Young scholars attend the forum at HNU.

The 3rd International Young Scholars Forum and the China Scholarship Council (CSC) Scholars Meeting was held on Dec 17 in Haikou. During the event, Hainan University (HNU) signed work agreements with 168 young scholars, making the forum an effective way for the university to attract talent.

Through extensive publicity prior to the forum, there were 1,428 applicants, an increase of 75.86 percent year-on-year. Among the applicants, 948 had experience at the top 200 universities in the QS World University Rankings and 985 domestic universities, while 851 students had overseas study backgrounds.

A total of 51 young scholars from the top 200 universities in the QS World University Rankings such as Harvard University, National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University of Singapore, and University of Edinburgh signed work agreements with HNU, while 73 young scholars who signed the agreements were from domestic 985 universities.

An official from HNU stated that the forum is conducive to cooperation between young scholars and relevant disciplines and teachers at HNU, and also helps the university attract international talent. It will provide solid talent support for the creation of a world-class discipline and a domestic first-class university in HNU.

In 2021, HUU took multiple measures to recruit talent. It has introduced nine new national-level talented workers and 318 high-level talented workers, an increase of 88.2 percent year-on-year.