This page offers a general overview of the history of conferment ceremonies while also shedding light specifically on this tradition in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Helsinki. With some ...

The University of Helsinki’s conferment ceremonies are time-honoured celebrations of new master’s and doctoral graduates over several days in the spring. Organising a conferment ceremony requires a ...

The passing of Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, has put on ice the conferment ceremony of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila as the 'Aare Baasofin of Yorubaland ...

Although most prominently known for his 13-season NBA career with the Los Angeles Lakers, Johnson has also made a name for himself by building communities through economic development. In 1987, he ...

In Finland, earning a PhD culminates in a historic, 17th-century tradition where doctoral graduates are awarded a custom-fitted black silk top hat and a ceremonial sword. These items are formally ...