Registration

Before Registration

Please note that registration is binding. Before proceeding to the registration form, please ensure that you have all the required information available, including billing details, the names and contact details of your accompanying guest(s), and any dietary requirements.

The participation fee may be paid by credit card, through a Finnish online bank, or by invoice. A €10 invoicing fee will be added to payments made by invoice. More detailed information on payment methods and terms of payment is available on the registration form.

Please review the cancellation terms and the privacy notice of the doctoral conferment ceremony before registering.

Registration for Young Doctors

Priority participation rights are reserved for young doctors who graduated between 2024 and 2027. If places remain available, doctors who graduated earlier may also register for the conferment ceremony.

Registration for the 2028 Conferment Ceremony will open in autumn 2027.

Honorary Doctors

Registration for the 2028 Conferment Ceremony will open in autumn 2027.

Other Registration Categories

Please select the appropriate registration category according to your invitation.

Invited Guests

• Invited Guest – Day Event (Conferment Act): Registration will open in January 2028.
• Invited Guest – Day and Evening Events (Conferment Act and Banquet/Ball): Registration will open in January 2028.

Invited Guests Employed by the University of Oulu (Rector, Vice Rectors, Professors, Deans, etc.)

• University of Oulu Staff – Day Event (Conferment Act): Registration will open in January 2028.
• University of Oulu Staff – Day and Evening Events (Conferment Act and Banquet/Ball): Registration will open in January 2028.

Organisers of the Conferment Ceremony (Promotion Committee, etc.)

Registration for the 2028 Conferment Ceremony will open in autumn 2027.

Important: If you are involved in organising the conferment ceremony, you will receive separate registration instructions by email. Please follow those instructions.

Sword-Whetting Ceremony, Friday 19 May 2028: € x per person (incl. 25.5% VAT)

Conferment Act, Saturday 20 May 2028: free of charge*

Conferment Banquet and Ball, Saturday 20 May 2028: € x per person (incl. 25.5% VAT)

Conferment Excursion, Sunday 21 May 2028: € x per person (incl. 25.5% VAT)

*Absent conferment: € x (VAT 0%). The participant's details will be included in the conferment matricula, and the diploma will be mailed after the conferment ceremony.

A conferment matricula will be compiled for the honorary doctors and young doctors participating in the conferment ceremony. If you do not wish your information to be included in the conferment matricula, you may leave the matricula section of the registration form blank.

Please complete the matricula information requested on the registration form with care. At a minimum, it is particularly important to provide information relating to your doctoral thesis, faculty and degree.

The conferment matricula will include the following information:

• faculty that awarded the doctoral degree
• doctoral thesis
• matriculation examination
• degrees completed
• significant study trips
• principal occupations and positions
• most significant positions of trust
• decorations, honorary titles and other significant distinctions awarded by the President of the Republic of Finland or a comparable authority
• year of birth

Instructions for completing the matricula information for the 2028 conferment matricula will be published in 2027.

The promovendi and honorary doctors may bring one main accompanying person to the Conferment Act on Saturday. The main accompanying person will be seated in the main ceremonial hall, Saalastinsali, and may also attend the Sword-Whetting Ceremony on Friday 19 May 2028, the Conferment Banquet and Ball on Saturday 20 May 2028, and the Sailing Trip on Sunday 21 May 2028.

In addition, the promovendi and honorary doctors may register up to two additional accompanying persons, who may follow the Conferment Act via live video transmission in the L1 lecture hall.

In accordance with tradition, additional accompanying persons do not participate in the Sword-Whetting Ceremony, the Conferment Banquet and Ball, or the Sailing Trip.

Personal data collected through the registration form for the University of Oulu Doctoral Conferment Ceremony will be processed for purposes related to organising the conferment ceremony.

Participants will be photographed and filmed during events related to the conferment ceremony. In addition, the Conferment Act will be live-streamed online. The conferment procession will also be recorded using a drone.

By participating in the conferment ceremony, you consent to being photographed and filmed and acknowledge that the image and audio material recorded during the event may be used for the purposes described in more detail in the privacy notices.

Please read the privacy notices below carefully. They explain how University of Oulu processes your personal data and the personal data of your accompanying person in connection with the doctoral conferment ceremony. The privacy notice concerning accompanying persons will be sent to the accompanying person by email in connection with registration.

Privacy Notice for Registered Participants 2028 (to be published when registration opens)

Privacy Notice for Accompanying Persons 2028 (to be published when registration opens)

Registration is binding. Any changes or cancellations must be communicated by email. Contact details and more detailed instructions will be published when registration opens.

The terms and conditions for cancellations and refunds, any applicable administrative fees, and the relevant cancellation deadlines will be confirmed prior to the opening of registration and published on this page.

If you have any questions regarding registration, please contact the conferment office at conferment.ceremony@oulu.fi.

Contact details for technical questions related to the registration form will be published when registration opens.