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Academic dress for Växjö University

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	The gown is worn by the Rector, Vice Rector, Deans, Professors, Professors Emeriti and Promotors on feast days. The gown for Rector, Vice Rector and Deans has a facing in the red colour of Växjö University. Promotors have an épitoge of doupioni silk in the faculty colour - blue for arts and letters, green for mathematics, sciences and technology. The gown is made of black bourette silk with a red lining.
		From the celebration in Febr 2003. Promotor for the faculty of Arts and letters	The back is cut to represent the double towers of the Växjö cathedral.
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