Graduation ceremony at KTH

The graduation ceremony at KTH is an academic celebration in Stockholm City Hall where KTH celebrates students who have graduated. As a recent graduate, you can register for the diploma ceremony within three years of graduating.

The diplomas are presented by the KTH president or vice president. During the ceremony, you will also hear speeches by KTH's president or vice president and the president or vice president of THS. KTH's Academic Orchestra and Kongl. teknologkören performs music during the ceremony.

The graduation ceremony is open to newly graduated architects, masters of science in engineering, bachelors of science in engineering, master's degree holders and candidates from the bachelor's programmes.

Dates of ceremonies

Graduation ceremonies usually take place twice a year, at the end of May and mid-December.

17 and 18 December 2024
21 and 22 May 2025
16 and 17 December 2025

The date on which you can participate in the two-date events depend on the school to which your programme belongs.

December 2024
17 December: ABE and ITM
18 December: CBH, EECS and SCI
May 2025
21 May: CBH, EECS and SCI
22 May: ABE and ITM
December 2025
16 December: ABE and ITM
17 December: CBH, EECS and SCI

Programme	School
BSc Information and Communication Technology	EECS
Aerospace Engineering	SCI
Applied and Computational Mathematics	SCI
Architecture	ABE
Chemical Engineering for Energy and Environment	CBH
Civil and Architectural Engineering	ABE
Communication Systems	EECS
Computer Science	EECS
Computer Simulation for Science and Engineering	SCI
Cybersecurity	EECS
Decentralized Smart Energy Systems	ITM
Electric Power Engineering	EECS
Electromagnetics, Fusion and Space Engineering	EECS
Embedded Systems	EECS
Energy Innovation	EECS
Engineering Design	ITM
Engineering Materials Science	ITM
Engineering Mechanics	SCI
Engineering Physics	SCI
Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Infrastructure	ABE
Environomical Pathways for Sustainable Energy Systems	ITM
ICT Innovation	EECS
Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology	CBH
Industrial Engineering and Management	ITM
Industrial Management	ITM
Information and Network Engineering	EECS
Innovative Sustainable Energy Engineering	ITM
Innovative Technology for Healthy Living	CBH
Integrated Product Design	ITM
Interactive Media Technology	EECS
Machine Design	ITM
Machine Learning	EECS
Macromolecular Materials	CBH
Maritime Engineering	SCI
Mathematics	SCI
Mechatronics	ITM
Medical Biotechnology	CBH
Medical Engineering	CBH
Molecular Science and Engineering	CBH
Molecular Techniques in Life Science	CBH
Nanotechnology	EECS
Naval Architecture	SCI
Nuclear Energy Engineering	SCI
Production Engineering and Management	ITM
Project Management and Operational Development	ITM
Railway Engineering	SCI
Real Estate and Construction Management	ABE
Software Engineering of Distributed Systems	EECS
Sports Technology	CBH
Sustainable Digitalisation	EECS
Sustainable Energy Engineering	ITM
Sustainable Production Development	ITM
Sustainable Technology	ABE
Sustainable Urban Planning and Design	ABE
Systems, Control and Robotics	EECS
Tchnology-based Entrepreneurship	ITM
Technology, Work and Health	CBH
Transport and Geoinformation Technology	ABE
Transport, Mobility and Innovation	ABE
Vehicle Engineering	SCI

Five steps to the graduation ceremony

1. Have you applied for a degree?

You need to apply for your degree well in advance of the release of tickets for the ceremony (see step 4) in order for your application to be processed and your degree to be issued. Here you will find information on how to proceed.

Degree certificate – how and where to apply

Please note that if you have completed a bachelor's degree as part of a five-year engineering or architectural programme, you are eligible to participate in the graduation ceremony when your degree of master of science or degree of master of archtecture has been issued.

2. Have you received your degree certificate?

To register for the ceremony, you must have had your degree certificate issued. The degree certificate is issued digitally and sent to the e-mail address you have provided in Ladok.

3. Sign the inquiry

To be able to book tickets you must have signed the inquiry. Invitations are only sent to those who signed the inquiry.

In order to book tickets for the ceremony, you must be on the entry list. Invitations to the ticket release will only be sent to those who have registered on the list.

Sign the inquiry

4. Tickets are released and booking opens

There are a total of 300 tickets per ceremony available and it is first come, first served. As number of seats are limited and this is a popular ceremony, tickets are quickly booked. Once the ceremony is fully booked, the booking page will close. You will be able to invite three guests to the graduation ceremony.

Here are important dates regarding the upcoming ceremonies:

17 and 18 December 2024
The invitation will be sent on 28 October, the registration link will open on 29 October at 10 a.m and close 4 November. Your inquiry must be made by 27 October at the latest.

21 och 22 May 2025
The invitation will be sent on 14 April, the registration link will open on 15 April at 10 a.m. and close 20 April. Your inquiry must be made by 13 April at the latest.

16 and 17 December 2025
The invitation will be sent on 28 October, the registration link will open on 29 October at 10 a.m and close 4 November. Your inquiry must be made by 27 October at the latest.

If your degree is not issued in Ladok by the date the invitation is sent out, your registration will be deleted.

5. The graduation ceremony

Once you have booked a place for the ceremony, you first receive a preliminary confirmation.Your degree is then confirmed in Ladok and only then will you receive a final confirmation of your registration. About one week before the ceremony, you will receive an email with your tickets. It is important that you read all information sent to you.

The doors to the City Hall open at 16.20, the ceremony starts at 17.00 and it ends at 18.45. Only guests with tickets are welcome.

Awards given out during the graduation ceremony

At the ceremony in May the following awards are given out: Gunnar Wallquists study medal och Alum of the Year.

At the ceremony in December the following awards are given out: KTH's Pedagogical prize, The President's Equality and Diversity prize and Teacher of the year.