Address: 58 Renmin Avenue, Meilan District, Haikou, Hainan, China
Tropical agriculture, marine sciences, engineering, humanities, management, medicine
Hainan University is a public university in Haikou, on Hainan Island, China. The original Hainan University was established in 1983 as a key provincial university. The South China University of Tropical Agriculture dated from 1958. The two merged in August 2007, with approval granted on 14 August 2007. Since 2018 the university has been jointly administered by the Ministry of Education and the Hainan Provincial Government.
It is co-funded by the provincial government, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Finance. It is part of Project 211, approved in 2008, and of the Double First-Class Construction. The main campus is the Haidian campus, at 58 Renmin Avenue in the Meilan District of Haikou, on Haidian Island. Five campuses cover 741 acres, or 3.00 square kilometres, in total: Haidian, the Chengxi Teaching Area and Mission Hill in the Longhua District of Haikou, Danzhou, and Yazhou in Sanya.
The public record gives 46,629 students. The breakdown lists 33,748 undergraduates, 7,205 postgraduates and 410 doctoral students, which does not add up to the total, so the breakdown is incomplete. The administrative staff counts 3,977. The record does not list the individual colleges.
The research profile reflects the island setting. The university hosts the State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in the South China Sea. It is the first state key laboratory for the marine resources of the South China Sea, and the only school-based one established jointly by Hainan and the national ministries. It also hosts the Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresources, established in 2010 by the Ministry of Science and Technology.
The legacy of the predecessor in tropical agriculture is strong. The South China University of Tropical Agriculture reportedly won more than 900 education and research awards. For applicants, the main attractions are the tropical setting, the strong marine and agricultural research and the status of the university in the new development plans for Hainan. Teaching is mainly in Chinese. Fees depend on the programme and the status of the student. Check the current tariff.
Domains taught:
Agriculture, Ecology and Sustainability, Engineering, Food Science, Life Sciences, Marine Science
Diplomas*:
Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
Public
Partnerships:
State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in the South China Sea, Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresources.
Research:
Tropical agriculture, marine resources of the South China Sea, tropical bioresources, engineering and humanities.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
3977
Current students***:
46629
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
State Key Laboratory for South China Sea marine resources, Project 211 and Double First-Class university, five campuses, tropical island setting.
Cons
Island location, five campuses, teaching mainly in Chinese.
Best For
Students interested in tropical agriculture and marine science on Hainan Island.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
South China Agricultural University offers a comparable education in agriculture, food science and ecology and sustainability: it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers microbiology and genetics as well.
Guizhou University works in much the same fields, chiefly agriculture, ecology and sustainability and life sciences, and it covers chemistry and materials as well, and has almost the same size, at about 47,944 students.
Ningbo University follows much the same lines as this university, with marine science, food science and life sciences as common ground, and it is smaller, enrolling about 25,000 students against roughly 46,629 here, and is also a public institution.
Also strong in agriculture, food science and life sciences, Yangzhou University makes a sensible second look at home; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers civil engineering and chemistry as well.
In terms of fields, Qingdao University is the nearest neighbour, with marine science, life sciences and engineering again at the core; it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers chemistry and mechanical engineering as well.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
University of Tasmania, in Australia, takes a similar route through marine science, agriculture and food science; it is also a public institution and also offers mba programmes.
In Australia, James Cook University teaches much the same core subjects, marine science, agriculture and ecology and sustainability, and it is smaller, enrolling about 21,207 students against roughly 46,629 here, and is also a public institution.
For ecology and sustainability, life sciences and engineering outside the home country, University of Canterbury in New Zealand is a natural reference; it is also a public institution and also offers mba programmes.
In Israel, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev teaches much the same core subjects, agriculture, ecology and sustainability and life sciences, and it is also a public institution and also offers mba programmes.
On content, Laval University in Canada and this institution are close, as both teach agriculture, ecology and sustainability and life sciences; it is slightly smaller, at about 38,000 students against roughly 46,629 here, and is also a public institution.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
FAQ
Where is Hainan University?
In Haikou, on Hainan Island, China.
When was it formed?
In August 2007, by a merger of Hainan University and the South China University of Tropical Agriculture.
When was the original Hainan University established?
In 1983.
What is the main address?
58 Renmin Avenue, Meilan District, Haikou.
How many campuses does it have?
Five.
How many students does it have?
46,629 according to the public record.
What is the State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization?
The first state key laboratory for the marine resources of the South China Sea.
Who administers it jointly?
The Ministry of Education and the Hainan Provincial Government, since 2018.
Is it part of the Double First-Class Construction?
Yes.
What does it cost?
Fees depend on the programme and the status of the student. Check the current tariff.
Agriculture, Environment, Innovation, Research and Development, Sustainable Development
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
known locally
known locally and internationally
is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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