Doctoral Conferment ceremony, 20.5.2022

Honorary Doctors:

Faculty of Arts, Psychology and Theology:
Professor Ulla Connor, Honorary Doctor of Philosophy
Choreographer Tiina Lindfors, Honorary Doctor of Philosophy
Professor Daniel Lindmark, Honorary Doctor of Theology

Faculty of Education and Welfare Studies:
Professor emeritus Hilbert Meyer, Honorary Doctor of Philosophy (Education)
Professor emeritus James Cummins, Honorary Doctor of Philosophy (Education)
Professor Jan Masschelein, Honorary Doctor of Philosophy (Education)

Faculty of Social Sciences, Business and Economics
Professor Manfred Nowak, Honorary Doctor of Social Sciences
Professor James S. Fishkin, Honorary Doctor of Social Sciences
Professor Maarten Simons, Honorary Doctor of Social Sciences
Professor Jill Kickul, Honorary Doctor of Science (Economics and Business Administration)

Faculty of Science and Engineering:
Professor Michio Murata, Honorary Doctor of Philosophy
Professor Aldo R. Boccaccini, Honorary Doctor of Philosophy
M.Sc.(Tech.), Lic.Sc.(Tech.) Nina Kopola, Director-General, Honorary Doctor of Science (Technology)

Jubilee Doctors:

Dag Anckar, Jubilee Doctor of Social Sciences
Sune Jungar, Jubilee Doctor of Philosophy
Christer Laurén, Jubilee Doctor of Philosophy
Caj-Gunnar Lindström, Jubilee Doctor of Science (Economy and Business Administration)
Bertil Roslin, Jubilee Doctor of Social Sciences
Bengt Stenlund, Jubilee Doctor of Science (Technology)
Erkki Vauramo, Jubilee Doctor of Philosophy
Kurt Waller, Jubilee Doctor of Science (Technology)

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Doctoral Conferment ceremony, 25.5.2018

Jubilee Doctors, Faculty of Arts, Psychology and Theology:
Grönvik, Lorenz
Storå, Nils

Honorary Doctors of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts, Psychology and Theology:
Gardell, Jonas
Kähkönen, Sirpa

Honorary Doctor of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, Psychology and Theology:
Castro, Mariela

Honorary Doctor of Philosophy, Faculty of Education and Welfare Studies:
Mikkola, Armi

Honorary Doctor of Health Sciences, Faculty of Education and Welfare Studies:
Bergbom, Ingegerd

Honorary Doctors of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Business and Economics:
Kleinman, Jan
Londén, Laura
Nurmi, Hannu

Honorary Doctor of Economy, Faculty of Social Sciences, Business and Economics:
Vesterbacka, Peter

Jubilee Doctors, Faculty of Sicence and Engineering:
Eklund, Dan
Nyman, Ebbe

Honorary Doctors of Philosophy, Faculty of Sicence and Engineering:
Hallberg, Anders
Stenseth, Nils Christian

Honorary Doctors of Technology, Faculty of Sicence and Engineering:
Cronberg, Tarja
Keiski, Riitta

Doctoral Conferment Ceremony, 27.5.2016

Honorary Doctors of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts, Psychology and Theology:
Hirdman, Yvonne
Sund, Lars

Honorary Doctor of Theology, Faculty of Arts, Psychology and Theology:
Grenholm, Carl-Henrik

Honorary Doctors of Philosophy (Education), Faculty of Education and Welfare Studies:
Pinar, William
Rönnerman, Karin

Honorary Doctor of Social Sciences, Faculty of Education and Welfare Studies:
Kangas, Olli

Honorary Doctors of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Business and Economics:
Lindqvist, Herman
Marcusson, Lena
Rose, Lawrence E.

Honorary Doctor of Economy, Faculty of Social Sciences, Business and Economics:
Grönroos, Christian

Honorary Doctors of Philosophy, Faculty of Sicence and Engineering:
Ellenberg, Jan
Jacks, Gunnar
Teir-Lehtinen, Carola

Honorary Doctor of Technology, Faculty of Sicence and Engineering:
Levitt, Raymond E.

