Uniarts Helsinki Conferment ceremony
Uniarts Helsinki's master's and doctoral conferment ceremonies are held every four years. The next conferment ceremony will be held in August 2028.

Conferment Ceremony 2028
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Contact information
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Soili Sirenne
- Specialist, External relations services, University of the Arts Helsinki
- +358504751767
- soili.sirenne@uniarts.fi
Recording from the Conferment act
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 2024 in pictures
See photos and videos from our second joint conferment ceremony 16.–18.8.2024.
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Conferment tradition: symbols and glossary
Get to know the glossary of Conferment Ceremony from University of Helsinki website.