TUT has a tradition of conferring honorary doctorates upon individuals both from Finland and abroad who have demonstrated outstanding achievements in the fields represented at the University and with whom the University enjoys close collaboration or in recognition of other extraordinary contributions to science, art or society.
Eight honorary doctorates will be conferred at the University’s eighth conferment ceremony:
Professor Gerhard Fettweis, Technical University Dresden, Mobile Communications Systems, Germany
Professor Amos Gilat, Ohio State University, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, USA
Professor Yongxiang Lu, President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Professor Karl Öiger, Tallinn University of Technology, Timber and Plastic Structures, Estonia
Vuorineuvos (Finnish honorary title) Ole Johansson, Chairman of the Confederation of Finnish Technology Industries EK
Mayor Timo P. Nieminen, City of Tampere
Teollisuusneuvos (Finnish honorary title) Paula Nybergh, Ministry of Employment and the Economy
Professor Riitta Suuronen, University of Tampere, Tissue Engineering