Jubilee Doctor (Theology), Faculty of Arts, Psychology and Theology:
Vikström, John

Doctoral Conferment Ceremony, 23.5.2014

Honorary Doctors of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts and the Department for Psychology and Logopedics:
Götz, Thomas
Strömholm, Stig

Honorary Doctor of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and the Department for Psychology and Logopedics:
Martin, Nadine

Honorary Doctor of Philosophy (Education), Faculty of Education:
Andersson, Håkan

Honorary Doctor of Theology, Faculty of Theology:
Tamcke, Martin

Honorary Doctors of Philosophy, Division for Social Sciences:
Ahtisaari, Martti
Holmberg, Sören
Ingwersen, Peter
Kartio, Leena

Honorary Doctors of Philosophy, Department of Natural Sciences and Department of Biosciences:
Bergman, Tor
Bäckvall, Jan-Erling
Rades, Thomas

Honorary Doctor of Technology, Department of Information Technologies and Department of Chemical Engineering:
Floudas, Christodoulos A.
Rozenberg, Grzegorz

Jubilee Doctor, Department of Natural Sciences and Department of Biosciences:
Sjöberg, Boris

Doctoral Conferment Ceremony, 20.5.2011

Honorary Doctor of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts and the Department for Psychology and Logopedics:
Rosing, Hans

Honorary Doctor of Philosophy (Education), Faculty of Education:
Benner, Dietrich

Honorary Doctor of Theology, Faculty of Theology:
Jarlert, Anders

Honorary Doctor of Economics, Division for Social Sciences:
Carsrud, Alan
Kantola, Birgitta

Honorary Doctors of Philosophy, Division for Social Sciences:
Broo, Roger
Hadenius, Axel
Numminen, Mauri Antero
Rosas, Allan

Honorary Doctors of Philosophy, Department of Natural Sciences and Department of Biosciences:
Rosenberg, Rutger
Sariciftci, Niyazi Serdar

Honorary Doctor of Technology, Department of Information Technologies and Department of Chemical Engineering:
Dam-Johansen, Kim

Jubilee Doctors (Technology) Department of Information Technologies and Department of Chemical Engineering:
Kivalo, Pekka
Wänninen, Erkki

Doctoral Conferment Ceremony, 23.5.2008

Honorary Doctors of Philosophy:
Boucht, Birgitta
von Heijne, Gunnar
Linna, Markku
Morimoto, Richard I
von Wright, Johan

Honorary Doctor of Theology:
Wikström, Owe

Honorary Doctors of Social Sciences:
Arbour, Louise
Stenius, Yrsa

Honorary Doctors of Economy:
Kronberg, Johan
Wiklöf, Anders

Honorary Doctors of Technology:
Neuvo, Yrjö
Tóth, Klára

Honorary Doctors of Philosophy (Education):
Lester, Jr, Frank K.
Takala, Sauli

Jubilee doctor (Philosophy):
Salminen, Johannes

Doctoral Conferment Ceremony, 20.5.2005

Honorary Doctors of Philosophy:
Arov, Damir
Augustson, Karl
Lindström, Caj-Gunnar
Pihlaja, Kalevi
Plant, Jane A
Widmark, Gun

Honorary Doctor of Theology:
Selander, Sven-Åke

Honorary Doctors of Social Sciences:
Lindman, Åke
Tikkanen, Märta

Honorary Doctor of Economy:
Keen, Peter G W

Honorary Doctors of Technology:
Mattsson, Björn
Moulijn, Jacob A

Honorary Doctors of Philosophy (Education)
Pramling Samuelsson, Ingrid
Westbury, Ian

Jubilee Doctors (Technology):
Bruun, Henrik
Forss, Bengt

Doctoral Conferment Ceremony

Honorary Doctors, Faculty of Arts:
Lindencrona, Gustaf Carl Alvarez
Stewart, Rachel Whitesides
Torvalds, Meta (Elin Margareta)

Honorary Doctor, Faculty of Theology
Ellingsen, Svein

Honorary Doctors, Faculty of Business and Social Sciences
Lipponen, Paavo Tapio
Törnudd, Klaus Mattias
Engwall, Lars Otto Victor

