Honorary Doctors at Halmstad University
An Honorary Doctorate is a way for the University to show appreciation of someone’s outstanding achievements for the University. Halmstad University has appointed nine Honorary Doctors so far.
Jörgen Persson, former professional table tennis player, was conferred as Honorary Doctor at Halmstad University's Academic Ceremony on November 16, 2018. Photo: Anders Andersson
Honorary Doctors
At Halmstad University, the honorary doctorate is a way of expressing gratitude towards a person’s significant achievements within one of the University’s research education areas: Information Technology, Innovation Sciences or Health and Lifestyle.
At the Academic Ceremony an honorary doctor is conferred and given three objects – insigna – as proof of his or her doctoral worthiness. A doctoral hat, that symbolises freedom and power; a doctoral ring, to show faithfulness towards science and a diploma for worthiness.
Halmstad University’s Honorary Doctors
2023
- Carl Bennet, Innovation Sciences
- Sarah Pink, Information Technology (Conferred in 2024)
2022
- Lennart Andrén, Innovation Sciences
2020
- Bertil Allard, Innovation Sciences
2017
- Jörgen Persson, Health and Lifestyle (Conferred in 2018)
- Gun-Britt Lydén, Health and Lifestyle
2013
- Maj-Britt Sandlund, Health and Lifestyle
2011
- Jan Einar Blomquist, Innovation Sciences
- Nicolas Hassbjer, Information Technology
