The next Ceremonial Conferment of Degrees at the School of Business will be celebrated in May 2022
Due to the COVID-19, the Ceremonial Conferment of Degrees has been postponed to May 2022.
School of Business Ceremonial Conferment 2026
The next Ceremonial Conferment of Aalto University School of Business will be celebrated on May 21–23, 2026.
When
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Where
Onsite
Event language(s)
Finnish and English
The 17th Conferment Ceremony of the School of Business will be held on 21–23 May 2026. All information related to the School of Business conferment ceremony in 2026 will be available on this website. The pages will be updated during 2025.
The ceremony in 2026, will confer master's degrees upon new alumni (promovendi) who graduated after March 31, 2022, and doctorates upon alumni who graduated after April 30, 2022. In addition to these young promovendi, jubilee masters and doctors from 1976 and the new honorary doctors of the School of Business will be conferred at the ceremony.
The Ceremonial Conferment adheres to academic traditions and ceremonies, and it is an internationally rare event. More information about the tradition can be found on The conferment tradition and Offitiang the conferment pages.
The dress code for all conferment events and roles (promovendi and companions, invitees) is strict and specific. The unified attire creates ambiance and is a stunning visual experience. Exact dress codes for each role and event can be found on the Dress code page.
Jubilee masters and jubilee doctors will also be re-conferred 50 years after their original conferment date. At the conferment, they represent a continuation of the conferment tradition from generation to generation.
The ceremonial conferment committee oversees the practical arrangements. The Committee for the 2026 Conferment, in alphabetical order:
- Marjo-Riitta Diehl, Head Marshal
- Anni Enkkelä, Conferment coordinator
- Satu Holm, Assistant
- Seppo Ikäheimo, Master of Ceremonies
- Timo Korkeamäki, Dean of the School of Business
- Markku Kuula, Conferrer
- Sini Myllyniemi, MC at the Conferment Ceremonies for Aalto University Technical Schools and ARTS
- Emilia Nevalainen, Communications coordinator for the Conferment Ceremony
- Terhi Ollikainen, Communications Specialist
- Iina Salmela, Dean's Assistant
- Jonna Söderholm, Head of External Relations
The publication of the 16th Ceremonial Conferment
You can read the ceremonial speeches from the previous conferment (2022) and get a sense of the atmosphere from the festivities of the conferment (see PDF below).
Read more about the Conferment Ceremonies at Aalto University:
Academic events and traditions
Academic events cover the entire academic year from Aalto Day One all the way to the Ceremony Week with the graduation party and ceremonial conferments. Tenured professors' Installation Talks and public defences spread throughout the academic year.
Conferments
Information, videos and photographs of Aalto University ceremonial conferments