Shantou University is a comprehensive university in Guangdong Province, founded by the Ministry of Education, Guangdong Province and Li Ka-shing Foundation. Shantou University has been selected into the "Excellent Engineer Education and Training Plan" and "Excellent Doctor Education and Training Plan" of the Ministry of Education, and is a member of Guangdong Province's high-level university key discipline construction university, Guangdong Province's higher education system and mechanism reform experimental demonstration school and CD 1O international engineering education cooperation organization.
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.
2 1 1 Differences between universities and provinces 2 1 1 projects;
1 and "2 1 1" engineering colleges are part of the national key universities: the national key universities mainly include 985, 2 1 1, and the provincial government has set up two first-class colleges, and the 2 1 1 project is only.
2. Different universities are covered: National key universities include "2 1 1" engineering colleges, as well as double-class universities built by the provincial government, covering a larger number of universities.
3. Different construction time: 1954, 1959, 16, 68 in 1960s (including 3 in 1960, 1963/kloc-0). 2 1 1 The project was officially launched after 1995+0 1 was approved by the State Council.