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 practical 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.
You have a link in your personal invitation.
Dress code
For all honorary guests, invited guests and accompanying guests, who are taking part in the Ceremony and the dinner after the Ceremony formal attire is required.
Other guests at the Ceremony only, 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 dinner.
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.
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 and the dinner thereafter.
Other interested parties are welcome to attend the Ceremony at Västerås domkyrka.
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.