Doctoral Conferment Ceremony

The Doctoral Conferment Ceremony is a multi-day celebration with traditions dating back some 800 years. For the University of Eastern Finland, the ceremony is a way to show its appreciation for persons who have completed a doctoral degree. For doctorate holders, on the other hand, the ceremony is an opportunity to celebrate their academic achievements. During the ceremony, honorary doctorates are also conferred upon scientifically or socially distinguished persons representing the university's disciplines.

In the Doctoral Conferment Ceremony, the doctors get the right to carry the doctoral regalia, which at the University of Eastern Finland comprise the doctoral hat, the doctoral emblem used by all doctors, and the doctoral diploma. In addition to the actual Doctoral Conferment Ceremony, the three-day festivities include a procession, non-denominational moment, banquet and ball as well as cruise with lunch.

Please find information on Doctoral Conferment Ceremony in the address https://www.uef.fi/en/conferment-ceremonies.

For further information, please contact Coordinator of the Doctoral Conferment Committee Elisa Sulkinoja, email elisa.sulkinoja@uef.fi, phone 0504329982.