South East Technological University Waterford is holding its first Conferring of Academic Awards ceremony for level 6 ,7, 9 and 10 graduands on Wednesday, 11 January 2023.
Graduands from across Ireland and from around the world will be conferred at the university's sports arena in Carriganore.
Live stream
Conferring schedule
There are three conferring ceremonies on the Waterford campus: 10.00am, 1.00pm and 4.15pm. To find your exact ceremony time, please look at the conferring schedule below.
SETU Waterford conferring of awards ceremony schedule
Important information for graduates
It is strongly advised that graduates aim to be at the SETU Arena 90 minutes before each ceremony.
Graduates must register in the assigned room in SETU Arena not later than 60 minutes before the ceremony. You will be required to remain in your registration area and will be led in procession to the Conferring Hall.
All graduates are required to present themselves in academic robes at the ceremony. Dress attire should be appropriate to the occasion e.g. formal business attire. Please see robe booking information below.
Important information for guests
Each graduate may invite two guests only to be present in the Conferring Hall at the SETU Arena. Entry to the ceremony is strictly by ticket only.
To ensure seating, guests are advised that they should present themselves at the Conferring Hall at least 30 minutes prior to the scheduled start of the ceremony. Please note that the enclosed ticket is not transferable and, therefore, may only be used by your guests.
Live stream
The event will be recorded and there will also be a live stream available to view for any guests who cannot make it on the day. Details of the live stream will be available on our website www.setu.ie
Robes
All graduates must pre-book robes with the official robe-makers, Armstrong & Oxford, by Sunday, 8 January 2023. Robes may be pre-booked on line at Armstrong & Oxford www.armstrongandoxford.com/gowning/studentgownbook
Please collect your robe on Tuesday, 10 January 2023 between 4.00pm and 7.00pm in the SETU Arena. If this is not possible, please come to the SETU Arena at least 90 minutes in advance of your conferring ceremony to allow Armstrong & Oxford staff to advise you on correct size and fitting.
Photography
Lafayette Photography are the official photographers for the ceremony and their services can be booked online on the Lafayette website www.lafayette.ie. Pre-Booking is strongly recommended.
Accessibility
If you or any of your guests have accessibility requirements for the ceremony please advise Ms. Margaret Maher at [email protected] in advance of the ceremony.