Academic Ceremony
Luleå University of Technology's conferment and inauguration ceremony takes place every year on the second Saturday of November.
The Academic Ceremony includes conferment of doctoral degrees, promotion of honorary doctors, inauguration of new professors, welcoming of new adjunct professors and awarding of academic prizes.
Next year's ceremony and subsequent banquet are on Saturday 9 November 2024. Invitations will be sent out in early September.
Contact: akademiskhogtid@ltu.se
Academic Ceremony 2023
In November 2023, the latest Academic Ceremony took place with a festive ceremony and a subsequent banquet.
Honorary doctors 2024
We have appointed four honorary doctors 2024: author Elin Anna Labba, Executive and Artistic Director at Konserthuset Stefan Forsberg, author Lars Gyllenhaal and Karin Bodin, CEO of Polarbrödsgruppen.
New professors
The newly appointed professors and adjunct professors of the past year share insights about their research.
Award Ceremony
During the academic ceremony week, an annual award ceremony is organized where several prizes and scholarships are presented to faculty and students.
Medal of Merit and Jubilee Medal
During the Academic Ceremony, the Vice-Chancellor has the opportunity to award the Medal of Merit and Jubilee Medal for outstanding contributions to the university.
Our honorary doctors
Luleå University of Technology has been appointing honorary doctors since 1981.
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