Graduation celebration for undergraduate programmes
Karolinska Institutet organizes, twice a year, graduation ceremonies for students graduating from undergraduate programmes.
Graduation Ceremonies
Friday, June 6, 2025
The ceremonies will be held at Aula Medica, KI Campus, Nobels väg 6, Solna
The Study Programmes are divided among the three ceremonies as follows:
Ceremony 9:30 am
- Occupational Therapy programme
- Biomedical Laboratory Science programme
- Physiotherapy programme
- Nursing programme (incl. distance learning)
Ceremony 1:30 pm
- Speech-Language Pathology programme
- Optometry programme
- Psychology programme
- Dental Hygiene programme
- Dentistry programme
Ceremony 5:00 pm
- Audiology programme
- Biomedicine programme (bachelor)
- Medicine programme
- Radiography programme
The ceremonies will be streamed
Follow here the ceremony on June 6
The ceremony
The graduation ceremony is a solemn closing ceremony for all students graduating from the undergraduate programmes at KI.
One hour before the ceremony starts, the students participate in a dress rehearsal (mandatory) where they are shown how it will be done. When the ceremony starts, the students march in together and are led to their reserved seats labelled with their name, in the lower part of the auditorium and sit with their fellow students.
During the ceremony, students go up on stage in groups and receive an envelope from the President's hand containing a congratulatory greeting (not a diploma), then a group photo is taken when the whole programme has gathered on stage (a link for ordering the photo is sent out within a week of the ceremony). The students then return to their seats. The graduates and their guests will listen to speeches from the President, the Vice President for Higher Education and the Programme Directors and there will be music entertainment.
The ceremony lasts approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes
Invitation to the ceremony
Invitations are sent out by email in April and November. Students register via the link in the invitation.
Graduation Party
Saturday, June 7
KI and the student's unions organize a party with three-course dinner, entertainment and dance at Berns. The party is only for invited studentes who have purchased a ticket for the party.
Graduation After Party
Saturday, June 7
Medicinska Föreningen (MF) organizes an After Party in its premises. Graduating students are welcome and for those participating at the party at Berns there will be buses taking the students to Campus Solna.
More information about the Party and After Party will come with the invitation.
Practical information
Dress rehearsal
The student's dress rehearsal starts one hour before the ceremony starts. It is important to be there on time!
Envelope with greetings
The envelope handed out at the ceremony contains a greeting from the President. It is not the degree certificate, which is now issued digitally and which the student must apply for in Ladok. If the student is unable to attend, the student can contact Academic Ceremonies to have the greeting card sent home.
Guests
Students can register up to three guests. The guests are let in 30 minutes before the ceremony begins and take their seats in the upper part of the hall (free seating).
Dress code
The dress code is smart casual
Cloakroom
There is a manned cloakroom in Aula Medica for students only. Guests bring their outerwear into the lecture hall.
Bags
All visitors to events in the Aula Medica are allowed to bring bags with a maximum size of 21x30 cm (A4 format).
How to get to Aula Medica
You can reach Aula Medica by bus, commuter train, subway, or car. Odenplan is the nearest commuter train station, and ST: Eriksplan is the nearest subway station.
Bus lines 3, 506, 507, 6, 72, and 77 stop near Aula Medica. The nearest bus stops are Karolinska Institutet Biomedicum or Karolinska Sjukhuset Eugeniavägen.