Academic celebration

At Linköping University the main academic tradition is the Academic Ceremony, which takes place once a year. On this occasion, doctors are conferred and professors are inaugurated.

Academic ceremony 2023

The Academic ceremony will be held in 26-27 May 2023.

About the Academic ceremony

Traditionally, the Academic ceremony is held once a year. The ceremony begins with the inauguration of new professors and the university awards prizes and medals of merit to people who have made great contributions to Linköping University. The ceremony continues with the conferment of doctoral degrees. New doctors and honorary doctors receive a doctor’s hat or a wreath, a diploma and sometimes a ring.

General questions

If you have questions about the Academic Celebration, please contact us at promotion@liu.se.

Academic ceremony, 27 May 2023

Academic ceremony, 27 May 2023

The ceremony starts with the inauguration of professors, and prizes, and continues with the conferment of doctors in the following order: Faculty of Science and Engineering - Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences - Faculties of Arts and Sciences and Educational Sciences. Everyone is welcome and the doors of the Crusell concert hall open at 3.30 pm (free placing), all seats must be taken by 4 pm.

Time: 4 pm - 6.30 pm
Place: Crusell concert hall, Linköping Konsert & Kongress, Linköping

Academic celebration concert

Academic celebration concert, 26 May 2023

Honorary doctors of 2022

New honorary doctors: one CEO, one furniture designer, three researchers

Lena Miranda, CEO of Linköping Science Park, is awarded an honorary doctorate. She will receive the award, together with furniture designer Åke Axelsson and international researchers Lucy Henry, Barbara Riegel and Arnold Tukker, in November 2022.

Honorary doctors' lectures

Honorary doctors' lectures 2022

See the programme for this year's guest lectures by LiU's honorary doctors of 2022. The lectures were held on 10-11 November as part of the Academic Celebrations.

Upcoming academic ceremonies

26-27 May 2023 (Linköping)
31 May - 1 June 2024 (Linköping)
23-24 May 2025 (Norrköping)
21-23 May 2026 (Linköping)
20-22 May 2027 (Linköping)
19-20 May 2028 (Norrköping)

Every third year the ceremony takes place in Norrköping.

Other academic traditions at Linköping University are graduation ceremonies, which confer Bachelor and Master's degrees, and the Farewell Ceremony for students on international Master's programmes.

Contact the Master of Ceremonies

Master of Ceremonies

Honorary doctors at LiU

Every spring term, the faculties award honorary doctorates at Linköping University. These are conferred at the Academic Ceremony. As part of the celebrations, the honorary doctors hold open lectures for the public.

More information about this year's honorary doctors to come.

Honorary doctors

The author Astrid Lindgren, Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden, Volvo Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg and Nobel Laureates Dr Hiroshi Amano and Dr Isamu Akasaki are some of Linköping University's honorary doctors.

Academic celebration news

Additional Academic Ceremony at LiU

LiU will hold two Academic Ceremonies in 2022, to make it possible to celebrate all new professors and doctoral degrees after the pandemic. The celebrations to be held 10-12 November will also offer lectures from honorary doctors and a gala concert.

Honorary doctors boost LiU’s research

Seven international researchers who have each contributed to research at Linköping University (LiU) are to become honorary doctors. The ceremony where they are to be promoted will take place on 21 May 2022, during the spring’s Academic Ceremony.

Research talks and Povel Ramel to open the Academic Ceremony

The spring Academic Ceremony 2022 will begin with seven honorary doctors holding talks about their research. On Friday 20 May, a gala concert will be held, and on Saturday 21 May, new professors and doctors will be honoured.

Academic celebration

Academic ceremony 2023

About the Academic ceremony

General questions

Frequently asked questions about the Academic Ceremony