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Conferment of Degrees Ceremony

The next Conferment of Degrees Ceremony for Masters and Doctors from all faculties of the University of Jyväskylä will be held on 22–24 May 2026.

Honorary doctors

The faculties of the University award honorary doctorates to persons with meritorious work for the benefit of society or science.

Get to know Honorary Doctors 2026

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In the Conferment of Degrees Ceremony, the new Masters and Doctors will be given their degree in the ceremonial act of conferment, and will receive a Master’s laurel wreath and ring or a Doctor’s hat and sword as the sign of it. Distinguished persons will also be appointed as honorary doctors in the ceremony.

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Doctors in the Degrees Ceremony Procession 2023

Instructions for participants

Below you can find answers to frequently asked questions
as well as the dress code

Conferment of Degrees Ceremony Exhibition

What happens in the Act of Conferment? Why is the last speech of the ball held outside? And why do the masters bring a stone from campus on the Degree Ceremony Cruise?

Get to know the answers to these question in the virtual Conferment of Degrees Ceremony Exhibition. You can read about the events and traditions of the Conferment of Degrees Ceremony, the dress code for the participants and academic insignia. You can also watch a video and get a glimpse of the previous Conferment Ceremonies.

Conferment of Degrees Ceremony Exhibition