuition and a stipend so that the scholarship recipient can devote himself/herself full-time to his/her studies.
