For his commitment in Asian countries Prof. Rode has received many awards, amongst others the Honorary Doctorate Degree in Sciences of the Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok (1995), the Honorary Doctorate Degree in Sciences of the King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology, Ladkrabang, Bangkok (1998) and the Honorary Doctorate Degree in Sciences of the Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia (2000). In 2007 the King of Thailand, awarded Prof. Rode with the Knight Grand Cross (First Class), the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand, for his activities and achievements to intensify the European-Asian scientific collaborations. In 2008 the Comenius University Bratislava awarded him an Honorary Doctorate Degree for his pioneer work in quantum chemistry studies of molecule and super molecule systems of ion solvation and molecular modelling of biomolecules and medicaments. In 2014 he was appointed Honorary President of ASEA-UNINET.
Overview most important Awards and Decorations:
* 1985   Goldenes Ehrenzeichen, Republic of Austria
* 1994   Austrian Decoration for Science and Art, Republic of Austria 
* 1997   Honorary Member, Slovak Chemical Society
* 2003   Cross of Merits, State of Tyrol  
* 2004   Cross of Merits, Austria
* 2007   Cross of Honours in Science and Arts first class, Republic of Austria 
* 2008   Jan-Weber-Medal of the Slovak Pharmaceutical Society
* 2010   Sitara-e-Qaid-i-Azam (Civil decoration of Pakistan)
* 2011   Knight Grand Cross (First Class of The Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant with Slash)
According to the Theoretical Chemistry Genealogy Project, Bernd Michael Rode is the most successful doctoral thesis supervisor of German-speaking countries in the field of Theoretical Chemistry. Between 1976 and 2011 Prof. Rode has led not less than 70 students to their Ph.D. degree. Due to his close contacts to South-East-Asia many of them come from Asian countries.