7月17日，林毅夫教授获授英国诺丁汉大学为其颁发的荣誉博士学位，这是诺丁汉大学为表彰林毅夫对发展中国家经济学研究、教学、以及经验推广方面作出的杰出贡献。另外，香港城市大学也将于今年11月为林毅夫教授授予荣誉博士学位。

     据悉，诺丁汉大学是在其2009届学生毕业典礼上进行荣誉博士学位的授予仪式的。
   
     诺丁汉大学在对林毅夫教授的介绍中表示，林毅夫教授在就任世界银行高级副行长兼首席经济学家前，曾创立并领导了中国经济研究中心(CCER)长达15年，在此期间，林毅夫教授共出版了18部书，撰写并在国际最高学术层面期刊上发表了100多篇文章。林毅夫教授在中国担任多项公职，包括全国人民代表大会代表及中华全国工商业联合会副主席。林教授并担任多个国内和国际有关政策发展、科技和环境的委员会、领导小组和协会成员，包括联合国反饥饿千年目标工作组、亚洲开发银行杰出人士小组及美中关系全国委员会。林教授凭借其经济学专业成就多次获奖，包括1993年和2001年两度获得中国经济学最高荣誉──孙冶方经济科学奖。

     林毅夫教授在授予仪式上表示，他非常感谢诺丁汉大学校方授予荣誉博士学位，并为此感到自豪与荣耀，这将是他人生中光辉的一页，他感谢他的妻子与家庭对他的支持。并勉励毕业生们，要为了自己的目标而坚持不懈。

     英国诺丁汉大学建于1881年，是英国著名的重点大学，以其出色的教学质量赢得了国际声誉，一直是全英报考学生首选的大学，其综合排名在2000年英国《金融时报》评出的英国大学排行榜中位列第七。
 
附：林毅夫教授在诺丁汉大学毕业典礼上的致辞
I am the luckiest person in the world
Commencement Address at the University of Nottingham
July 17, 2009
Justin Yifu Lin

Vice chancellor, ladies and gentlemen:
I am grateful for the honor bestowed on me today. At this new landmark of my life, I have a small secret to share with all of you.
I would like to tell you that I am the luckiest person in the world.
I am the luckiest person in the world because at the age of 57 I still have the same dream as the dream that I had 35 years ago at an age similar to many of you here today.
I am the luckiest person in the world because I have a wife who is as supportive to my pursuance of my dream as the first day that I met her 38 years ago.
I am the luckiest person in the world also because I have had many surprises in my life that I have never dreamed of.
I did not make any application to study abroad. However, I was given a scholarship to do PhD in economics by the University of Chicago.
I did not have any intention to work outside China. However, I was offered the position of Chief Economist and Senior Vice President at the World Bank.
I did not study at the University of Nottingham. However, I am offered an honorary doctoral degree by the University of Nottingham today.
At the commencement day, I understand all of you like me 35 years ago also have your own dreams.
My fellow graduates of class 2009, I have a new dream today:
Let us pursue our dreams together.
Let us go ahead! Work hard! Do our best! Never give up!
I am sure like me you will have many wonders that you have never dreamed of in the future.
I am sure every one you will also be the luckiest person in the world!