Installation Ceremony/Inauguration of new Professors
Karolinska Institutet organizes every fall an Installation Ceremony where new professors at KI are installed and presented and academic prizes and medals are awarded.
The Installation Ceremony is an academic ceremony that aims to both welcome the new professors into the university’s academic community and to highlight their field of research to colleagues and the public. By tradition, an installation ceremony also includes some form of teaching, which is why an inaugural lecture is given by one of the new professors.
The installation of professors has its roots dating back to the Middle Ages. The word installation comes from the ecclesiastical term ‘stallum,’ which was the seat in the choir that a member of the cathedral chapter received upon taking office.
Installation Ceremony October 9, 2025
Ceremony in Aula Medica, KI campus Solna, from 5:00 pm to approx 7:00 pm.
During the ceremony the professors newly appointed to a permanent position at KI will be installed according to academic tradition. Adjunct and visiting professors will be presented and welcomed. A number of awards will be presented as well as Karolinska Institutet’s silver medals.
A reception will follow the ceremony.
The event is only for invited guests, but anyone may follow the live broadcast of the ceremony through the link below
Broadcasting
Invitation
In July, an invitation will be sent to professors appointed to a permanent position as professor at KI until 1 July 2025.
Guests
Each Professor can invite up to four (4) guests.
Dress code for new professors who will attend the ceremony
New professors will be wearing doctoral hat and KI gown during the whole ceremony. Hats and gowns can be borrowed from KI, Unit for academic ceremonies.
Dress code for guests at the Installation ceremony
Dark suit.
Rehearsal
A mandatory rehearsal will take place at Aula Medica the same day of the Installation ceremony.
Entrance tickets
Entrance tickets will be emailed approximately one week before the event.
Invitation
In July, an invitation will be sent to adjunct professors and new visiting professors who have been appointed up to and including 1 July 2025.
Guests
Each Professor can invite up to four (4) guests.
Dress code
Dark suit.
Entrance tickets
Entrance tickets will be emailed approximately one week before the event.
Invitation
An invitation will be sent in August to prize recipients and medalists.
Guests
Each prize recipient can invite up to four (4) guests.
Dress code for you and your guests
Dark suit
Entrance tickets
Entrance tickets will be emailed approximately one week before the event.