Professorial inauguration and doctoral degree conferment ceremony

At the University of Borås the professorial inauguration and doctoral degree conferment ceremony takes place annually in the beginning of May. This year the ceremony took place Friday, 5 May 2017.

During the ceremony the new professors are inaugurated. The doctoral degree conferment ceremony is a homage to the individuals who have reached the doctoral exam at the university.

Ceremony 2017

This year four new professors were inaugurated at the University of Borås.

• Roger Blomgren, Professor of Library and Information Science - Cultural Policies
• Delia Dumitrescu, Professor of Textile Design
• Gustaf Kastberg, Professor of Business Administration
• Fernando Seoane Martinez, Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Clare Johnston, the first honorary doctor at the university as well as five new doctors participated in the conferment ceremony:

• Johan Eklund, Doctor of Philosophy in Library and Information Science
• David Gunnarsson Lorentzen, Doctor of Philosophy in Library and Information Science
• Ulrik Martin Larsen, Doctor of Philosophy in Design – Fashion Design 
• Maria Lindh, Doctor of Philosophy in Library and Information Science
• Kehinde Olubukola Oluoti, Doctor of Philosophy in Resource Recovery - Energy Engineering