Schedule


League of Tropical Universities 2026 Summit

Meeting Agenda 

Theme: Intelligent Connectivity, Shared Future: The Mission and Innovation of Universities in the Digital Era

Date: May 19-22, 2026

Location: Hainan University (HNU), Haikou, Hainan Province, P. R. China

Day 1  Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Time

Activities

00:00-24:00

Attendance registration

Check-in at the hotel

15:30-17:00

LTU Council Meeting

Ø Review the applications of new LTU members;

Ø Preliminary vote on next rotating chair unit;

Ø Review the League of Tropical Universities Development Report (2026);

Ø Review the Collection of Science and Technology Transfer Projects of the League of Tropical Universities (2nd Edition);

Ø Discuss other major LTU-related issues.

17:30-19:00

Dinner

Day 2  Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Time

Activities

07:30-08:30

Breakfast

09:00-10:10

Opening Ceremony

Venue: Gymnasium of HNU

Ø Moderator gives welcome remarks and introduces the new members

Ø Remarks by (Moderator: Mr. LI Hu, Chair of the HNU Council)

1) Official of Hainan Provincial Peoples Government;

2) Official of Chinas Ministry of Education;

3) Department head of the relevant international organization;

4) Representative from the LTU member institution;

5) Prof. Luo Qingming, Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, President of HNU.

Ø LTU Achievement Release

1) Launch ceremony for the Tropilearn MOOC platform;

2) Release the League of Tropical Universities Development Report 2026;

3) Release the Collection of Science and Technology Transfer Projects of the League of Tropical Universities (2nd Edition);

4) Ceremony for LTU members joining the IMCP program;

5) Awarding Ceremony of the China International College Students Innovation Competition 2026 (Tropical Region);

6) Launch ceremony for cultural exchange events;

7) Signing ceremony of agreements.

Ø Rotating Chair Institution Handover Ceremony

10:10-10:30

Group Photo and Tea Break

10:30-12:00

President Panel Talk

Theme: Digitalization of Education

Moderator: Prof. LIU Qian, Vice President of HNU

Venue: Gymnasium of HNU

Specific Topics: Educational Transformation in the Digital Intelligence Era, Digital Education Governance in the Tropics, Reshaping Teachers' Roles and Capacity Building in the Digital Intelligence Era, Digital Intelligence Empowering Personalized Lifelong Learning, Digital Literacy and Leadership, Opportunities and Challenges for Tropical Cooperation in the Wave of Digital Intelligence

12:00-13:30

Lunch

14:30-17:50

Ø Parallel Session 1: Forum on Science and Technology for Sustainable Tropical Palm Industry

Ø Parallel Session 2: Forum on AI for One Health

Ø Parallel Session 3: Forum on Tropical Marine Ecology and Sustainability

Ø Parallel Session 4: Forum for Civilizational Dialogue and Tropical Collaboration

Ø Parallel Session 5: Second Forum on Materials and Evaluation for Tropical Marine Engineering

18:00-19:30

Welcome Reception

19:30-21:30

Introduction to LTU Members & Prospects for Future Cooperation

Day 3  Thursday, May 21, 2026

Time

Activities

07:30-08:30

Breakfast

08:30-19:00

Group Tour (organized by parallel sessions)

19:00-20:30

Dinner

Day 4  Friday, May 22, 2026

Time

Activities

Morning

Discussion and Exchange between LTU members and relevant schools of Hainan University

Afternoon

Departure