Achievements：

• In 1994, Shantou University Youth Volunteer Association was officially established.
• In 2003, Shantou University implemented a Mixed Dormitory Management Model for students from different colleges and departments to live together.
• In 2003. Shantou University sent students to participate in the "University Student Volunteer Service Program for the Western region" for the first time.
• In 2008, Veritas College, the first four-year residential college for undergraduates in the Chinese mainland, was established.
• In 2009, the first "service learning" system embedded in the curriculum was established, the first step of the community service courses reform of STU.
• In 2010, Shantou University organized the first outdoor development program "Shangri-La Advanced Training Camp" for students outside the province.
• In 2011, the undergraduate initial employment rate of Shantou University ranked first in Guangdong province.
• In 2014, Shantou University became the first university in mainland China to organize a scientific research expedition to Antarctica for students and teachers.
• In 2014, Shantou University won the Gold Award in the First China Youth Volunteer Service Project Competition for its Cancer Patient Care Program and the Silver Award for the project "BLISS", ranking No. 1 among Guangdong universities.
• In 2016, the Student Entrepreneurship Park was recognized by the Ministry of Science and Technology as a national-level crowd innovation space.
• In 2016, Max Company was commissioned to conduct a follow-up survey on the social needs and training quality of postgraduates and to implement a post-graduate education system that separates management, office, and evaluation.
• In 2017, Shantou University was recognized by the Ministry of Education as a national demonstration university for deepening the reform of innovation and entrepreneurship education.
• In 2018, the "Kungfu Chacha" rowing team completed the "17-18 Transatlantic Challenge", breaking four world records.
• In 2019, Lin Bing, a graduate student, won the title of "National Outstanding Communist Youth League Member" and "National Self-improvement Model" in 2018, and Lu Jiewei, a graduate student, was awarded the honorary title of "Star of Self-improvement of Chinese College students" in 2018.
• In August 2019, Shantou University was recognized by the Ministry of Education as a national university with typical experience in innovation and entrepreneurship.
• In 2020, the "Dual College "pilot program of collaborative education between Zhixing College and Chung Kong College of Journalism and Communication, Siyuan College and College of Liberal Arts, and Dexin College and Chung Kong College of Art and Design was launched.
• In 2020, Shantou University ranked 57th in the "2020 China University Graduate Salary Index Ranking", and 30thplace in the salary raise index

Features： 

Shantou University (STU), located in Shantou, Guangdong, founded in 1981 with the approval of the National State Council, is a comprehensive university under the jurisdiction of the Guangdong Province and co-developed by the Ministry of Education (MOE), the Guangdong Provincial Government and the Li Ka Shing Foundation. STU is the first Higher Education Institutional Reform Experiment Demonstration University in Guangdong and the only public university in the world that is constantly subsidized by a private foundation, i.e., the Li Ka Shing Foundation. Currently, the campus covers a total area of 1.990. 20 mu and a total built area of 5/0.100 square meters.

Since its inception, Shantou University has been strongly supported by the Central, Provincial and Municipal authorities. In 1980, Comrade Deng Xiaoping received Mr. Li Ka Shing in Beijing and suggested that the University be more open to the outside world and dare to take unconventional measures, thereby gradually developing into a key university in China. Comrades Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao, and other leaders of the Central Government also graced the University with their visitations. The Ministry of Education, the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government, as well as the Shantou Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government also attached great importance to the reform and development of STU.

Academic requirements: 

1. Unified Examination Certificate (UEC)  , STPM, A-level students can apply for Undergraduate Programs

2. SPM, IGCSE, O-level students should apply for Preparatory Program

Please submit your transcripts for reference and review. Qualified applicants will be admitted.

Language Proficiency Certificate

1. Certificate of HSK-4 or above is required. 

2. Applicants for TEACHING CHINESE TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES are not required to submit certificate of HSK.

3. Applicants of Malaysian nationality are not required to submit certificate of HSK.

Apply Method 1: Log in Shantou University foreign student admission system http://sie.stu.edu.cn/application to sign up; 

Apply Method 2: Please send all scanned application materials (PDF) to Shantou University School of International Education’s email [email protected] 

Application time: Before 31 June each year

Tuition: 

Preparatory: RM13, 000 - RM14, 000 

Undergraduate: RMB 20000-27000/year 

Master: RMB 25000-34000/year

PhD: RMB 33, 00-45000/year 

Accommodation: 6,000/year

Insurance：800/year

Application Fee: 400/person

Living costs: 1500-2500/month

Part-time work: N/A

Name of Scholarship: Chinese Government Scholarship 

Application Requirements: Master and PhD. Program applicants

Name of Scholarship: Scholarship for International Students of Guangdong Province

Application Requirements (Including grades requirements): All self-funded undergraduate students can apply for the Scholarship for International Students of Guangdong Province.

Scholarship Coverage: covering tuitions and accommodation.

Way to Apply: to register and apply for the scholarship.

For details, please refer to https://sie.stu.edu.cn/study.aspx?flowNo=11