Graduation Ceremony

Registration 

Laurea’s graduation ceremonies will be held in four parts at the Leppävaara campus on 12.-13.12.2024. The Graduation ceremony will honor all students graduating in December 2024, as well as those who have completed their studies since the previous Graduation ceremony. The celebration will be held in the Timo Auditorium on campus, and after the event, a non-alcoholic congratulatory toast will be served to the graduates and their guests.

Participation in the celebration requires pre-registration from the graduates. Registration ends on December 8th at 23.59. The registration link has been published on the student intranet and in the outgoing email message sent to students who have submitted their graduation notification. If you are graduating but haven’t yet submitted your graduation notification, you can still register for the ceremony. Each graduating student can invite two guests to the ceremony.

The ceremonies are organized by degree programs 

Graduation ceremonies will be held in four parts, celebrations 1 and 2 held on Thursday, December 12th, and celebrations 3 and 4 held on Friday, December 13th. The ceremonies are organized by degree programs, please see below:

The graduation celebrations can also be watched on Laurea’s YouTube channel.

Dress rehearsal & gowns

The dress rehearsal is mandatory for all graduating students participating in the ceremony. During the rehearsal, the event proceedings will be reviewed, and the arriving graduates will be alphabetized.

Graduates will receive Laurea gowns and Laurea graduation caps upon arriving on campus on the day of the celebration. The gown is on loan to the student for the duration of the event and must be returned afterward, but the graduation cap is theirs to keep. The gowns and caps are free of charge for the students. Please notice that we don't send the graduation caps by post and the caps can't be picked from the campuses.

Arriving at the Leppävaara campus 

Due to limited venue capacity, up to two guests per graduate are kindly requested to arrive at earliest half an hour before the ceremony starts. Guests will be invited to the auditorium after the dress up rehearsal, approximately 15 minutes before the start of the ceremony.

The campus is located in Espoo, with excellent public transportation connections, at Vanha Maantie 9, 02650 Espoo. More information about directions and parking from Laurea’s website.