If you are an honorary guest
As a new professor, doctor, honorary doctor, recipient of the Teaching Prize or MDU's Collaboration Medal, you are an honorary guest at the Ceremony. Below please find useful information you may need ahead of the Ceremony.
Attend
To attend the Academic Ceremony you need to inform us if you will be participating and therefore please let us know if you can participate or not no later than 29 February 2024.
You have a link in your personal invitation.
Dress code
For all honorary guests and invited guests who are taking part in the Ceremony and the banquet after the Ceremony formal attire is required. Formal attire applies which means a tailcoat with a white waistcoat and white bow tie, or a full-length evening dress.
Other guests at the Ceremony, with seats on the balcony, can wear optional smart attire.
Only those who are being conferred will wear a doctoral hat during the Ceremony. The doctoral hat is not worn during the banquet.
What does formal attire mean?
Formal attire means a tailcoat (white tie) with a white waistcoat and bow tie or an evening dress or ball gown. Formal dress may also include folk costumes, kilts, military uniforms and official clergy attire that priests wear.
Tips on stores that stock formal attire:
Ruths in Västerås
External link.
Insignia
Insignia are symbolic items that are bestowed at the doctoral degree conferment ceremony. At MDU's doctoral degree ceremony, you can choose between a doctoral hat and a laurel wreath. Doctors may also order a doctoral ring. Please note the deadlines.
How many guests can I invite?
As an honorary guest, you may invite one guest to the Ceremony, who will be seated on the parquet, and to the banquet thereafter.
Other guests are welcome to attend the Ceremony from the Concert Hall balcony, with its own entrance from Kopparbergsvägen.
When do I need to be there?
Friday 5 April
- 10:30 All honorary guests must be at the Västerås Concert Hall (entry through the main entrance).
- 11:00 Mandatory rehearsal for all honorary guests (not formally dressed).
- 12:00 Lunch for honorary guests at the Västerås Concert Hall.
- 12:30 Change to formal attire, there are facilities available for changing to formal attire at the Concert Hall.
- 14:00 Individual photographs will be taken of honorary guests, backstage.
- 15:30 Group photographs will be taken of honorary guests in the main Concert Hall.
- 16:00 Line up for the procession onto the stage.
- 16:30 The ceremony starts.
- 17:45 Honorary guests and invited guests walk to the Västerås Kongress venue for a mingle (3-minute walk).
- 18:30 Banquet at Västerås Kongress for honorary guests and invited guests.
Photographs and film
The Academic Ceremony will be documented through taking photographs and by filming the event. If you are an honorary guest or have another prominent role, you will probably be included in the photo or film. The images may be published in public contexts and will be stored in MDU's image bank for three years, after which they will be deleted.
We at MDU wish to draw your attention to this and please contact us at event@mdu.se if you do not want to be included in the photos or on film.
Hotels in Västerås
If you want to stay overnight in Västerås, there are several centrally located hotels, for example:
Hotel Plaza VästeråsLänk till annan webbplats. External link.
Elite Stadshotellet VästeråsLänk till annan webbplats. External link.
Best Western EsplanadeLänk till annan webbplats. External link.