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 this 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.

The photo at the top of the page is from the Ball of the the first Conferment of Degrees Ceremony of University of Jyväskylä in 1969. The Ball took place in the old festival hall in Seminarium.

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Events of the Conferment of Degrees Ceremony

What does Flora's day have to do with the Conferment of Degrees Ceremony? Who is responsible for making the laurel garlands for masters? And what happens at the sword sharpening dinner?

Watch a video slideshow and get to know the events and traditions of the Conferment of Degrees Ceremony.

The photos in the video change every eight seconds. After clicking play, you can click the arrow symbol on the right corner of the video to watch the video in full screen.

Video of the previous Conferment of Degrees Ceremonies

The first Conferment of Degrees Ceremony of the University of Jyväskylä was organized 56 years ago in 1969. Watch this video and get a glimpse of the previous Conferment Ceremonies (1969-2019). The video has no audio.

Since the first Conferment of Degrees Ceremony of our University, Conferment of Degrees Ceremonies have been organized in 1984, 1990, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2009, 2013, 2016, 2019 and 2023. Faculties have also conferred Honorary Doctors' degrees in their own ceremonies.

The first Conferment of Degrees Ceremony was arranged by the academy of Turku in 1643. The founding document of the Turku Academy from 1640 connected the institution to the traditions of Uppsala University, and through Uppsala to medieval Bologna and Paris. For centuries Doctor's, Master's, and Baccalaureus' degrees have been conferred according to this tradition.

Dress code and academic insignia in the Conferment of Degrees Ceremony

How should the masters and doctors dress for the Conferment of Degrees Ceremony? What is the doctoral sword symbol for? And what are the Doctoral hat symbols for different faculties?

Get to know the dress code for the Conferment of Degrees and academic insignia.

Download the PDF-file below.

Promootio: Puvut ja akateemiset arvomerkit - Conferment of Degrees Ceremony: Dress code and academic insignia