An honorary doctorate is a title awarded by the university as a tribute to an especially accomplished person who does not necessarily have a doctoral degree. An honorary doctorate may be granted in order to attract top Finnish or international researchers or other highly accomplished persons into the university community.
In the Doctoral Conferment Ceremony, LUT will appoint honorary doctors; seven distinguished Finnish persons and eight distinguished international cooperation partners.
Honorary Doctors of Economics and Business Administration
Minister for European Affairs and Foreign Trade Alexander Stubb
M. Sc. (Econ. and Bus. Adm.), Individual Multicontributor Anssi Vanjoki
Professor Peter Buckley, University of Leeds
Honorary Doctors of Technology
Rector Vladimir Vasilev, National Research University of International Technologies, Mechanics and Optics (ITMO)
Professor Emeritus Algirdas Bargelis, Kaunas University of Technology
Professor Philip Cooke, Cardiff University
Chairman of the Board Ilkka Herlin, Cargotec Corporation
Chief Executive Officer Jouko Karvinen, Stora Enso Oyj
Professor Danica Kragic, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Professor Emeritus Markus Pessa, ORC Tampere University of Technology
Professor Emeritus Werner Schiehlen, University of Stuttgart
Chief Executive Officer Jarmo Tanhua, Teollisuuden Voima Oyj
Professor Josif Tukkel, Saint Petersburg State Polytechnic University
Chairman of the Board Timo Vartiainen, Flowrox Oy
Professor Emeritus Richard Wakeman, Consultant Chemical Engineering