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The Minister of Education, Culture and Sport, Ã�ñigo Méndez de Vigo, delivered last night to José Luis Mendoza, president of the UCAM, the ordering agreement with the Civil Order of Alfonso X el Sabio.

At the ceremony, which was held in the Chamber of the National Auditorium of Music (Madrid), also included the Interior Minister, Juan Ignacio Zoido, and three secretaries of state.

The Government of Spain, through this Ministry, has decided to award to the president of the UCAM, José Luis Mendoza, this decoration, coinciding with the twentieth anniversary of the founding of the Catholic University San Antonio de Murcia, after assessing "the merits that Has reported for society in the field of teaching, research, culture and sport. "

Méndez de Vigo emphasized at the moment of awarding the award, that "José Luis Mendoza has been recognized in many educational fields, such as the International Prize Giuseppe Sciacca, awarded by the Pontifical Urban University of Rome, and has also been a Great promoter of Spanish sport, as confirmed by Alejandro Blanco, a member of the COE and many elite athletes, who owe much of their success to the UCAM. "

José Luis Mendoza extended this award to the entire University and thanked that "the Ministry recognizes the work we are doing in the different fields of education, research and sport."

The president of the UCAM also added that "it is an award that recognizes the work of the University Government team, the rector, vice chancellors, deans, all teachers and also the administration and services staff."

He concluded that "this distinction encourages us to continue working, doing a good management of the quality of teaching and excellent research, and also betting on sport, in which I think the work we carry out with the COE ".

Alejandro Blanco, president of the Spanish Olympic Committee said at the end of the event that "it is a very important recognition to one of the people who has done most for this country in the field of education and values."

For her part, Josefina García Lozano, the University's director, expressed her satisfaction for this recognition that she valued as "a historical event that recognizes the great work and effort that all the people who work in the Catholic University of Murcia".

Among the congratulations received by the president of the UCAM for this award, is the president of the Conference of Rectors of Spanish Universities (CRUE), Segundo Píriz, who stressed that this well-deserved recognition is "for your brilliant teaching and research experience And your great contribution to education. "

The president was accompanied at the event, among others, by his wife, Maria Dolores Garcia;

Those already mentioned, Alejandro Blanco and Josefina García Lozano;

Silverio Nieto, director of the Civil Legal Service of the Spanish Episcopal Conference and UCAM professor or José Luis and Samuel Mendoza, directors of the institution.

Source: UCAM