Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
He has been given three honorary doctorates. The first was a Doctor of Law from the University of Colombo on 6 September 2009. The second degree was awarded by the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia on 6 February 2010 for his contribution to world peace and outstanding success in defeating terrorism. Rajapaksa was given an honorary doctorate by the Beijing University of Foreign Languages in China in August 2011.