The 2026 graduation ceremony of Hunan University (HNU) took place at the sports field on the south campus on the morning of June 18.
Starting from the foot of Yuelu Mountain, over 10,000 HNU graduates will embark on a new chapter of life.
HNU leaders Deng Wei, Duan Xianzhong, Liao Jizhong, Jiang Jianhui, Wang Weibin, Sun Wei, Li Kenli, Tang Zhenming, Chen Renpeng, Jiang Chao, and Zhang Xiaobing attended the ceremony.
Leaders present also included: Xu Helian, member of the Standing Committee of the CPC HNU Committee and assistant to HNU president; Li Jiuxue, member of the Standing Committee of the CPC HNU Committee; and alumni representative Zhou Xuhong, Grade 1977 alumnus from HNU College of Civil Engineering and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
Sun Wei, deputy secretary of the CPC HNU Committee, presided over the ceremony.
HNU President Duan Xianzhong urged the graduates to dare to be pioneers in the AI era.
Representatives of the faculty and counselors, heads of colleges and schools, directors of relevant departments and affiliated units, and family representatives of the graduates also witnessed the ceremony.
At the graduation ceremony.
HNU President Duan Xianzhong delivers a speech.
Representatives of outstanding graduates are presented with certificates of honor.
Alumni representative Zhou Xuhong, Grade 1977 alumnus from HNU College of Civil Engineering and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, delivers a speech.
Vice President Jiang Chao announces HNU's decision to confer bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees on 5,379, 5,005, and 957 graduates, respectively.
Vice President Jiang Jianhui announces HNU decision to commend the outstanding graduates and the innovation and entrepreneurship model graduates.
Sun Wei presides over the ceremony.
Faculty representative and Dean of Yuelu Academy Prof. Xiao Yongming addresses the ceremony.
Duan Peizhen from the College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, representative of graduates, gives a speech.
Wang Wei from the College of Materials and Engineering, representative of graduates, gives a speech.
