The attire of participants plays an important role on this dignified occasion. One’s attire in the conferment ceremony indicates that one belongs to a certain group, such as the promovendi and their companions, or guests. It is also indicative of the nature of the occasion. Therefore, the university has a detailed dress code for both the promovendi and guests.
The dress code for the various conferment events is available in this pdf file.
Hat and sword
Each young doctor acquires his or her own hat for the conferment. LUT’s doctoral hat is black and is adorned with a golden lyre. The hat is made to measure.
Hat manufacturers are prepared to visit the campus to take measurements for doctoral hats for large groups at a time. Young doctors, please organise a measurement event together.
Suppliers of hats:
E.R. Wahlman Oy
Laila Karttunen-Airas
Sofiankatu 5
00170 Helsinki
Tel. + 358 9 634 313
www.wahlman.fi
Memmu Lankila
Itäinen Teatterikuja 5
00100 Helsinki
Tel. + 358 400 633 799
www.tohtorinhattu.eu
www.elisanet.fi/memmu.lankila
Ab Melanders Hattfabrik Oy
Nilsiänkatu 10-14b
00510 Helsinki
Tel. +358 400 485 536 Lea Melander
E-mail: info@melandershattfabrik.fi
www.melandershattfabrik.fi
Eila Ikäheimonen
Pirttiseläntie 442
58920 Kolkontaipale (Rantasalmi)
Tel. + 358 500 455 936
eila.ikaheimonen (at) luukku.com
At LUT, young doctors of business administration and philosophy acquire also a sword. E.R. Wahlman Oy supplies also swords. You can order swords also from Kultakello Oy (Lappeenranta and Helsinki). They must be ordered here by April 23rd, 2012.
If you wish to have your sword engraved, the inscription will also include the conferment date 8.6.2012. If you choose not to have it engraved, you must make sure your name is displayed on it by other means.
Kultakello Oy
Hanna Kytösalmi, Kristiina Kotisalo
Valtakatu 36
53100 Lappeenranta
Tel. +358 5 415 3500
kultakello (at) timanttiset.fi
The sword must not be a military sword.
Costs
The university offers the young doctors and their companions the sword sharpening ceremony and dinner.
The promovendi themselves are responsible for other costs, such as the acquisition of the doctoral hat, lyre and sword (doctors in business administration and philosophy), accommodation, etc.