Timetable for graduation
In the timetable below, you can see by when you need to submit your Master's thesis in order to graduate on a certain graduation date. You should apply for the degree certificate at least three weeks prior to the graduation date. The graduation dates are the same for master's and doctoral degrees. Please note that we cannot allow anyone to differ from these dates and that your thesis supervisor does not have the power to alter these deadlines. If your thesis is submitted later than the inital deadline then your thesis will not be handled nor discussed until the next upcoming Education Council's meeting. Please read the information below the timetable about the graduation ceremonies.
Please observe that the timetable has been updated 27 March due to the new Education Council's meeting schedule. If you are planning to graduate in the end of the summer 2019, please read the section about the graduation date 31 July carefully (further down on this page).
Timetable 2019 - Bachelor's, Master's students and Doctoral students
| Submit of Master Thesis | Apply for Degree Certificate | Education Council meeting | Official Graduation Date | Graduation Ceremony | The Degree certificate can be picked up at the Student Service in Hki from 10 AM / Office of Study Affairs in Vaasa by appointment in advance |
| Mon 31.12 2018 | Fri 25.1 | Wed 6.2 | Mon 25.2 |
Mon 25.2 in Helsinki Fri 1.3 in Vaasa |
Tue 26.2 |
| Wed 6.2 | Thu 28.2 | Wed 5.3 | Mon 25.3 | Mon 25.3 | |
| Wed 13.3 | Thu 4.4 | Tue 9.4 | Mon 29.4 | Mon 29.4 | |
| Tue 9.4 | Thu 2.5 | Wed 8.5 | Mon 27.5 | Mon 27.5 | |
| Mon 6.5 | Thu 30.5 | Mon 10.6 | Wed 26.6 | Wed 26.6 16:00 | Thu 27.6 |
| Wed 31.7 | Wed 31.7 | Mon 2.9 |
31.7* OR 19.9 (Master's & Doctors)
31.7* OR 26.9 (Bachelor's) |
Thu 19.9
Thu 26.9 |
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| Sat 31.8 | Thu 26.9 | Tue 1.10 | Mon 21.10 | Mon 21.10 | |
| Mon 30.9 | Thu 31.10 | Mon 4.11 | Mon 18.11 | Mon 18.11 | |
| Thu 31.10 | Thu 28.11 | Mon 2.12 | Wed 18.12 | Wed 18.12 16:00 | Thu 19.12 |
| Tue 31.12 | Tue 31.12 | End of Jan/Beg. of Feb | 31.12 or end of Feb | ~End of February 2020 |
*Information about the official graduation date 31 December 2019 (Information for Bachelor’s is found on the Swedish site)
In order to graduate the 31 December 2019, please hand in the electronic application for degree certificate no later than 31 December 2019 provided that you have handed in your thesis and completed all other studies (except for the maturity exam). In this case, the official graduation date will be 31 December, but the degree certificate will be handed out 27 February 2020.
The master’s thesis doesn’t need to be officially approved by the Education Council but you must have officially submitted the final version of the thesis no later than on 31 December. The maturity exam must be completed no later than in the middle of January. If you apply for the degree certificate by 31 December but you hand in an assignment or write a course exam in January, your official graduation date will be 27 February instead of 31 December, and in this case, you must register as present for the spring term. Everyone who has applied for their degree certificate by 31 December 2019 receive their degree certificates no sooner than 27 February.
Only in special cases we can hand out preliminary degree certificates with official graduation date 31 December before 27 February. Special cases are for instance if you have been conditionally admitted to a university degree education beginning in spring 2020. In cases like this, please contact studycounsellor-hki@hanken.fi no later than 15 November 2019 to go over all the details: studycounsellor-hki@hanken.fi (Helsinki) or studycounsellor-vaasa@hanken.fi (Vaasa).
