At the conferment ceremony, the doctors are presented with a doctoral hat as a symbol of academic freedom and – except for Doctors of Science in Technology or Architecture – the doctoral sword. The promovendi purchase their hats and swords by themselves.
The dress code of the Conferment Ceremony festivities is based on academic traditions.
Quotas have been reserved for participants of the Conferment of Doctoral Degrees from three hotels: Scandic Rosendahl, Radisson Blu Grand Hotel Tammer and Marriot Courtyard Tampere City.