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The Spring Graduation is one of the University's two academic celebrations. During two days in May the University's jubilee doctors and new doctors are celebrated.
Information for new doctors to be conferred at the Spring Graduation.
Information regarding invited guests attending the Spring Graduation.
We welcome you to attend a ceremony to celebrate those appointed recognised or distinguished teachers at Umeå university. During the ceremony we celebrate the teachers appointed from autumn 2023 to autumn 2024.
The ceremony is open to the public.
The University's academic ceremonies originate from medieval European academic institutions. The ceremonies follow special rituals, with some expressions in Latin and special symbols of academic freedom, so-called doctoral insignia. You can find more information about the ceremonial procedure and what the terms being used mean, through the links at the bottom of this page.
The Spring Graduation Ceremony is open to the public. The Ceremony is mostly held in Swedish, but you are, of course, still warmly welcome to attend the Spring Graduation Ceremony.
The Spring Graduation Ceremony begins in the afternoon with the doctors and jubilee doctors entering the auditorium in procession and taking their seats on stage. This year the university's new Vice-Chancellor is inaugurated during the Ceremony.
The entire ceremony lasts for about 1.5 to 2 hours. You can also watch the Spring Graduation Ceremony online. It is broadcast on umu.se/live.
After the ceremony there is a banquet for invited guests including the doctors and jubilee doctors.
Reach the staff behind the Spring Graduation on promotion@umu.se.
Peter Sköld, +46 90-786 63 47, master of ceremonies
Hanna Karlsson, +46 90-786 55 83, communications officer
It is optional to be conferred. If you want to, you can postpone your participation to a year that suits you. Doctors are only conferred at the Spring Graduation, not at the Annual Celebration in the autumn.
To be conferred at the Spring Graduation you must apply for your doctoral degree no later than one month before the Spring Graduation Ceremony is held.
If you are interested in being conferred at the 2026 Spring Graduation, please fill in your information in this form and you will receive an email when registration opens in the beginning of 2026.
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This is a short film that describes what happens on stage at the Spring Graduation Ceremony. The film is in Swedish and has English subtitles. Choose subtitles and language through the cogwheel icon.