Timetable 2020 - Master's degree
| Submit of Master Thesis | Apply for Degree Certificate | Education Council meeting | Official Graduation Date | Graduation Ceremony | The Degree certificate can be picked up at the Student Service in Hki from 10 AM / Office of Study Affairs in Vaasa by appointment in advance |
| Tue 31.12.2019 | Tue 31.12 | Tue 2.1-Mon 10.2 | Tue 31.12* | Thu 27.2 | |
| Tue 31.12 | Thu 30.1 | Thu 27.2 | Thu 27.2 | ||
| Fri 31.1 | Thu 27.2 | Tue 2.2-Mon 9.3 | Thu 26.3 | Thu 26.3 |
The timetable will be updated soon
*Information about the official graduation date 31 December 2019
In order to graduate the 31 December 2019, please hand in the electronic application for degree certificate no later than 31 December 2019 provided that you have handed in your thesis and completed all other studies (except for the maturity exam). In this case, the official graduation date will be 31 December, but the degree certificate will be handed out 27 February 2020.
The master’s thesis doesn’t need to be officially approved by the Education Council but you must have officially submitted the final version of the thesis no later than on 31 December. The maturity exam must be completed no later than in the middle of January. If you apply for the degree certificate by 31 December but you hand in an assignment or write a course exam in January, your official graduation date will be 27 February instead of 31 December, and in this case, you must register as present for the spring term. Everyone who has applied for their degree certificate by 31 December 2019 receive their degree certificates no sooner than 27 February.
Only in special cases we can hand out preliminary degree certificates with official graduation date 31 December before 27 February. Special cases are for instance if you have been conditionally admitted to a university degree education beginning in spring 2020. In cases like this, please contact studycounsellor-hki@hanken.fi no later than 15 November 2019 to go over all the details: studycounsellor-hki@hanken.fi (Helsinki) or studycounsellor-vaasa@hanken.fi (Vaasa).
Timetable 2020 - Doctor's degree
| Apply for Degree Certificate | Official Graduation Date | Graduation Ceremony | The Degree certificate can be picked up at the Student Service in Hki from 10 AM / Office of Study Affairs in Vaasa by appointment in advance |
| Tue 31.12.2019 | Tue 31.12* | Thu 27.2 | |
| Tue 30.1 | Thu 27.2 | Thu 27.2 | |
| Thu 27.2 | Thu 26.3 | Thu 26.3 |
The timetable will be updated soon
*Information about the official graduation date 31 December 2019
In order to graduate the 31 December 2019, please hand in the electronic application for degree certificate no later than 31 December 2019 provided that you have handed in your thesis and completed all other studies (except for the maturity exam). In this case, the official graduation date will be 31 December, but the degree certificate will be handed out 27 February 2020.
The master’s thesis doesn’t need to be officially approved by the Education Council but you must have officially submitted the final version of the thesis no later than on 31 December. The maturity exam must be completed no later than in the middle of January. If you apply for the degree certificate by 31 December but you hand in an assignment or write a course exam in January, your official graduation date will be 27 February instead of 31 December, and in this case, you must register as present for the spring term. Everyone who has applied for their degree certificate by 31 December 2019 receive their degree certificates no sooner than 27 February.
Only in special cases we can hand out preliminary degree certificates with official graduation date 31 December before 27 February. Special cases are for instance if you have been conditionally admitted to a university degree education beginning in spring 2020. In cases like this, please contact studycounsellor-hki@hanken.fi no later than 15 November 2019 to go over all the details: studycounsellor-hki@hanken.fi (Helsinki) or studycounsellor-vaasa@hanken.fi (Vaasa).
Graduation ceremonies
If there is no official degree ceremony on your graduation day, you can collect your degree certificate from the Student Service if you’re a Helsinki student and from the Study Office in Vaasa. However, if you wish to participate in the next official degree ceremony. In this case please register your attendance (invitation and instructions will be sent to your e-mail) and hand in your degree certificate by the latest a week before to the Student Sevice (Helsinki)/Study Office (Vaasa).
The Solemn Conferment of Master’s Degrees is arranged in November each year in Helsinki. All students from both campuses that have been awarded the Master’s Degree during the year are invited. Read more about the festivities here: https://www.hanken.fi/en/students/study-practicalities/completion-studies-and-graduation/graduation-festivities
Please address questions about the graduation dates or the degree ceremonies to studycounsellor-hki@hanken.fi or studycounsellor-vaasa@hanken.fi.