The University's Annual Celebration includes the conferment of the 2020 Honorary Doctorates, presentations of University Awards and His Majesty the King's Gold Medal, speeches and musical performances by university ensembles.
The ceremony is held in English. It is open to all, but pre-registration is required.
Programme
Rector's speech
Conferment of Honorary Doctoral Degrees
By Rector Svein St?len, Pro-Rector ?se Gornitzka and Deans of the eight faculties.
- Catherine Cornille, Faculty of Theology
- Johnny Herre and Nicola Lacey, Faculty of Law
- Patricia Greenhalgh and Carolyn Su Ping Lam, Faculty of Medicine
- Terence Cave and Nicola Dibben, Faculty of Humanities
- Elaine Cohen and Jan Skov Pedersen, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
- Yusuf Ismail Osman, Faculty of Dentistry
- Eliana La Ferrara and Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing, Faculty of Social Sciences
- Pamela Grossman, Faculty of Educational Sciences
- Leif Ove Andsnes and Hirut Woldemariam Teketel, Rectorate
Speech by Honorary Doctor Hirut Woldemariam Teketel
Presentation and awarding of the University Board's Awards
By Pro-Rector ?se Gornitzka and Rector Svein St?len
- Research award: Ludvig Magne Sollid, Faculty of Medicine
- Young researcher's award: Daniel Quintana, Faculty of Social Sciences
- Communications award: Sofie H?gest?l, Faculty of Law
- Education award: Sabrina Sartori, Marianne Zeyringer and Matylda N. Guzik, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
- Innovation award: Dag Wisland and Tor Sverre Lunde, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Presentation and awarding of H.M. His Majesty the King's Gold Medal
By Vice-Rector and Rector Svein St?len
- Ingvild Elise Bjerke, Faculty of Medicine
- Mala Katharina Loth, Faculty of Humanities
- H?vard Tveit Ihle, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
- Kristoffer Berg, Faculty of Social Sciences
Presentation and awarding of UiO's Sustainability Award for best Master's Thesis
By Vice-Rector Mette Halskov Hansen and Rector Svein St?len
- Laura Genet Marano, Centre for Development and the Environment
- Sindre Brennhagen, Faculty of Humanities
- Astrid Bragstad Gjelsvik, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Speech by leader of the Student Parliament Oline S?ther
Music by the university choir Kvindelige Studenters Sangforening and the University Symphony Orchestra