Conferment ceremony for PhD:s at KTH

New doctors

In accordance with academic tradition, those who have defended their thesis and have received a doctorate degree during 5 September 2024 - 5 September 2025 will be eligible for the conferment ceremony above. The invitation is sent out by the master of ceremonies after addresses have been obtained from Ladok. The invitation is sent out to the e-mail registered in Ladok.

If you haven't received an invitation, please send an email to ceremonier@kth.se .

Ceremony and banquet

The ceremony will be held in solemn forms with a following banquet and ball. The ceremony will take place at Blå hallen and the banquet in Gyllene salen, Stockholm city hall.
We suggest a baby sitter for your children if possible, rather than bringing them to the ceremony. Participants in the banquet must be at least 18 years old.
The new doctors invited may in turn invite one guest to attend the ceremony and banquet and two guests to attend the ceremony only. It is not possible to buy additional tickets for the banquet.

Attire

The dresscode 'white tie'  is strictly required for new doctors who attends the ceremony. That means black tailcoat, white tie, a white waistcoat and white bow tie or a full-length evening dress in any colour. Traditional folk costumes are also welcome. This attire is also desirable for guests taking part in the ceremony and banquet.
However, or guests attending the ceremony only, the dress code is dark suit. 

Registration

The invitation is sent out to the doctors who completed their dissertation within the specified time span. If you are not able to participate the year you are invited, you can postpone your participation for one year. Send an email to ceremonier@kth.se with your request. The invitation will be sent to your e-mail registered in Ladok.
You will be able to invite one supervisor to the ceremony and banquet. In the invitation, you provide the name and email address of your chosen supervisor, who will then receive a separate invitation. During the banquet, you will be seated with your guest and the supervisor present.

Insignia: Diploma, Doctor's hat, Doctor's ring

At KTH, hats and doctoral rings are not worn during the ceremony, but of course everyone is free to acquire them. During the ceremony, all doctors conferred will receive a diploma. At KTH a Doctor's hat and ditto ring are not compulsory elements of the conferment ceremony. Everyone is, however, free to acquire such regalia individually.

The Diploma is the written proof of the dignity and is awarded during the ceremony to all doctors.

The doctoral hat is a symbol of academic freedom. Since KTH does not confer doctorates in hats, we do not have a hat hire service. If you want to order a doctoral hat, you must expect a certain delivery time. Order your doctoral hat from our hat supplier Franzéns Hattmakeri. All doctoral hats are made by hand and are traditional handwork from start to finish! Go to hattmakarna.se  to place your order for a doctoral hat and take the opportunity to read more about the hatmaking profession and the history of the doctoral hat. There you will also find more information about the deadline for ordering.

Doctor's rings are ordered at Sandbergs, address: Nybrogatan 9, Stockholm phone: 08 679 90 20. You can read more here.  If you have any questions regarding the ring you are welcome to send an e-mail to stockholm(at)sandbergsweden.com  

Information for supervisors

The new doctors can invite a supervisor. When they register, they indicate whether they wish to invite a supervisor, if they wish, they enter the supervisor's name and email address. An invitation is then sent out to the chosen supervisor. As a supervisor, you can receive several invitations if you have supervised several doctors. You only need to make one registrationi. During the banquet you will be seated together with your doctor/s.
All internal guests are invited without accompanying guest.

Applications

For additional information regarding the ceremony and everything around it, please contact Master of Ceremonies Hanna Sundelin, E-mail: ceremonier@kth.se