Universities across Hainan have begun releasing their summer vacation schedules for 2025. According to official academic calendars, the start dates vary due to differences in teaching arrangements. Some schools will begin their break as early as the end of June, while most are set to start in early July. Here’s a breakdown of when major universities across the island are closing for summer 2025.
2025 Summer Vacation Complete Schedule – Hainan Universities
Hainan Vocational and Technical College
Students:
Official Break Start: June 28, 2025
Summer Mini-Semester (暑期小学期): July 7–25 (3 weeks of optional training/electives) → Students enrolled may not be free until July 25.
Faculty/Staff: July 5, 2025
Notes: Earliest student break start (June 28), but mini-semester extends for participants.
Hainan Vocational College of Foreign Languages
Students: July 3
Faculty/Staff: July 7
Exams: June 23–July 6
Sanya College
Students: July 5
Exams: June 23–July 4
Qiongtai Normal University
Students: July 7
Faculty/Staff: July 10
Hainan Tropical Ocean University
Students/Faculty: July 7
Hainan University
Students: July 12 – August 30
Faculty/Staff: July 16 – August 26
Hainan Medical University & Academy
Students/Faculty: July 13
Exams: Weeks 19–20 (late June–July 13)
Hainan Normal University
Students/Faculty: July 14
Exams: June 30–July 13
Key Takeaways
Earliest Break: June 28 (Hainan Vocational and Technical College), but with a mini-semester option delaying freedom for some until July 25.
Latest Break Start: July 14 (Hainan Normal University).
Faculty vs. Students: Staff typically start breaks 2–7 days after students, except at Hainan University (4-day gap).
Exam Periods: Concentrated in late June to mid-July across all schools.
Visual Timeline (Student Start Dates):
June 28 (Vocational Tech) → July 3 (Vocational Foreign Lang) → July 5 (Sanya) → July 7 (Qiongtai/Tropical Ocean) → July 12 (Hainan Uni) → July 13 (Medical) → July 14 (Normal Uni)
Special Cases:
The mini-semester at Hainan Vocational and Technical College is unique—students opting in have a shorter break (July 25–August 31, ~5 weeks).
Hainan University offers the longest uninterrupted break (50 days for students).
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