Ceremonial Conferment of Doctoral Degrees 19-21 September 2024
Finland
University of Vaasa's sixth Ceremonial Conferment of Doctoral Degrees will be held on 19–21 September 2024. The Conferment Ceremonies emphasise the high value of education. Those who have completed their doctoral degree receive the insignia associated with the doctoral status - the hat, the sword and the diploma - in the degree ceremony.
The Conferment celebrations traditionally last three days. The events on Thursday and Saturday are reserved for the doctors and honorary doctors participating in the Conferment. The events on Friday are open also to guests.
The actual celebration, the act of conferment, will take place on Friday 20 September. The act of conferment will be live streamed online starting at 12:00 PM. The academic procession starts from the corner of Kirkkopuistikko and Kirjastonkatu and proceeds along Kirkkopuistikko to Vaasa Church. You can follow the procession from 3:00 PM along the Kirkkopuistikko and in front of the church. The conferment service and the secular event at Vaasa City Hall are open to the public.