10 November 2024
The university celebrated professors, doctors and award winners
During this year's Academic Ceremony at Luleå University of Technology, doctors and honorary doctors received their hats, professors were inaugurated, adjunct professors were welcomed and academic prizes were awarded. It was celebrated on Saturday with a solemn ceremony and subsequent banquet.
“This ceremony is first and foremost a tribute to the commitment and determined efforts of today's protagonists to promote scientific progress. It is also an opportunity for the university to highlight the importance of collaboration between researchers around the world, as well as our interaction with the surrounding society,” said Vice-Chancellor Birgitta Bergvall-Kåreborn in her opening speech.
In her speech, Birgitta Bergvall-Kåreborn highlighted the Academy's role in a democratic free society.
“Democracy and academia both promote an open and inclusive society, where the search for truth and knowledge, critical thinking and debate, openness and transparency, and freedom to express ideas and opinions are at the center.”
Vice-Chancellor Birgitta Bergvall-Kåreborn emphasised the role of the Academy in her speech.
New titles, doctoral hats and awards
The four recipients of honorary doctorates were Karin Bodin, CEO of Polarbrödsgruppen, author Elin Anna Labba, former concert hall manager Stefan Forsberg and author Lars Gyllenhaal. Ten Doctors of Philosophy and 37 Doctors of Technology received their doctoral hats, five new professors were inaugurated and three new adjunct professors were welcomed during the ceremony in Kulturens hus.
The ceremony ended with the awarding of academic prizes. Vattenfall's prize for the best doctoral thesis went to Associate Senior Lecturer Björn Lindqvist, Nordea's scientific prize to Professor Johan Frishammar, Teknologkåren's supervisor prize to Professor Jens Hardell and the Vice-Chancellor's Medal of Merit was awarded to Professor Maria Viklander and Professor Staffan Lundström. The Royal Skyttean Society awarded prizes to two outstanding young researchers; Senior Lecturer Malin Eneslätt and Senior Lecturer Wiebke Reim.
The guests listened to the RSPO Orchestra Academy and the Chamber Choir from the School of Music at Luleå University of Technology.
In total, 48 new doctors received their hats.
Honorary doctors of 2024: Stefan Forsberg, Lars Gyllenhaal, Elin Anna Labba and Karin Bodin.
Festive banquet
Almost 360 people attended the subsequent banquet on the university campus. Speeches were given by Vice-Chancellor Birgitta Bergvall-Kåreborn, the new Professor Mikael Granvik, the new Doctor Daniel Fjellborg, Honorary Doctor Karin Bodin and County Governor Lotta Finstorp.
The evening's menu had the theme The Norrbotten stars in the food sky and was created by chef Johan Eriksson from Centrum Krog, with the main ingredients being char, reindeer and cloudberries.
The guests were entertained by LTU alumna and former Idol winner Nike Sellmar and the male choir Snapsakademien. The evening ended with dancing to the band STHLM Jukebox.
The ceremony was followed by a banquet with a three-course dinner, speeches and entertainment.
LTU alumna Nike Sellmar entertained during the evening banquet.
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