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Shantou University, referred to as "Shantou University", is located in Shantou City, Guangdong Province. It is a provincial university jointly established by the Ministry of Education, the Guangdong Provincial People's Government and the Li Ka-shing Foundation. It is a key national university in Guangdong Province, Guangdong Province's "2 1 1 Project", excellent doctoral education and training plan and excellent engineer education and training plan.

National New Engineering Research and Practice Project, China Government Scholarship for Overseas Students in China, National Model Universities for Deepening Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education Reform, National Universities with Typical Experience in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, National Postgraduate Project for Building High-level Universities, National College Students' Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Project, CDIO Engineering Education Alliance.

International Union of Design Art Colleges, General Education Union of Universities, International Union of New Engineering Education, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao University Union, College Union, Haixi Medical Union, Guangdong Higher Education System and Mechanism Reform Experimental Demonstration School, which are known as "Flower of Architectural Art in China Universities" and "Experimental Field of University Reform in China".

198 1 year, Shantou university was founded by Li Ka-shing, the richest Chinese. 1983 In September, the Ministry of Education approved the merger of Shantou Medical College into Shantou University and established Shantou University Medical College.

1On June 20th, 986, Deng Xiaoping met with Li Ka-shing in the Great Hall of the People. Deng Xiaoping pointed out that "Shantou University should be more open and gradually become a national key university". This conference has played a key role in promoting the construction of Shantou University. 20 15 On April 9th, the Ministry of Education approved Shantou University to cooperate with Israel Institute of Technology to establish Guangdong Israel Institute of Technology.

In June 2023, the official website of the school showed that the school occupied an area of 1 990.20 mu, with a building area of 606,200 square meters. There are 13 colleges, including the Faculty of Arts, as well as graduate schools and 9 junior colleges. There are 48 undergraduate majors, full-time teachers 1294, and more than 20,000 full-time students.