Conference Venue

White Swan Hotel Shantou (On-site Registration)

Shantou White Swan Hotel is fully authorized for management by Guangzhou White Swan Hotel Management Co., Ltd. Designed and constructed to five-star standards, the hotel features 281 luxurious sea-view guest rooms and suites infused with Chaoshan cultural elements. It boasts an international multi-functional banquet hall spanning nearly 1,300 square meters, alongside a serene lobby lounge, executive lounge, outdoor infinity pool, and a fully-equipped wellness center.

Adhering to the service philosophy of "Guests First, Service Foremost," Shantou White Swan Hotel is committed to delivering an unparalleled Chinese-style hospitality experience.

Shantou International Convention & Exhibition Center (Opening Ceremony and Parallel Sessions)

‌Shantou International Convention and Exhibition Center‌ was designed by the team of the ‌South China University of Technology Architectural Design and Research Institute‌, led by ‌Academician He Jingtang‌ of the ‌Chinese Academy of Engineering‌. The project embodies ‌regional cultural identity‌, with the architectural theme "Riding the Tide, Sailing Forward". The building integrates ‌iconic, regional, international, and sustainable‌ design elements, resembling a ‌giant ship sailing‌ on the sea.

The interior design incorporates ‌Teochew cultural elements‌, such as ‌traditional carvings and ceramic mosaics‌, blending heritage craftsmanship with modern aesthetics to create a ‌landmark coastal structure‌.

Located in the ‌East Coast New Town of Shantou Overseas Chinese Economic and Cultural Test Zone‌, adjacent to the ‌Shantou Sports Center‌ and the ‌East Coast Campus of Shantou University‌, the center boasts a ‌prime location‌ and ‌efficient transportation networks‌, with ‌1-hour access‌ to the ‌airport, high-speed rail stations‌, and nearby cities like ‌Chaozhou and Jieyang‌.

Shantou is advancing a ‌high-level "123" transportation plan‌, aiming to achieve:

‌   30-minute commutes‌ within the ‌Shantou-Chaozhou-Jieyang region‌

‌   1-hour connectivity‌ across ‌eastern Guangdong‌

‌   2-hour access‌ to the ‌Greater Bay Area‌ and ‌coastal cities of Fujian, Zhejiang, and Guangdong‌

 ‌  3-hour coverage‌ of ‌major domestic and Southeast Asian cities

  More information of Shantou International Convention & Exhibition Center is available on the website.  

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.

More information of Shantou University is available on the website.