Detailed information for participants
Here is more information for participants in the Inauguration and Conferment ceremony.
The Inauguration and Conferment 27 September 2024
The ceremonies will take place in the Blue Hall in Stockholm City Hall.
Invitation
The invitations will be sent by email in mid June to all concerned. If you are eligible but have not received one please check your spam mailbox as the invitations sometimes end up there.
Registration
Registration is made online via a personal link in the invitation. In other words, you need to have received the invitation before signing up. Registration will open when the invitations are sent out.
Please choose category for more detailed information.
New professors
Professors who have taken office during the period 1 July 2023 - 30 June 2024, will, according to academic tradition, be installed in office by the President. You will be invited with one guest to attend the ceremony and the banquet.
During the ceremony, the professors who applied for and received an advertised position or were promoted will be installed. (Professors are only installed once at Stockholm University.) New visiting, affiliated and adjunct professors will not be installed but are be mentioned in the printed programme, except if it is a prolongation of the position.
Professors participating in the ceremony will receive a diploma from the President.
New doctors
Those doctors who have defended their doctoral thesis and received their formal degree certificate (promovendi) during the period 1 July 2023 - 30 June 2024 will be, according to academic tradition, conferred their doctoral degree.
An invitation for you and one guest, for both the ceremony and the banquet, will be sent to the address registered in Ladok. If you have changed addresses recently, please send your new email address to the Master of Ceremonies. Email: doktorspromotion@su.se.
The International Student Office is responsible for issuing the degree. If you have questions about your degree please contact their office. Email: examen@su.se.
Your supervisor will receive a personal invitation for the ceremony and banquet if you choose to attend the conferment ceremony. For this reason it is important that you sign up for the ceremony as soon as possible and that you print the name and email address to your supervisor correctly.
The doctoral hat and other insignia
During the conferment ceremony different insignia, symbols of the newly aquired dignity of the conferred, will be presented.
The doctoral hat
The doctoral hat is a symbol of freedom and power and is handed out to new doctors at the Faculty of Law during the ceremony.
Please note that Doctors of Law must order your own doctoral hat from our hat supplier Franzéns Hattmakeri. All doctoral hats are manufactured by hand and are a traditional needlework from beginning to end. You need to order your hat well in advance for it to be delivered to the Master of Ceremonies in time for the ceremony. The last order date for the 2024 ceremony will be by late May. The hat is funded by the university. Hats for Honorary Doctors of Law are ordered by the Master of Ceremonies.
Place your order and read more about the hatmaker's profession and the history of the doctoral hat at www.hattmakarna.se
The wreath of laurel
The wreath of laurel is also a symbol of academic freedom and is awarded to new doctors at one of the other faculties, the Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Science.
The laurel wreaths are ordered by the Master of Ceremonies. You must therefore indicate your headsize, ie. the head circumference in centimeters, when registering, so that the wreath will be made in the right size.
If you have been conferred with a laurel wreath you can, after the ceremony and at your own expense, buy a doctoral hat.
The doctoral ring
The doctoral ring symbolizes the allegiance to science and is awarded only to the honorary doctorates. These are ordered by the Master of Ceremonies. After the conferment ceremony you can, at your own expense, buy a doctoral ring. The doctoral ring is usually worn on the left hand ring finger.
The ring can be ordered from Atelier Borgila AB, www.borgila.se. Fitting can be done at the store AB Heymann & Kuhlmann, Vegagatan 7, Stockholm. Open Mon-Tue and Thu-Fri 9-17. Phone +46-8-6734100.
The doctoral diploma
The doctoral diploma is awarded to all the new doctors as the written proof of the conferment. It should not be confused with the formal degree certificate.
The conferment is voluntary and has no legal significance.
Supervisors
One supervisor per invited promovendi will receive a personal invitation for the ceremony and banquet, but only if their particular doctoral student is attending the conferment ceremony. For this reason it is important that the new doctor registers for the ceremony as soon as possible.
Honorary doctors
Each year, Stockholm University appoint a number of honorary doctors, who have made a significant contribution to the university's research and education. They are invited with one guest to the ceremony, to be conferred their degree and by that to be part of the university community, as well as the following banquet.
The doctoral hat and other insignia
During the conferment ceremony different insignia, symbols of the newly aquired dignity of the conferred, will be presented.
The doctoral hat
The doctoral hat is a symbol of freedom and power and is given to honorary doctors at the Faculty of Law during the ceremony.
All doctoral hats are manufactured by hand and are a traditional needlework from beginning to end and must be ordered well in advance for them to be delivered in time for the ceremony. The hats are ordered by the Master of Ceremonies. To achieve a perfect fit, we ask you to have your head measurement taken with a conformateur.
