Graduation ceremony at KTH
The graduation ceremony at KTH is an academic celebration in Stockholm City Hall where KTH celebrates students who have graduated. As a recent graduate, you can register for the diploma ceremony within three years of graduating.
The diplomas are presented by the KTH president or vice president. During the ceremony, you will also hear speeches by KTH's president or vice president and the president or vice president of THS. KTH's Academic Orchestra and Kongl. teknologkören performs music during the ceremony.
The graduation ceremony is open to newly graduated architects, masters of science in engineering, bachelors of science in engineering, master's degree holders and candidates from the bachelor's programmes.
Dates of ceremonies
Graduation ceremonies usually take place twice a year, at the end of May and mid-December. The date on which you can participate in the two-date events depend on the school to which your programme belongs.
- December 2025
16 december
Ceremony 1: ITM
Ceremony 2: CBH och SCI
17 december
Ceremony 1: EECS
Ceremony 2: ABE
- May 2026
13 May and 14 May
Five steps to the graduation ceremony
1. Have you applied for a degree?
You need to apply for your degree well in advance of the release of tickets for the ceremony (see step 4) in order for your application to be processed and your degree to be issued. Here you will find information on how to proceed.
Degree certificate – how and where to apply
Please note that if you have completed a bachelor's degree as part of a five-year engineering or architectural programme, you are eligible to participate in the graduation ceremony when your degree of master of science or degree of master of archtecture has been issued.
2. Have you received your degree certificate?
To register for the ceremony, you must have had your degree certificate issued. The degree certificate is issued digitally and sent to the e-mail address you have provided in Ladok.
3. Sign the inquiry
To be able to book tickets you must have signed the inquiry. Invitations are only sent to those who signed the inquiry.
In order to book tickets for the ceremony, you must be on the entry list. Invitations to the ticket release will only be sent to those who have registered on the list.
4. Tickets are released and booking opens
As of December 2025, there will be twice as many seats as before. ABE, EECS and ITM will each have a ceremony and CBH and SCI will share a ceremony. Each ceremony has room for 300 graduates. You will be able to invite three guests.
Here are important dates regarding the upcoming ceremonies:
16 and 17 December 2025
The invitation will be sent on 28 October, the registration link will open on 29 October at 10 a.m and close 4 November. Your inquiry must be made by 27 October at the latest.
13 och 14 May 2026
The invitation will be sent on 30 March, the registration link will open on 31 march at 10 a.m. and close 10 April. Your inquiry must be made by 29 March at the latest.
5. The graduation ceremony
Once you have booked a place for the ceremony, you first receive a preliminary confirmation.Your degree is then confirmed in Ladok and only then will you receive a final confirmation of your registration. About one week before the ceremony, you will receive an email with your tickets. It is important that you read all information sent to you.
The doors to the City Hall open at 16.20, the ceremony starts at 17.00 and it ends at 18.45. Only guests with tickets are welcome.
Awards given out during the graduation ceremony
At the ceremony in May the following awards are given out: Gunnar Wallquists study medal och Alum of the Year.
At the ceremony in December the following awards are given out: KTH's Pedagogical prize, The President's Equality and Diversity prize and Teacher of the year.
Video about the graduation ceremony
Please note that there is no mingle after the ceremony.