Honorary doctors 2022

The title of Honorary Doctor is the highest recognition that a university can award. In 2022, the new Tampere University invited persons from Finland and abroad to accept honorary doctorates in recognition of excellence in fields represented at the University and other exceptional scientific, artistic or social merits. In the invitations of Honorary Doctors to the new University’s first doctoral conferment, the focus was also on work conducted at the interfaces of scientific disciplines.

The 14 honorary doctors, who were invited by the University jointly, are in alphabetical order :

 

Ana Claudia Arias, Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, United States

In recognition of contributions to research and innovation in the field of printed, thin-film and wearable electronics

 

Ban Ki-moon, Chairman of Ban Ki-moon Foundation for a Better Future, Secretary-General of the United Nations 2007–2016

In recognition of work in pursuing peace, promoting human rights, and advancing UN Sustainable Development Goals

 

Chun Wei Choo, Professor at the Faculty of Information, University of Toronto, Canada

In recognition of the study of the relationship between information system science and knowledge management

 

Bernard Cova, Senior Professor of Marketing, Kedge Business School, France

In recognition of the study of consumer communities and interaction between businesses, and of combining academic research with strong stakeholder interaction

 

Klaske Havik, Professor at the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands

In recognition of the study of architectural writing and of texts on architecture and urban planning

 

Rauno Ihalainen, Hospital Counsellor, Director of Pirkanmaa Hospital District 1995–2019

In recognition of promoting scientific research and education and developing cooperation between the Pirkanmaa Hospital District and Tampere University

 

Timothy Ingold, Professor Emeritus of Social Anthropology, University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom

In recognition of work on circumpolar regions and scholarship on exploring the relations between human beings, their skilled practices, and the environments they inhabit

 

Jarmo Kekäläinen, General Manager, Columbus Blue Jackets, United States

In recognition of merits in international sports management

 

Elina Knihtilä, actor, Professor of Acting, Theatre Academy, Uniarts Helsinki

In recognition of merits in the development of Finnish actor’s art and feminist artist pedagogy

 

Risto Käkelä, teollisuusneuvos, founder of Avant Tecno Oy

In recognition of achievements in developing a family-owned mechanical engineering company into a world leader in its field and for contributions to research and product development

 

Mari Pantsar, Director, Sustainability Solutions, Sitra

In recognition of achievements as a national and international promoter and debater of the circular economy and environmental sustainability

 

Ann Phoenix, Professor of Psychosocial Studies, Institute of Education at University College London, United Kingdom

In recognition of contributions to the research fields of family relations, youth and gender research, transnationality, migration and racialisation as well as theoretical and methodological innovations in these and other fields

 

Kimmo Pietiläinen, non-fiction writer, translator and publisher, founder of Terra Cognita Oy

In recognition of work in non-fiction translation and publishing in the fields of science, technology, mathematics, and philosophy

 

E.M.J. (Sabeth) Verpoorte, Professor at Research Institute of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, the Netherlands

In recognition of work on lab-on-a-chip and organ-on-a-chip research as well as of long-standing interdisciplinary collaboration