No, according to official website of Shantou University, physics innovation in Shantou University is a new major approved by the Ministry of Education in 2022. The aim is to cultivate academic talents who have comprehensive scientific and humanistic qualities, have a solid and systematic grasp of basic physics theories, basic knowledge and physical experiment methods, can carry out research in combination with the strategic needs of national development and the frontier of physics development, are interested in postgraduate study at home and abroad, and have the ability to engage in basic physics research and applied research in frontier interdisciplinary subjects such as microelectronics, advanced optics and photonics. 75% of full-time teachers in this major have overseas study experience, 95% have doctoral degrees, 83% have associate senior titles or above, and 39% have full-time senior titles.