The Conferment Jubilee of the University of Helsinki commences on 20 March 2023 with the announcement of the University’s new honorary doctors. In the spring, the Faculty of Philosophy, the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, the Faculty of Theology and the Faculty of Law will celebrate the conferral of degrees.
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As per tradition, the title of doctor honoris causa, the University’s highest recognition, will be awarded, in connection with the conferment ceremonies, to several individuals. This year, a total of 30 distinguished individuals from around the world will be conferred as honorary doctors.
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine to confer five honorary doctorates on 19 May 2023
Wolfgang Baumgärtner, Professor, Head and Chair of the Department of Pathology at the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover (TiHo)
Kati Hakkarainen, Professor (h.c.), Doctor of Medicine and Surgery with specialty in clinical microbiology and virology, former Head of Education, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University
Edward J. Hall, Professor Emeritus of Small Animal Internal Medicine, University of Bristol
Dominiek Maes, Professor of Porcine Health Management, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University
Nigel P Minton, Professor of Applied Molecular Microbiology, Director of the BBSRC/EPSRC Synthetic Biology Research Centre (SBRC), University of Nottingham.
Faculty of Philosophy to confer 11 honorary doctorates on 26 May 2023
Lorenza Mondada, Professor of French and General Linguistics, University of Basel
Jyrki Lappi-Seppälä, MA, linguist and literary tarnslator
Fabiola Gianotti, PhD, Director General of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
Madis Noppel, Senior Research Fellow, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Tartu
Alan Lyles, Professor, School of Health and Human Services and School of Public and International Affairs, College of Public Affairs, University of Baltimore
Detlef Weigel, Professor, Director of the Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen
Krista Varantola, Chancellor Emerita, former Rector and Chancellor of the University of Tampere
Minna Lindgren, MA, journalist and author
Kimmo Pietiläinen, BA, translator, author and founder of the Terra Cognita publishing house
Ole Johansson, DSc (Tech) (h.c.), Chair of the Board of the Walter and Andrée de Nottbeck Foundation
Sauli Niinistö, LLM, President of the Republic of Finland
Faculty of Theology to confer eight honorary doctorates on 9 June 2023
Riho Altnurme, Professor of Church History, Vice-Dean for Research, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Tartu
Maria Immonen, MA, Director of the Department of World Service, Lutheran World Federation (LWF)
Mia Lövheim, Professor of the Sociology of Religion, Uppsala University
Greta Thunberg, activist
Munib Younan, Bishop Emeritus, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, Former President of The Lutheran World Federation
Annabel Brett, Professor, Co-director of Cambridge Centre for Political Thought, University of Cambridge
Grace Davie, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University of Exeter
Philip Esler, Professor, Portland Chair in New Testament Studies, University of Gloucestershire
Faculty of Law to confer six honorary doctorates on 16 June 2023
Mads Bryde Andersen, Professor of Private Law, University of Copenhagen
Joxerramon Bengoetxea, Professor of Jurisprudence, University of the Basque Country (Donostia-SanSebastian), Director of the International Master of Sociology of Law (Oñati, IISL)
Jo Shaw, Professor, Head of Edinburgh Law School, University of Edinburgh
Reijo Aarnio, Master of Laws, Senior Advisor, Finnish Innovation Fund SITRA
Riitta Leppiniemi, Chief Judge, Attorney-at-Law
Lauri Tarasti, Minister
Further information:
Antti Sukura, Conferrer of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, antti.sukura@helsinki.fi, +358 2941 57150
Kaisa Tiainen, Conferment Secretary, kaisa.tiainen@helsinki.fi, +358 2941 57041
https://www.helsinki.fi/en/projects/conferment-ceremony-faculty-veterinary-medicine
Jouni Hirvonen, Conferrer of the Faculty of Philosophy, jouni.hirvonen@helsinki.fi, +358 2941 59139
Patrik Nurminen, Conferment Secretary, fil-promootio@helsinki.fi
https://fil-promootio.helsinki.fi/en/home
Marjaana Helminen, Conferrer of the Faculty of Law, marjaana.helminen@helsinki.fi, +358 2941 23398
Riikka Pasanen, Conferment Secretary, oik-promootio@helsinki.fi, +358 2941 23216
https://www.helsinki.fi/en/projects/conferment-ceremony-faculty-law-2023
Martti Nissinen, Conferrer of the Faculty of Theology, martti.nissinen@helsinki.fi, +358 2941 24012
Kaisu Taskila, Conferment secretary, kaisu.taskila@helsinki.fi, +358 2941 58909
https://www.helsinki.fi/en/projects/conferment-ceremony-faculty-theology