Read more about this, the hatmaker's profession and the history of the doctoral hat at www.hattmakarna.se (at present only in Swedish, though).
The wreath of laurel
The wreath of laurel is also a symbol of academic freedom and is awarded to honorary doctors at one of the other faculties, the Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Science.
The laurel wreaths are ordered by the Master of Ceremonies. Therefore you must indicate your headsize, ie. the head circumference in centimeters, when registering, so that the wreath will be made in the right size.
If you have been conferred with a laurel wreath you may, after the ceremony and at your own expense, buy a doctoral hat.
The doctoral ring
The doctoral ring symbolizes the allegiance to science and is awarded to the honorary doctors during the ceremony. You must therefore state your ring size, i.e. the diameter in millimetres, when registering. The rings are ordered by the Master of Ceremonies and made by Atelier Borgila AB, www.borgila.se. Fitting can be done at the store AB Heymann & Kuhlmann, Vegagatan 7, Stockholm. Open Mon-Tue and Thu-Fri 9-17. Phone +46-8-6734100.
The doctoral diploma
The doctoral diploma is awarded to all doctors as a written proof of the conferment.
Jubilee doctors
50 years after a doctoral conferment ceremony, the attending doctors are invited back to their university to be conferred jubilee doctors. They are invited with one guest to both the ceremony and the banquet.
Jubilee doctors can be conferred both present and in their absence.
The doctoral hat and other insignia
During the conferment ceremony different insignia, symbols of the newly aquired dignity of the conferred, will be presented.
The doctoral hat
The doctoral hat is a symbol of freedom and power and is handed out to new doctors at the Faculty of Law during the ceremony. Jubilee doctors bring their own hat.
You can read more about the hatmaker's profession and the history of the doctoral hat at www.hattmakarna.se
The wreath of laurel
The wreath of laurel is also a symbol of academic freedom and is awarded to doctors at one of the other faculties, the Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Science.
The laurel wreaths are ordered by the Master of Ceremonies. You must therefore indicate your headsize, ie. the head circumference in centimeters, when registering, so that the wreath will be made in the right size.
The doctoral ring
The doctoral ring symbolizes the allegiance to science and is awarded only to the honorary doctorates.
The doctoral diploma
The doctoral diploma is awarded to all doctors as the written proof of the conferment.
Recipients of a gold medal or a prize
Stockholm University invites recipients of the University Gold Medal and the Award for Good Teaching to receive their awards at the Inauguration and Conferment ceremony. They will be invited with one guest to both the ceremony and the banquet.
General information
Rehearsal the same day
In order for the ceremony to run as elegantly as possible and become a fine memory, a compulsory rehearsal takes place in the Blue Hall in the City Hall preliminary earlier the same day as the ceremony. Formal dress is not required at the rehearsal.
Guests
In addition to accompanying guests to the ceremony and the following banquet, other guests are welcome to attend only the ceremony in the City Hall. The number of additional guests allowed is stated in the invitation.
Dress Code
Formal dress is required at the conferment ceremony and the banquet. This means either white tie and tails with a white vest or an evening gown. Orders/medallions may be worn. An alternative may be to wear a national costume.
There are no dress requirements for guests who will only attend the ceremony, but smart casual is appreciated.
Evening dresses may be hired/bought from, among others:
Bröllopsbutiken, Sankt Eriksgatan 74, phone 08-30 79 30
Stockholm Brud & Fest, Hornsgatan 124, phone 08-658 57 20
Wedding Bells by Little Fairies, Skidvägen 21, 129 49 Hägersten, phone 08-646 08 00
Tail coats may be hired/bought from, among others:
Grosshandlarn, Vasagatan 11, Stockholm phone 08-21 22 11 - Odengatan 34, Stockholm, phone 08-612 50 55
Kungsateljé, S:t Göransgatan 65, Stockholm, phone 08-653 25 86
Månberg & Bagge, Drottninggatan 112, Stockholm, phone 08-24 30 32
Östermalms Smoking & Frackuthyrning, Almlöfsgatan 3, Stockholm, phone 08-660 28 29
Photography and live web broadcast
A professional photographer will be at hand to take pictures during the entire ceremony.
The ceremony will be broadcast live on www.su.se/doktorspromotion.
Cancellations
Any cancellations should be notified as soon as possible to doktorspromotion@su.se.
Contact
E-mail: doktorspromotion@su.se
Anne Heikkinen Sandberg, Master of Ceremonies
Phone: +46-8-164716
Ingrid Harris, Event Coordinator
Phone: +46-8-164908
Last updated: November 22, 2023
Source: Office of the President