On June 28, HUTB held its 2026 "Campus Open Day" event. Liao Zhikun, Secretary of the CPC HUTB Committee, Hou Junjun, Deputy Secretary of the CPC HUTB Committee and President, Zhang Ling, Vice President of HUTB, and other Chief Leaders visited the event to interact with prospective students and their parents. Visitors from across the country toured the campus, exploring the university’s academic strengths, experimental platforms, campus environment, cultural heritage, living facilities, and other educational resources, gaining a comprehensive understanding of HUTB’s overall strength.
The Chief Leaders entered the main venue at the South Campus, warmly welcoming prospective students to apply for HUTB, come to the university to deepen their knowledge and hone their skills, and embark on a bright new journey together with the university. They also visited and offered regards to the staff on site, commending them for their meticulous organization and thoughtful service.
Student recruitment consultations were in full swing. Heads of schools, academic leaders, and professors were on site to provide one-on-one consultation services, detailing their respective school’s strengths in academic programs, competition achievements, and employment prospects, as well as educational features such as talent cultivation, ideological guidance, and cultural development, to guide prospective students in choosing suitable majors. Relevant functional departments offered policy briefings on student financial aid, extracurricular activities, innovation and entrepreneurship, graduate employment, and military enlistment. They addressed inquiries on site to provide targeted guidance and help clarify choices for applicants. Student Ma and Student Wu from Changsha said, “The university’s economics and management programs are highly competitive, with diverse development paths. We look forward to deepening our professional knowledge, broadening our horizons, and enhancing our capabilities at HUTB to achieve better development.” Student Peng from Ningxiang said, “I am very optimistic about the university’s cutting-edge AI research platforms and talent cultivation system, and I hope to explore and forge ahead in the field of technological innovation.”
At the event venues across the three campuses, prospective students and parents watched the university’s promotional videos, including An Invitation from the President, HUTB Awaits You, and Portrait of Youth. They also explored research showcases featuring a performance by bipedal and quadrupedal robots with embodied intelligence, presented by faculty research teams. Additionally, they enjoyed a series of impressive cultural flash mob performances by teachers and students from the School of Music and the College Student Art Troupe, including vocal solos, string quartets, erhu performances, cheerleading, and hip-hop dance. The atmosphere was electric, with continuous applause throughout. The various displays and interactive sessions were seamlessly organized and packed with highlights, giving visitors a direct and vivid sense of the university’s vibrant campus culture that blends technology and the arts.
After completing their consultations, prospective students and parents also toured and experienced various educational facilities across the three campuses—including classrooms, academies, cafeterias, dormitories, laboratories, sports and cultural venues, and innovation and entrepreneurship spaces—speaking highly of the university’s overall strength. “The university’s superior dormitory conditions, complete campus facilities, and thoughtful consultation services make us feel greatly rewarded,” said the Tan family from Yiyang. “We hope our child can hone professional skills and enhance comprehensive abilities at HUTB, and realize their life value in the future,” said the parent of Student Tang from Yongzhou.
It is learned that HUTB’s 2026 undergraduate enrollment will feature five major changes: First, pathways to postgraduate recommendation and direct PhD admission. With three preeminent disciplines—Engineering, Computer Science, and Social Sciences, General—ranking among the global top 1% of ESI, students have access to postgraduate recommendation and direct PhD admission, providing more avenues for academic advancement. Second, there has been a full expansion of flagship majors. The undergraduate enrollment quota will increase by 200 spots, all allocated within Hunan Province. The university’s total planned enrollment for this year is 7,250, with the in-province quota accounting for nearly 83%. Third, three new majors added: Health Science and Technology, Space Information and Digital Technology, and Information Management and Information Systems (Sino-foreign Cooperative Education). Targeting future technological competition and high-quality industrial development, these programs aim to cultivate interdisciplinary and versatile talents. Fourth, five Academician Excellence Classes and nine Innovation Experiment Classes have been established, covering all advantageous majors. Through customized training combining “major + minor (micro-program),” the university seeks to develop versatile and innovative talents. Fifth, there is an innovation in diversified training models. In 2021, the university took the lead in Hunan Province by offering micro-programs. Based on its strong disciplines, the university has launched 16 popular minor degree programs and 47 cutting-edge micro-programs, all available for optional selection by undergraduate students.
(Written by Zhang Gaoyang, Zhou Yali and Tian Xing and photo by Wang Xujun from the Converged Media Center)
