1.   The university has already conferred honorary degrees on several prime ministers.

2.   The university conferred the degree on the president only hours after he witnessed the signing of the first ever tax treaty between the two nations.

3.   A Taiwan university Sunday conferred an honorary doctorate on the Dalai Lama for his dedication to the cause of world peace and freedom of belief.

4.   A Taiwan university conferred an honorary doctorate Sunday on the Dalai Lama for his tireless work in the cause of world peace and freedom of belief and thought.