Diploma Conferment Ceremony

Graduation schedule for degree students

Graduation events of Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine are organized in the last graduation day of the semester on May and December. You are allowed to invite two quests. Kaisa Tuominen will sent a separate invitation for graduation event to all students who have sent the application for degree certificate. All students that have graduated at that semester are welcome to the graduation event.

Graduation schedule for degree students

Oulu Business School graduation event is organized twice in the fall semester and twice in the spring semester. At the graduation ceremony, a copy of the electronic diploma is distributed to the graduating students. You can bring max. 3 persons as your avec. The dress code for the event is smart casual.

Please remember to register also for the graduation event, when you fill out the electronic degree application in Peppi . If you don't register for the graduation event, you can pick up the blue certificate folder at the service point KE1020. The University of Oulu does not mail copies of certificates or folders to graduated students

Those who have registered for the graduation event will be sent a separate invitation by e-mail, and the place where the event will be held is mentioned in the invitation.

SPRING -SUMMER 2025 graduation schedule
13.03.2025 Graduation Event at 15.00 p.m
11.06.2025 Graduation Event at 15.00 p.m

FALL 2025 graduation schedule
11.09.2025 Graduation Event at 15.00 p.m
11.12.2025 Graduation Event at 15.00 p.m

SPRING -SUMMER 2026 graduation schedule
12.03.2026 Graduation Event at 15.00 p.m
15.06.2026 Graduation Event at 15.00 p.m

In the Faculty of Humanities graduation ceremony (Diploma Conferment Ceremony) is held twice a year, in December and in June.

Graduating students can register for the graduation ceremony when filling in the degree application in Peppi.

(updated 13.6.2025)

The Faculty of Education and Psychology organizes a graduation ceremony 1-2 times in an academic year.

You must always register for the ceremony. You cannot register to the ceremony through Peppi's graduation application.

The graduation ceremonies of the academic year 2025-2026 will be updated on this page later.

The Diploma Conferment Ceremony (Publiikki) of the Faculty of Science is organized twice a year, in June and December. Registration for the event is done by the degree application form. You can invite three guests and one staff member to the event. When registering, remember to inform the number of your guests and their possible food allergies.

The next Faculty of Science Diploma Conferment Ceremony is organized:
on December 19th at 2 p.m., in lecture hall L2.

Bachelors and masters graduated in summer and autumn 2025 can participate in the event (registration required).

Faculty of Technology and Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering arrange joint Diploma Conferment Ceremonies.

In the ceremonies, degree certificates will be given to Bachelor and Master graduates of both Faculties.

Estimated time of the ceremony is 1 hour. Graduates sign up for the ceremony via their degree certificate applications in Peppi. Separate invitations are not sent. Please note that the number of guests of the graduates (avecs) is limited.

Timetable for graduation

The Diploma Conferment Ceremony will be held in Saalastinsali (HR145) unless otherwise informed in the Table below. More info about the ceremony: study.itee(at)oulu.fi

During holidays the delivery time of the Degree Certificates might be longer. The students who graduate in June will receive an electronic Degree Certificate in July. More info.

The Diploma Conferment Ceremony will not be organized in July. Graduates can join the Ceremony in August.

Please note: The maximum number of guests at the graduation ceremony on August 21, 2025 is 3 persons/graduate, as hundreds of participants are expected to attend. This way we can ensure that all participants can attend the event.

*NOTE the exception on the deadline of applying the graduation on July 2025

Diploma Conferment Ceremony Timetable 2025-2026

Note: Graduation Ceremony is not organized in July, September, November, February and April. The graduate may attend the next ceremony after graduation.

Faculty of Technology and Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering arrange joint Diploma Conferment Ceremonies. In the ceremonies, degree certificates will be given to Bachelor and Master graduates of both faculties.

The Diploma Conferment Ceremony will be held at 14.15 in Saalastinsali (HR145). Below you will find dates and possible exceptions in venue. Dresscode is blacktie. Estimated time of the ceremony is 1 hour. Please note that the number of guests of the graduates (avecs) is limited to maximum of 3 guests per graduate.

Graduates sign up for the ceremony via their degree certificate applications. Separate invitations are not sent. More information about the ceremony: study.technology(at)oulu.fi.

In July and December the delivery time for the Degree Certificates is longer. You can find more information about the Degree Certificare here.