The annual Academic Ceremony - Saturday, November 10, 2018

The academic ceremony at Luleå University of Technology in 2018 with conferment of doctor’s degrees, inauguration of new professors, diplomas to new adjunct professors and awarded of academic prizes and scholarships take place on Saturday 10 November.

Registration will open in September 2018.

If you have any queries please contact akademiskhogtid@ltu.se .

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Birgitta Bergvall-Kåreborn inaugurated as vice-chancellor

In a ceremony, held at Luleå University of Technology on Monday, Birgitta Bergvall-Kåreborn was inaugurated as new vice-chancellor.
The same day former vice-chancellor Johan Sterte's portrait, painted by artist Kristina Nilsdotter, was shown for the first time.

Academic Ceremony at the University

During the year, Luleå University of Technology has received three new honorary doctors, 20 new professors – ten women and ten men – and 75 new doctors. This was celebrated at the traditional Academic ceremony last Saturday.

Inspirational lectures of this year's honorary doctors

An architect, a doctor and a statistician. The faculties' choice of honorary doctors for 2017 were Jenny B Osuldsen, Jan Lexell and Geoffrey Vining.

Gala draws attention to inspiring work efforts

During the academic week, a number of prices are awarded from Luleå University of Technology. During Tuesday evening, prizes were awarded to the Year's Alumni, the Innovator of the Year and the Collaboration Prize for the Year at the Vetenskapens hus.

New Honorary Doctors appointed

A Professor in Rehabilitation, a renowned Norwegian Landscape Architect and an American Professor of Statistics: Jan Lexell, Jenny B Osuldsen and Geoffrey Vining are Luleå University of Technology’s Honorary Doctors of 2017.

Leif Östling Chairman of a Academy

Leif Östling, Chairman of the Confederation of Swedish Enterprises and Honorary Doctor at Luleå University of Technology, has been appointed Chairman of the academy. The Honorary Doctors' Academy is a newly formed association for persons who have been appointed as Honorary Doctors, received the Meda...

She wrote the best PhD thesis

Vattenfall’s prize for best PhD thesis at Luleå University of Technology for 2016 has been awarded to Latifa Melk who did her research studies within Engineering Materials. In her doctoral thesis, she has worked with the zirconia ceramic-CNT composites .

See the lectures of honorary doctorates in 2016

Video recordings of the 2016 honorary doctorates at Luleå University of Technology can be found here. Further down are also links to articles on the honorary doctors.

Academic ceremony 2016

The new professors are inaugurated and the new doctors have received their hat, ring and diploma. This weekend, the Academic ceremony was celebrated at Luleå University of Technology.

This year's honorary doctors lectured

A writer, a governor and a musician. The faculties election of honorary doctorates for 2016 was Gerda Helena Lindskog, Elisabeth Nilsson and Svante Lindqvist.

Oksman receives Nordea Science Prize

Kristiina Oksman, Professor of Wood and Bionanocomposites at Luleå University of Technology, has been awarded the Nordea Science Prize for 2016.

Honorary doctorates 2016

A national musician, writer and playwrighter and a writer with a considerable amount of publications on children's conditions, as well as a governor and former CEO in the steel industry, are this year's honorary doctorates at Luleå University.

Published:22 October 2013

Updated: 19 October 2017

By:Angelica Edin

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