Farewell ceremonies

An invitation with a registration link and information about the ceremony will be sent in September to students who are in the last or second last semester of a technical programme or the last semester of a philosophical programme. This applies to the programmes that have a study location in Luleå (or distance).

The invitation is sent to the email address you have registered in Ladok.

Philosophical programmes that end in June 2026 will be invited to the ceremony held in May 2026.

The invitation will be sent in September to the email address you have registered in Ladok. If you do not receive an invitation by email, you can register directly via the registration link that will be published on this website.

Yes, if you are at the end of your training.

During the farewell ceremony you will receive a thank you diploma, it is not a degree certificate. Once you have completed all the courses, you apply for a degree Opens in new window., which usually takes about 8 weeks to process.

The farewell ceremony is held in the Main hall (Stora salen) at Kulturens hus External link, opens in new window. in Luleå city centre. Address: Skeppsbrogatan 17.

The Main hall is located upstairs from the entrance floor of Kulturens hus. The cloakroom is also located there.

There is a free cloakroom close to the Main hall in Kulturens hus. You and your guests can leave your outerwear and larger bags there.

Bags are allowed in the Main hall, but larger bags shall be left in the cloakroom.

Please be sure to arrive in good time as there may be a queue for the cloakroom, especially in winter.

The ceremony consists of music, speeches and the awarding of thank you diploma and LTU-pin.

There are university employees and student marshals on site to ensure that everything runs smoothly.

Here's how it works:

Guests and students should be seated ten minutes before the ceremony begins.

All students are seated by programme in alphabetical order by family name. You will receive an email at the beginning of the ceremony week with your seat number. It is very important that you sit in your assigned seats so that it matches the order of your personal diplomas when you are called on stage.

The ceremony starts with an academic procession. This means that the vice-chancellor, the moderator, the programme representatives and the student marshals march into the hall with flags. Then there are speeches and music on stage before it's time for you students.

Students are called up by programme. When it's time for your programme, get up from your seats and go out to the aisle to the right of the seats. There, line up in the same order as you have been sitting. You walk up the right-hand stage staircase and up to the mark at the stage where a student marshal is standing.

When your name is called, you first go to the vice-chancellor, receive the thank you diploma and shake hands. After that, you walk up to the representative of your programme who hangs a ribbon with an LTU pin around your neck and shakes hands. You then turn to the audience, receive a warm round of applause and give your guests a chance to take a picture before leaving the stage.

You walk down the left stage staircase (as seen from the audience) and back to your seat.

Once all students have been thanked, the ceremony ends with an academic recession. This means marching out of the hall with flags. Then you students should join behind the student union president. More information will be given to you by the moderator.

After the ceremony, you will be photographed by programme, upstairs from the Main hall. Follow the instructions you will receive on site.

Depending on the number of participants, there will be two or three ceremonies during the day. You will find out which of the ceremonies you and your group will attend one week after registration has closed at the earliest.

Expect the first ceremony to start in the morning, and the last ceremony to end in the late afternoon. Each ceremony will last up to two hours.

Guests and students should be seated ten minutes before the ceremony begins. Please be sure to arrive in good time as there may be a queue for the cloakroom.

Yes, you can bring a maximum of four guests. Guests must be registered in the registration form.

There are a limited number of seats in Kulturens hus. Once registration has closed, seats will be allocated so that everyone can be accommodated at each ceremony. Therefore, you cannot bring guests who are not registered.

If there is room for additional guests, those who have indicated in the registration that they wish to bring more than four guests will be contacted. If you have requested more guests but have not received any confirmation from avslutningsceremoni@ltu.se, you cannot bring extra guests.

Students are seated with their class in reserved rows at the front. Other guests sit in the rows behind with free seating.

It is a long ceremony in Kulturens hus, up to two hours. It can be challenging for children to sit still and quiet for so long. We do not recommend bringing small children. If you choose to bring children, the person in charge of the child during the ceremony is responsible for ensuring that the child does not disturb the ceremony. Remember to sit far back so it is easy to leave the hall if necessary. If so, ask the staff on site when the programme you want to watch is due.

If there is a small child under the age of two and you choose to have the child on your lap, the child is not counted in the number of guests.

If you have a child in a stroller, you can (if space is available) stand at the wheelchair spaces at the back. Entrance via the left door to the Main hall marked "Parkett vänster". Please notify avslutningsceremoni@ltu.se if you wish to use this space.

The farewell ceremony is a formal event with the dress code "Kavaj" (Business suit/Semi-formal) for participating students.

The dress code is not a requirement, but a recommendation and guide. Please follow it to the best of your ability.

It's preferable that guests are also dressed up to honour the students and add to the festive feeling of the ceremony.

Students and guests are not seated together. As each programme is going on stage, students are placed with their group in reserved, labelled rows closest to the stage. Guests are seated in the rows behind with free seating.

Students will receive an email at the beginning of the ceremony week with your seat number. It is very important that you sit in your assigned seats so that it matches the order of your personal diplomas when you are called on stage.

There are a number of wheelchair spaces at the back of the Main hall in Kulturens hus. If you or any of your guests need a space for a wheelchair or a walker, please notify avslutningsceremoni@ltu.se when registering.

The wheelchair spaces are accessed via the entrance to the Main hall, which is labelled ‘Parkett vänster’. See the layout of the Main hall (scroll down to ‘Stora salen’): https://kulturenshus.com/om-oss/salongsskisser External link, opens in new window.

Immediately after the ceremony, a photographer hired by Luleå University of Technology will take pictures of each programme (in the order in which you come on stage). You will be given information on how the photo session will be organised by the presenter during the ceremony.

The photographer also takes some environmental pictures during the ceremony, both of students on stage and in the rows of benches. These pictures are for university documentation and marketing purposes. Therefore, please note that far from all students will be captured in the environmental pictures.

A link to the group photos and the environmental photos will be posted on this page some time after the ceremony.

If you don't wish to appear in the photos, please contact avslutningsceremoni@ltu.se.

Read more about GDPR and how Luleå University of Technology processes personal data. External link.

Photography during the ceremony is allowed from the respective seats. Avoid noisy or bulky cameras.

We plan to live stream the ceremony in Kulturens hus. The camera will be pointed at the stage from the back of the hall. The audience will not be filmed.

A link to the livestream will be sent out closer to the ceremony to those registered. You can share the link with family and friends who are unable to attend. The livestream can also be viewed afterwards for a period of time.

Thank you diplomas and LTU pins are ceremonial gifts and are only awarded to those who attend the farewell ceremonies.

The thank you diploma is not a degree certificate. Once you have completed all the courses, you apply for a degree Opens in new window., which usually takes about eight weeks to process.

The banquet is organized by the student unions and is a separate event from the university's farewell ceremony. Contact the student unions.

More about the banquets below:

• Luleå studentkår Banquet – Islossningen External link, opens in new window. (May)
• Teknologkåren Banquet – Av4ningen External link, opens in new window. (December)

Send to avslutningsceremoni@ltu.se.

Please always indicate your full name and your education when asking questions.