Honorary Doctors, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Jansson, Bengt-Owe
Ralston, John

Honorary Doctors, Faculty of Chemistry and Technology
Granholm, Martin Gustav
Grossmann, Ignacio Emilio

Honorary Doctors, Faculty of Education
Anttila, Pirkko-Maija Kaarina
Lybeck, Leif Agne Emil

Honorary Doctor, Faculty of Social Sciences and Caring Science
Andersson, Claes-Johan

Doctoral Conferment Ceremoni at Österbottens högskola (25th anniversary) for the Faculty of Education and the Faculty of Social Sciences and Caring Science at Åbo Akademi University 

Honorary Doctors:

Doctoral Conferment Ceremony

Honorary Doctors of Philosophy:
Heeger, Alan J
Helander, Elisabeth
Phillips, D Z
Söderblom, Ulf

Honorary Doctor of Theology:
Martens von, Paul

Honorary Doctors of Social Sciences:
Rehn, Elisabeth
Söderman, Jacob
Taxell, Christoffer

Honorary Doctor of Economy:
Zimmermann, Hans-Jürgen

Honorary Doctor of Technology:
Hakulin, Bertel

Jubilee Doctors (Technology):
Jensen, Waldemar
Larinkari, Georg

Joint Doctoral Conferment Ceremony

Honorary Doctors of Philosophy:
Bringéus, Nils Arvid
Carafoli, Ernesto
Friberg, Stig Erik
Granö, Olavi
Järv, Harry Johannes
Kohonen, Teuvo Kalevi
Lagström, John Axelsson
Lehto, Olli
Loit, Aleksander
Lundberg, Ulla-Lena

Honorary Doctors of Theology:
Kurtén, Alvar Gideon
Lönning, Inge Johan

Honorary Doctors of Social Sciences:
Bonsdorff von, Göran Edvard
Jansson, Jan-Magnus
Opsahl, Torkel
Swedner, Hugo Harry Rodney Harald

Honorary Doctor of Economy
Langholm, Odd

Honorary Doctors of Technology:
Cable, Michael
Kettunen, Jyrki Kullervo,
Villadsen, John Villads

Honorary Doctors of Philosophy (Education):
Lahdes, Erkki Lauri Kalervo

The 350th anniversary of Higher Education, Doctoral Conferment Ceremony for Honorary Doctors

Honorary Doctors of Philosophy:
Hans Majestät Konung Carl XVI Gustaf av Sverige
Granit, Arthur Ragnar
von Wright, Georg Henrik

Honorary Doctor of Theology:
Wiesel, Eliel

Honorary Doctor at the Faculty of Economy and Social Sciences:
Wold, Herman Ole Andreas

Honorary Doctor of Technology:
Ihamuotila, Veikko Artturi

Honorary Doctor of Philosophy (Education)
Bruun, Patrik Magnus

Joint Doctoral Conferment Ceremony

Honorary Doctors of Philosophy:
Allén, Sture
Baltscheffsky, Sture
Gräsbeck, Gottfrid Gustaf Unosson
Lindman, Björn Olof
Nilsson, John Martin
Salomaa, Arto Kustaa
Schildt, Gustaf Ernst Göran
Tallgren, Carl Olof Kristian
Virrankoski, Pentti Akseli

Honorary Doctors of Theology:
Klockars, Birgit
Strothmann, Werner
Träskman, Karl Gunnar

Honorary Doctors of Social Sciences:
Jakobsson, Max
Olsen, Johan Peder

Honorary Doctors of Economy
Näslund, Bertil
Paunio, Jouko

Honorary Doctors of Technology:
Asbjörnsen, Odd Andreas
Gullichsen, Johan Erik
Lindberg, Jarl Johan

Honorary Doctors of Philosophy (Education)
Cavonius, Gösta Edvin
Krogerus, Harry
Magne, Olof Ernst Fredrik

Doctoral Conferment Ceremony at the Faculty of Theology at Åbo Akademi University (60th anniversary)

Honorary Doctors:

