New Professors' Celebration Lectures - Seminarium

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Whether you are parking during chargeable hours or outside of them, you must always register your vehicle when parking in the area.

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The venue for the New Professors’ Celebration Lectures is the Seminarium building (S) and its old assembly hall (S212) on the second floor. The coffee service will take place in the lobby of the same building, on the first floor.

You can explore the venue with the help of the campus map.

See more about the campus area here. 
 

The dress code for public is casual.
Casual (also known as "smart casual") is the most casual of the dress codes.

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The New Professors Celebration Lectures are part of the academic events of the University of Jyväskylä. 
There are academic procedures involved in the lectures, which it is good for the public to be aware of:

• Doors to the old assembly hall open to the public at 11:30 a.m.
• There will be an academic quartet at the beginning of the event from at 12:00 noon to 12:15 p.m.
• At the beginning of the event, the public will stand up as the Vice Rector and the new professors enter the room.
• The public can be seated after the Vice Rector and the new professors have been seated.
• At the end of the event, the public stands up as the Vice Rector and the new professors leave the room.
• The public wait in their places until the Vice Rector and the new professors have left the room.
• The public will then proceed to greet the Vice Rector and the new professors before a coffee service.

The public can bring a gift to the new professor. The gifts will be given to the professors during the greeting, before a coffee service. Gifts can be brought to the old assembly hall.

Liikkumisesteisen henkilön pysäköinti on maksutonta kaikilla yliopiston pysäköintipaikoilla, kun ajoneuvossa on liikkumisesteisen pysäköintitunnus. Pysäköinnissä ei tarvitse käyttää eParking-sovellusta, kun ajoneuvossa on liikkumisesteisen pysäköintitunnus.

Persons using wheelchairs or other assistive devices can access the second floor of the Seminarium building via the elevator located on the first floor, opposite the Science Museum. The building has many stairs, so visitors using assistive devices are advised to enter from the side where Paja and the Gardener’s House (J) are located. There is also a metal access ramp on this side. 

See more about the accessibility of the facilities here.

An induction loop is available in the old assembly hall upon request. 
Please inform the event organizer of your need in advance.

Sign language interpretation is also available if requested in advance. Please inform the event organizer of any other accessibility-related needs by email or phone. Contact information can be found at the bottom of this page.

See more about the University’s equality and accessibility here. 

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