Shantou University, located in Shantou City, Guangdong Province, is a comprehensive university in Guangdong Province sponsored by the Guangdong Provincial People's Government. It is a university jointly established by the Ministry of Education, the Guangdong Provincial People's Government and the Li Ka-shing Foundation. It has been selected into the excellent engineer education and training program of the Ministry of Education, the excellent doctor education and training program and the China government scholarship institution for overseas students, and is a key discipline construction institution of high-level universities in Guangdong Province.

Shantou University was established on 198 1 with the approval of the State Council. In September of the same year, the Ministry of Education approved Shantou Medical College to be merged into Shantou University and set up as Shantou University Medical College. Since 20 12, Shantou University has been jointly established by the Ministry of Education, the Guangdong Provincial People's Government and the Li Ka-shing Foundation.

As of 202 1, 1 1, the school covers an area of 1990.20 mu, with a building area of 570 1 1,000 square meters; The total assets of teaching and scientific research instruments and equipment are 785.4 million yuan; There are 27 party and government units, 23 teaching and research units and 53 undergraduate majors; There are 6 first-class disciplines authorized for doctoral degrees, 52 for doctoral degrees in two disciplines (excluding first-class disciplines) and 8 for master's degrees/kloc-0; There are more than 7000 full-time students 17000, faculty 1708, including 9 14 full-time teachers.