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Shantou University (East Coast Campus)
Shantou University (STU), located in Shantou, Guangdong Province, was founded in 1981 with the approval ofthe State Council. As a comprehensive university under the urisdiction ot Guangdong, it was co-developed by China's Ministry of Education, Guangdong Province and the Li Ka Shing Foundation. STu is the first Higher Education institutional Reform Experiment Demonstration University in Guangdong, a university to develop keydisciplines under the high-level university development plan of Guangdong, a pilot university of Guangdong fordeepening education evaluation reform in the new era, an incubator of a Party building demonstration universityin Guangdong, and the only public university in the world that is constantly subsidized by a private foundation,namely the Li Ka Shing Foundation. The campus covers a total area of 2,714.67 mu (1 mu = 666.7 m^2) anda construction area of 984,300 m^2
Since its inception, STU has received cordial concerns and strong support from central, provincial and municipaofficials. in 1986, Deng Xiaoping met with Mr. Li Ka-shing in Beiing and said that STU should open wider andgradually develop into a key university. Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao, Li Peng, Qiao Shi, Li Ruihuan, Li Langing andother Party and state leaders also visited the university to provide guidance on school running. The Ministry of Education, the CPC Guangdong Provincial Committee, the People's Government of Guangdong Province, the CPC Shantou Municipal Committee and the People's Government of Shantou City all attach great importance to andstrongly support the reform and development of STU.
In March 2011. STU was listed as a pilot self-governing institution for comprehensive educational reform in Guangdong. ln June 2012, the Ministry of Education, the People's Government of Guangdong Province and theLi Ka Shing Foundation decided to jointly develop STU and support the university in further reform. in 2015, STU was selected for the high-level university development plan of Guangdong. In 2013, the Li Ka Shing Foundation donated HKD 1 bilion to the Technion - lsrael institute of Technology to promote the institute's cooperation with STU to establish the Guangdong Technion - lsrael institute of Technology (GTllT). in December 2016, GTllT was officially established with the approval of China's Ministry of Education. On November 4, 2018, STU was desianated as the first experimental demonstration school of the higher education system and mechanismreform in Guangdong. in 2019, construction of the East Campus of STU was started. in November 2021, STU was selected as a pilot university of Guangdong for deepening education evaluation reform in the new era. in October 2022, the STU East Coast Campus was officially put into use. In September 2023, five colleges were moved to the new campus, further enhancing the "One Body with Multiple Wings" education model. In March 2023, STU was selected as an incubator of a Party building demonstration university in Guangdong. in Apri2023,. STU was selected as an ideological political course demonstration university and a teaching research demonstration center in Guanadong. in July 2023, the service-oriented labor course program of STU won thesecond prize in the National Teaching Achievement Award. in january 2024, STU won the "2023 National Awardfor Excellence in Digital intelligence Communication in Colleges and Universities".
The construction and development of Shantou University receive generous support from Mr. Li Ka-shing, thedistinguished patriot and international entrepreneur. The Li Ka Shing Foundation has earmarked grants of overHKD 10 bilion in addition to manpower and resources support in Hong Kong to support the University. Followingthe CPC's quiding principles for education and adhering to the socialist orientation, STu made tangible efforts tofulfill the idea of "good governance in support of academic freedom" which is valued by Mr. Li Ka-shing. Basedon its comprehensive reforms, STU strives to offer more freedom for scholars as well as to encourage creativethinking and innovative research for the long-term.
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