Conferring 2025

Department of Entrepreneurship:

BA (Hons) in Digital Marketing
BBus (Hons) in Business Management
BBus (Hons) in Digital Marketing + Sales
BBus (Hons) in Entrepreneurship
BBus in Applied Entrepreneurship
Higher Diploma in Business in Digital Content Creation
MBus in Cultural Event Management
MBus in Equality, Diversity + Inclusion
PG Dip in Business in Circular Economy Entrepreneurship
PG Dip in Business in Cultural Event Management
PG Dip in Business in Digital Entrepreneurship
PG Dip in Business in Equality, Diversity + Inclusion
PG Dip in Digital Entrepreneurship

Department of Humanities + Arts Management:

BA (Hons) in Arts Management
BA (Hons) in English + Equality Studies
BA (Hons) in New Media Studies

Department of Film + Media:

BA in Film + Media – Animation
BA (Hons) in Animation
BA (Hons) in Film
BA Film & Media – Photography
BA (Hons) in Photography + Visual Media
BA (Hons) in Television
MA in 3D Animation
MA in Filmmaking (Kinoeyes)

Department of Design + Visual Arts:

BA in Design + Visual Arts – Art
BA (Hons) in Art
BA in Design + Visual Arts – Design for Film
BA (Hons) in Design for Film
BA in Design + Graphic Arts – Graphic Design
BA (Hons) in Graphic Design

Department of Technology + Psychology:

BA in Film + Media – Creative Music Production
BA (Hons) in Creative Music Production
BSc in Creative Computing
BSc (Hons) in Creative Computing
BSc in Applied Psychology
BSc (Hons) in Applied Psychology
MSc in Cyberpsychology
MSc in User Experience Design

Invitations have been issued to eligible graduands for their applicable conferring ceremony.  The invitations are issued by email to graduands via their NCI student email address, and the personal email address we have on file.  If you have not received your invitation email, we suggest you:

• check your spam/junk folder
• check if you have received an email in relation to outstanding fees
• if you still cannot locate your invitation email, contact the Conferring team on conferring@iadt.ie, and include your student ID and programme name.

Your invitation email will include information and a link to your Conferring Registration Form, which you must complete by 12:00 noon on Friday 3 October.

If you are unable to attend in person, you will be conferred in absentia.

You must complete the registration form (refer to your invitation email) so we know that you won’t be in attendance, and can issue you with your parchment later.  You will have an opportunity to let us know how you will be able to receive your parchment following the conferring date.

Please note that, if you have fees outstanding, you will not be able to attend the Conferring ceremony.  You will be contacted separately on this matter.  Please ensure that any outstanding fees are paid, in full, by 12.00 Noon on Friday 24 October 2025 at the latest. Do note that we cannot process fees on the day of the conferring.

You are welcome to bring a maximum of two guests to IADT for your ceremony. This limit is due to the number of attendees, room capacity, and health and safety considerations. Unfortunately, we are unable to accommodate additional guests.

You will be issued your guest tickets when you arrive and register with the conferring team in the RDS on the day.

The IADT Conferring Ceremony will take place on Friday October 31 2025 at the RDS, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4.

Detailed information on how to get to the RDS, including parking, can be found at: Getting to the RDS

Your ceremony will be held in the Concert Hall – you will enter via the Anglesea Road Entrance into the Registration Room and then on to Gowning and Photography.

You are required to be registered and robed one hour prior to the ceremony.  We advise that you arrive 1.5 hours before the start time of the ceremony in order to park, register etc.  At registration, you’ll also be issued with a seat number ticket which you should keep safely with you.

The approximate duration of the conferring ceremony itself is usually between 1 – 1.5 hours, but it depends on the number of programmes and graduands at each one.

The ceremony will be organised as follows:

• Ensure you complete the conferring registration form by 12:00 noon, Friday 3 October at the latest. (Refer to your invitation email for the form)
• You should arrive at the RDS at least 1.5 hours before the start of the ceremony
• On arrival, you will be directed to register with the conferring team. (There will be signage and staff there to direct you to where you need to go)
• Following registration (where you will receive your guest tickets and seat number), you will then be directed to the gowning space where you will gown
• If you are having your photos taken by the official photographer, it is recommended you do this before the ceremony
• All graduands and guests must be seated in the ceremony room at least 10 minutes before the start of the ceremony
• At the start of the ceremony, the IADT President, Registrar (or his nominee) and Heads of Department will enter the room and take their seats on the stage
• Each graduand will be awarded their parchment by the President/Registrar
• A member of the conferring team will organise you in a row, ready to move to the front of the room to accept your parchment from the President when your name is called
• When the ceremony concludes, you should leave the room.  Tea and coffee will be served to graduates and their guests
• Please return your gown to the gowning room before you leave to continue your celebrations offsite

All graduands must wear a gown during the ceremony.  They may also wear a cap if they wish, it is entirely their choice.  All graduates must pre-book robes with the official robe-makers, Phelan Conan Limited before Midnight on Sunday 26 October 2025. Robes may be pre-booked on-line at www.phelanconan.com . The pre-paid hire fee is €40 or pay-on-the-day hire fee is €45. The pay-on-the-day hire fee can be made by scanning our QR code on the day, cash will not be accepted.

Due to the implementation of a personal 3D secure password during the credit card payment process on www.phelanconan.com, Phelan Conan Ltd staff are no longer able to take bookings over the phone. This has been created to protect your online payments and if you don’t already have a 3D secure password you can activate it by following the simple instructions during the booking process.  If you experience any further problems with 3D secure process, please contact your bank.

Robes can be collected on the day at the times listed below from Concert Hall 6, RDS, Dublin 4

• Friday 31 October between 8.00 am – 9.45 am for those attending the 10.00 am ceremony
• Friday 31 October between 10.30 am – 12.45 pm for those attending the 1.00 pm ceremony
• Friday 31 October between 1.30 pm – 3.45 pm for those attending the 4.00 pm ceremony

If you do not see IADT listed on the Phelan Conan Limited yet, check back again soon.  

*Note – all hire and payments for gowns and photography are via the respective companies and not IADT directly

Lafayette Photography is the official photographer for your conferring. It is advisable to book and pre-pay your photography in advance at www.lafayette.ie.  Payments on the day must be made by debit/credit card only.  The photography studios at the RDS will be open two hours before the ceremony. You can have your photos taken before (scrolls are provided for this purpose) or after the ceremony.

*Note – all hire and payments for gowns and photography are via the respective companies and not IADT directly

Tea/coffee + biscuits will be served at the end of the ceremony outside the conferring space.

Photography and filming will be taking place throughout the event. These images and recordings may be used by IADT to promote its activities and could be shared on the Institute’s website, as well as with the press and other media outlets for publication, transmission, or broadcast.

If you prefer not to be included in any photographs or recordings, we kindly ask that you avoid areas where photography and filming are taking place.

If you have any other queries, please contact us at conferring@iadt.ie

(Please include your IADT Student Number in any correspondence with us to help us speed up our response)

We hope you have a relaxed and memorable day!

The IADT Conferring Team,
Academic + Student Affairs