“Madam Liu Yandong has played a significant role in helping foster relations between China and the rest of the world. Her support for the Confucius Institute for Scotland has enabled many students to gain Chinese language skills and helped China-Scotland relations in business and culture. It is a great privilege to present her with one of our highest honours, a doctorate of the University.”

“刘延东女士在增进中国和世界其他国家友好往来方面扮演着举足轻重的角色。她对苏格兰孔子学院的支持为许多学生提供了学习汉语的机会，并推动了中国和苏格兰在商务和文化上的联系。能向刘延东女士颁发大学最高荣誉之一的博士学位，我深感荣幸。”

                                   ----爱丁堡大学校长