Ceremonial Conferment programme
The 2023 programme
Ceremony Week
Ceremonial Conferment of Doctoral Degrees in Technology 2023
The next ceremonial conferment of the Schools of Technology at Aalto University will take place on Friday 16 June 2023. The most prestigious of the academic events will be hosted by the School of Science.
Maarit Karppinen, 2022 conferrerI strongly believe that sustainable development has been an important overarching theme in your studies at Aalto University.
The Ceremonial Conferment is a festive event that has long-standing traditions at Aalto University and its predecessors. The traditions of all Finnish universities have roots in the medieval Europe when the first universities were founded in Italy and France. Nowadays, the Finnish universities are globally unique in keeping the conferment traditions alive.
In the ceremony, the conferred doctors are accepted as full members of the scientific community. The symbol of the inclusion is the specially made hat that the doctors receive in front of the academia of professors, honorary doctors and jubilee doctors. The ceremony also traditionally includes speeches, music and the procession of the academia to start and finish the ceremony. The conferment continues with dinner and ball with traditional ballroom dances as well as modern party music.
Promovendi 2022-2023
The right to participate is a one-time possibility. Only the doctors having completed their doctoral degree between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023 are entitled to participate in the 2023 Ceremonial Conferment of Doctoral Degrees in Technology.
The preregistration is over. If you didn't pre-register and you want to receive an invitation, contact us: [email protected].
Honorary doctorates
Aalto University confers honorary doctorates to persons of high standing in the fields of science, technology, arts or business, or in other societal or cultural activities. These persons also have strong connections to Aalto University or have a significant impact to activities at the Aalto University.
Information on the Ceremonial Conferment at the Schools of Technology:
Dress code of the Ceremonial Conferment at the Schools of Technology
Dress code for the festivities
Honorary doctors in technology 2023
Aalto University has granted seven Honorary Doctorates of Science in the field of technology. The new honorary doctors have all made significant impact in science, technology and society.
Tradition of conferment of Doctoral Degrees in Technology
An uninterrupted tradition
Honorary Doctors' Talks
Recipients of honorary doctorates at Aalto University in the field of technology will share key observations from their careers in a public seminar.
Pictures of 2022 Ceremonial conferment
Photos: Aalto University / Heli Sorjonen
Memories of 2022 Ceremonial Conferment
Videos and photos from the 2022 Ceremonial Conferment in the field of technology at the Aalto University