Annual Celebration
Image: Mattias Pettersson
Image: Mattias Pettersson
The Annual Celebration is one of the University's two academic celebrations. During the celebrations in October, the University's honorary doctors, new professors and award recipients are celebrated.
This is a short film that describes what happens on stage at the Annual Celebration Ceremony. The film is in Swedish and has English subtitles. Choose subtitles and language through the cogwheel icon.
The Annual Celebration Ceremony 2024 takes place on 19 October.
The award recipients’ pedagogical conversations takes place at 10.15-12.30 in Ljusgården Atrium in the Teacher Education Building. The pedagogical award recipients participate in panel discussions and Deputy Vice-Chancellor Cathrine Norberg will hand out diplomas to the award recipients. The event is open to the public.
The day before the Ceremony an exhibition in the University Library Study Hall opens. The exhibition will showcase the guests of honour and starts at 11. The event is open to the public.
During the morning, at 9-12, lectures are held by the honorary doctors, new professors and scientific award recipients. The scientific award recipents will receive their award after their lectures. Each lecture is about 20 minutes long and all the lectures are open to the public.
The Ceremony takes place in Aula Nordica at 17.00. The Ceremony includes the conferment of honorary doctors and the inauguration of new professors. The Ceremony is open to the public.