Metropolitan Mihail
Ringgren, Helmer
Sundqvist, Alfons
Parvio, Martti

Conferment Ceremony for Honorary Doctor

Honorary Doctor of Philosophy:
Taxell, Lars Erik

Doctoral Conferment Ceremony

Honorary Doctors of Philosophy:
Atterling, Nils Hugo Daniel
Bergman, Erik Valdemar
Honko, Lauri Olavi
Jansson, Tove Marika
Norberg, Dag Ludvig
Palmgren, Pontus
Sandberg, Finn
Schantz von, Finn
Torvalds, Ole Torvald Elis

Honorary Doctors of Theology:
Haikola, Lauri Robert
Nyman, Bruno Waldemar
Surakka, Ari

Honorary Doctors of Social Sciences:
Allardt, Erik Anders
Schauman, Georg August, Henrik
Törnqvist, Leo Waldemar

Honorary Doctor of Economy
Koivisto, Mauno Henrik

Honorary Doctors of Technology:
Flood, Håkon
Honkasalo, Jorma Bruno
Raade, Tauno Uolevi

Jubilee Doctors:
Ekwall, Per
Hausen, Hans Magnus
Pehrman, Gunnar Edvard

Conferment Ceremony for Honorary Doctors at the School of Business at Åbo Akademi University (50th anniversary)

Honorary Doctors:

Grandell, Axel
Johnsen, Erik
Lassenius, Tor-Erik

Doctoral Conferment Ceremony at the Faculty of Theology at Åbo Akademi University (50th anniversary)

Honorary Doctors:

Andersén, Harald
Ewalds, Erik
Forsberg, John
Harjunpää, Toivo
Nikula, Sigrid
Thors, Carl-Erik

Joint Doctoral Conferment Ceremony

Honorary Doctors of Philosophy:
Donner, Heinrich Wolfgang
Howard, Leon
Järvi, Osmo Henrik
Jorpes, Johan Erik
Kekkonen, Urho Kaleva
Laxness, Halldór Kiljan
Lönnroth, Nils Erik Magnus
Möller, Christian
Ravila, Paavo Ilmari

Honorary Doctors of Theology:
Colliander, Tito
Stenwall (until 1923 Sulonen), Edvin

Honorary Doctors of Social Sciences:
Fagerholm, Karl-August
Nordström, Werner Edward

Honorary Doctors of Technology:
Hultin, Sven Olof
Nordman, Lars Sigurdsson
Sarlin, Johan Erik
Wrede, Kenneth Alexander

Doctoral Conferment Ceremony at the Faculty of Theology at Åbo Akademi University (40th anniversary)

Honorary Doctors:

Kinder, Ernst
Olsson, Herbert
Sundwall, Johannes
Viderø, Finn

Conferment Ceremony at the Faculty of Chemistry and Technology at Åbo Akademi University

Honorary Doctors:

Malm, Carl Johan
Serlachius, Erik R
Terjesen, Sven G

Conferment Ceremony for Honorary Doctors at the School of Business at Åbo Akademi University

Honorary Doctors:

Qvist, Walter
Rettig von, Hans
Törngren, Ralf

Doctoral Conferment Ceremony at the Faculty of Theology at Åbo Akademi University

Honorary Doctors:

Bring, Ragnar
Sentzke, Geert

Joint Conferment Ceremony, Master’s and Dcotor’s degrees

Honorary Doctors of Philosophy:
Andersson, Amos
Brethius, Axel
Cornell, Henrik
Grönblom, Berndt
Tegengren, Jacob
Åkerblom, Kristian Wilhelm

Honorary Doctor of Theology:
Eidem, Erling

Honorary Doctor of Social Sciences:
Montgomery, Arthur

Honorary Doctors of Technology:
Lindroos, Johan Theodor
Sarlin, Emil

Doctoral Conferment Ceremony

Honorary Doctors of Philosophy:
Holmberg, Eric
Montell, Justus

Doctoral Conferment Ceremony at the Faculty of Theology at Åbo Akademi University (10th anniversary)

Honorary Doctors:

Bohlin, Torsten
Brilioth, Yngve
Grönstrand, Theodor
Lindblom, Johannes
Takolander, Alfons
Wrede, Rabbe