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Shantou University

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Shantou University (STU), founded in 1981, is a provincial-ministerial co-established university supported by the Ministry of Education, the Guangdong Provincial Government, and the Li Ka Shing Foundation. It is the only public university in the world to receive long-term funding from a private foundation. STU has two campuses—Donghaian and Sangpu Mountain—covering approximately 1,888.7 mu with a building area of 568,000 square meters.

The university consists of 13 colleges offering 55 undergraduate programs across disciplines such as humanities, science, engineering, medicine, law, business, and arts. It currently has over 10,000 full-time students and approximately 1,600 faculty and staff. STU emphasizes internationalization and has formed partnerships with universities around the world, actively advancing educational reform and innovative talent development models.

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    Innovative Laboratories

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    STU operates a number of innovative laboratories that support both research and teaching. For example, the Next-Generation Information Technology and Digital Innovation (IoT) Joint Lab, co-established with China Telecom Shantou and Tianyi IoT Technology, focuses on AI and network system optimization.

     

    The university also hosts platforms like the Guangdong Frontier Mathematics and Large Model Computing Key Lab and the Shantou Supercomputing and Digital Innovation Engineering Center, promoting research in frontier mathematics, large-scale model computing, and digital innovation.

     

    Other key research units include the Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Intelligent Manufacturing Technology, the Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Marine Disaster Warning and Protection, and the Digital Signal and Image Processing Technology Lab, which support R&D in intelligent manufacturing, marine science, and image processing.

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    Research Strengths

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    STU holds significant strengths in scientific research. It has one national key discipline and eight Guangdong Provincial key disciplines spanning foundational mathematics, chemistry, mechanical design, clinical and basic medicine, biology, marine biology, and pharmacology.

     

    The university is authorized to offer three first-level discipline doctoral programs, 15 first-level master’s programs, and five postdoctoral research stations. It hosts one Ministry of Education key lab, six provincial key labs, eight provincial engineering technology centers, and four provincial university-industry collaboration demonstration bases.

     

    In recent years, STU has achieved significant results in disciplines such as engineering and clinical medicine, contributing to technological innovation and research commercialization.

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    Potential for Collaboration

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    STU offers strong collaboration potential in the following areas:

    1) AI and Big Data: The IoT Joint Lab supports smart systems development and AI integration.

    2) Intelligent Manufacturing and Robotics: The MoE Key Lab of Intelligent Manufacturing Technology focuses on advanced manufacturing and automation.

    3) New Materials and Energy: The Guangdong Lab of Chemistry and Fine Chemicals supports collaborative industrial R&D in catalysis and material synthesis.

    4) Marine Science and Environmental Engineering: The Marine Disaster Warning and Protection Lab advances ocean monitoring and disaster mitigation technologies.