Academic celebration

A farewell to LiU

The entrance hall at Kårhuset kollektivet was packed with folk waiting for this year’s Farewell Ceremony. International master’s students with their families and friends spent time socialising before the farewell ceremony.

Record-setting Commencement Ceremony

Never have so many doctoral degrees been conferred on a single occasion as at this year’s Commencement Ceremony. Indeed, the benches where the doctor’s hats are kept had to be extended.

Inspirer in pedagogy awarded an honorary doctorate

Dr Graham Hendry, Senior Lecturer with a specialisation in student learning and assessment at the University of Sydney, has been appointed honorary doctor of medicine at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Linköping University.

Fight against honour-related violence brings honorary doctorate

Sara Mohammad has fought unceasingly against honour-related violence and oppression, both in her native Kurdistan and in Sweden. Now her work is being recognised with the award of an honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Honorary doctorate for Nobel laureate

Japanese Nobel laureate Hiroshi Amano is to be honoured by Linköping University in 2017. He is one of four to receive honorary doctorates at this year's Commencement Ceremony on 20 May, the others being Marie Rådbo, Sara Mohammad and Graham Hendry.

International students said goodbye

Excitement about the future – and a celebration right now. That was the mood at this year’s Farewell Ceremony for Linköping University’s international master’s students.

Carin Franzén promoverar en filosofie doktor

The party of the year

Stately ritual followed by serious partying. That’s a brief summary of this year’s Commencement Ceremony in the De Geer Hall in Norrköping on Saturday.

Six new honorary doctors

Three researchers from abroad, a business leader, a cultural personality, and an initiator of new research will become honorary doctors at Linköping University. This will take place in a ceremony at the end of May.

Farewell to master’s graduates

Many people wanted to congratulate the graduates from LiU’s international master’s programmes at this year’s Farewell Ceremony. 

Medicinska fakultetens promotor professor Pia Forsberg

Pomp, super-sized, at 2015 Commencement

Has Linköping ever seen so many wreaths and hats at one time? The most prestigious academic ceremony – Commencement – took place on 23 May.

LiU's honorary doctors

Four foreign researchers, two Swedish business leaders and one folk scholar will be awarded honorary degrees from Linköping University at a ceremony in May 2015.