Conferment of Doctoral Degrees
What is a Conferment of Doctoral Degrees
The ceremonial conferment ("doktorspromotion" in Swedish) is an academic celebration, where doctors and honorary doctors are being conferred. The Swedish word for conferment, promotion, is derived from the Latin verb promovere: to promote, to move forward. The conferment of doctoral degrees is one of the most traditional academic ceremonies. All who received their post-doctoral degrees in the past five years will an invitation to accept their traditional doctoral hat and diploma and to attend the following gala dinner.
The next conferment of doctoral degrees will take place 2029.
History
The ceremonial tradition dates back to the Middle Ages. The first conferment ceremony in Finland took place in 1643 at the former Royal Academy of Åbo. For Hanken School of Economics, the next conferment ceremony in 2029 will be the 14th conferment ceremony.
The first conferment ceremony at Hanken took place in 1953 in connection with the inauguration of the building at Arkadiankatu 22. During that ceremony, the school’s first doctoral degree was conferred on Axel Grandell, as well as five honorary doctoral degrees. Between 1953 and 2019 the school has conferred 312 doctoral and 64 honorary doctoral degrees.
Previous conferment ceremonies at Hanken.
A list of all Honorary Doctors 1953 - 2019
