In order to establish Shantou University and build Shantou University into a high-level university in China and even the world, Li Ka-shing spared no effort in site selection, design, teachers and equipment.

At the beginning of the school, he commissioned three architectural firms in Hong Kong to design three different master plans, and selected the best one, which gave the campus layout, architectural structure and garden modeling unique advantages. At the same time, he also personally inquired about the school's educational and scientific research equipment, book setting and teacher arrangement.