On June 16, 2025, Hainan University held the 2025 Global Talent Live Recruitment Event under the theme of “Hainan Embraces Global Talents: Wisdom Fuels the Future of the Free Trade Port”. A total of 301 outstanding scholars from renowned universities home and abroad, including Imperial College London, University College London, University of Birmingham, Tokyo University, and Tsinghua University, gathered for this “cloud meeting”. HNU President Luo Qingming, also a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Li Buhong, Vice President, attended the event.

Luo Qingming introduced the development opportunities of Hainan Free Trade Port and highlighted the the university’s leapfrog progress since April 13, 2018. He presented the following achievements: the rapid pace of advancement, the largest number of upgraded disciplines nationwide, multiple core indicators now in China’s top 50, historic breakthroughs in the construction of national-level research platforms, and significant progress in sci-tech output, support for talent, influence of think tanks, international cooperation and exchanges, and campus facilities. He hoped that outstanding scholars would gain a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of the university through the live-streaming platform and join HNU at the earliest convenience.

On behalf of the university, Li Buhong delivered a thematic report, outlining the university’s talent-driven strategy from four perspectives: faculty composition, talent policies, recruitment and cultivation achievements, and development goals.

Representatives from the School of Environmental Science and Engineering and the Hainan International One Health Institute introduced their respective disciplinary advancements and platform developments.

Representatives of outstanding talents shared their reasons for choosing HNU after completing overseas studies, as well as their personal growth experiences since joining.

Translated by Ning Keer

Proofread by Pan Junfeng