On June 19, Hainan University held its 2025 Postgraduate Graduation Ceremony and Conferral of Master’s and Doctoral Degrees at the Multi-functional Stadium. A total of 2,837 master's students and 186 doctoral students successfully completed their studies and are set to embark on new journeys in life.
Attending the ceremony were Luo Qingming, President of Hainan University, Chair of the Degree Committee, and Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with university leaders including Zhang Jiyou, Cao Bing, Gao Diangong, Qiu Xiguang, He Yong, Zhou Yonghua, Yue Wen, Han Shumei, Tan Yong, and Yang Zhixin. Vice President Liu Qian presided over the ceremony.
Hainan University holds the 2025 Postgraduate Graduation Ceremony and Degree Conferral
In his keynote address titled “Confidence at the Forefront of Free Trade: Sailing Towards New Horizons in Research”, President Luo praised the Class of 2025 for their academic spirit and innovative mindset. He emphasized that these graduates are not only deeply engaged in frontier research but also courageous in challenging established theories. They demonstrate perseverance akin to “sitting on a cold bench for ten years” while also embracing the boldness to innovate from scratch. He commended their ability to raise profound questions through independent research and achieve breakthroughs through teamwork.
President Luo expressed heartfelt congratulations to the graduates, encouraging them to keep national priorities in mind, stay confident, and remain steadfast amid the tides of change; to embrace openness through mutual learning and global engagement; and to hone their skills, pursue innovation, and embrace the future.
President Luo Qingming delivering a speech at the ceremony
At the ceremony, Zhang Jiyou read the official commendation for Outstanding Graduate Students.
President Luo presented awards to the honorees.
Cao Bing read the official document authorizing the conferral of master’s and doctoral degrees.
President Luo personally turned the tassels and presented degree certificates to representatives of the doctoral graduates. Other university leaders performed the tassel-turning ceremony and presented certificates to representatives of the master’s graduates.
President Luo presenting awards to representatives of outstanding graduates
President Luo turning the tassel and presenting degree certificates to doctoral graduates
Members of the Standing Committee of the University Party Committee and senior administrators turning the tassel and presenting certificates to master’s graduates
Representatives delivering speeches included Qu Jiafu (master's graduate), Yang Shujuan (doctoral graduate), Saraj Bahadur (international student), Zhang Lina (faculty member), and Lin Aifu (alumnus).
Master’s graduate representative Qu Jiafu delivering a speech
Doctoral graduate representative Yang Shujuan delivering a speech
International student representative Saraj Bahadur delivering a speech
Faculty representative Zhang Lina delivering a speech
Alumni representative Lin Aifu delivering a speech
Also in attendance were heads of university departments, alumni representatives, faculty members, graduate representatives, and parents of graduates.
Hainan University attaches great importance to postgraduate education, and in recent years it has made continuous improvements to its training system. In 2025, the university enrolled 3,902 new master’s students and received quotas for 780 doctoral students. Through distinctive programs such as the “Science and Technology Backyard” (a rural innovation program where researchers and students reside in farm households to conduct applied agricultural research and support local development), “Hainan Special Program” (a state-backed talent program supporting key research in Hainan Free Trade Port) and the “Dual-One Plan” (a targeted rural revitalization training initiative that assigns one graduate student to each township to bridge the ‘last mile’ of rural science outreach and the ‘first mile’ of agricultural product distribution), HNU continues to deepen reform in postgraduate education.
To date, the university has established 11 Science and Technology Backyards supported by the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and the China Association for Science and Technology; 61 Backyards with the China Agricultural Technology Association; and 97 Hainan-based Backyards.
From 2022 to 2024, 45 individuals were honored as “Outstanding Graduate Supervisors of Hainan Province”, and 24 teams received the provincial award for “Outstanding Graduate Supervisor Teams”.
Translated by Zheng Yijin
Proofread by Wei Wenfeng
