Conferment ceremony 2024
Uniarts Helsinki will organise its next conferment ceremony for masters and doctors on 16–18 August 2024.
Registration
Registration for taking part in the conferment ceremony will open 8 January, 2024. The conferment festivities will include, for example, a conferment concert, the actual conferment ceremony, a procession, a church service or a non-denominational event, a dinner and an excursion organised by the Student Union.
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Registration for the conferment ceremony 2024
Registration for the conferment festivities will begin on 8 January 2024 and end on 31 May 2024.
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Conferment ceremony price list
Prices for participation in Uniarts Helsinki’s conferment ceremony in 2024.
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Conferment ceremony programme
The conferment ceremony will take place on 16–18 August 2024.
Conferment ceremony traditions
A conferment ceremony is the biggest celebration of the university community and a festive end to university studies, traditionally celebrated over a span of several days. The ceremony is a unique celebration that will give its participants treasured memories long into the future.
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History of the conferment tradition
In Finland, the first conferment ceremony for masters took place at the Royal Academy of Turku in 1643, three years after the academy was founded.
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Conferment ceremony traditions at Uniarts Helsinki
Uniarts Helsinki’s conferment ceremony traditions are still young. The first joint conferment ceremony of all the academies was organised in 2018.
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Uniarts Helsinki’s conferment ceremony 2018 in pictures
See photos and videos from our first joint conferment ceremony 8.–10.6.2018.
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Conferment tradition: symbols and glossary
Get to know the glossary of Conferment Ceremony from University of Helsinki website.