New Honorary Doctors and Professors at Jönköping University to give inaugural lectures

On 25 September, the Jönköping University Academic Ceremony will take place. At the ceremony, 26 PhDs and four honorary doctors will be conferred, and seven professors will be installed.

The inauguration of full professors and conferment of PhDs takes place every 18 months at Jönköping University. In connection, the newly installed professors and honorary doctors will give lectures.

This year the Academic Ceremony will take place on 25 September between 14:00 - 16:00 and the inaugural lectures will be held on the 23 and 24 September. The inaugural lectures and the academic ceremony will be livestreamed.

Lectures 23 September

The Thursday public lectures will be given by those professors who will be inaugurated at the Academic Ceremony as well as the winners of the Pedagogical Prize and Per Risberg Memorial Fund Scholarship. The moderator for the Thursday public lectures is Professor Charlotta Mellander from Jönköping International Business School.

Lectures 24 September

The Friday public lectures will be given by JU's newly appointed honorary doctors. The moderator for the Friday public lectures will be Ulli Samuelsson, Associate Dean of Education at the School of Education and Communication.

More information about the Academic Ceremony and link to the lectures