Shantou University at a Glance

Shantou University at a Glance TTITE Campus Space Inception 28 Partner universities founded in 1981 began enrolling freshmen in with a total floor space of |Countries, a total of 1983 1 / areas involved 1.26 km? 455,500 m Employment Rate Degrees offered 9 Schools and Colleges among all major #1 universities in Guangdong A Cheung Kong School of Art and Design 38 Masters Programs College of Liberal Arts 36 Undergraduate Programs College of Science National Employment Rate - School of Continuing Education YEAR STU College of Engineering -21Academic Departments 2013 99.0% 90% 2012 98.5% 90.9% V Medical College Business School 2011 98.9% 90.2% O Technion-Guangdong Institute of Technology (TGIT) coming soon Law School 8Doctoral Programs 2010 98.2% 89.6% Cheung Kong School of Journalism and Communication 2009 98.6% 86.6% 2008 97.9% 70% Post-doctoral Program 2007 98.8% 70% 2006 98.9% 71.7% Alumni Current Faculty 98,425 alums Total faculty: 686 55% 38.2% Faculty with overseas education background and working experiences PhD degree holders including 35,012 medical school students. Top among all universities in China 2012 Medical School Facts 3,533 Total hospital beds in affiliated hospitals 52,019 Total surgeries performed in affiliated hospitals H. 1,801,038 Total out-patients and in-patients in affiliated hospitals 95.6% of the 2009 freshman class passed the USMLE Step 1 The new Shantou University Medical College students enroll in English Stream 30 Class per year since 2007 The new medical college building is designed by Herzog de Meuron, of the famous "Bird Nest" Olympic stadium in Beijing. The architecture is inspired by the human brain stem. Digital Age Network Information points Campus Network Subscribers A new version of MYSTU, an E-Learning platform, is utilized university-wide to connect students and the faculty teaching their courses. Virtual and cloud-based technologies have been adopted in different ways for the platform to render individualized services that would bring unique experiences to all students and staff. 15,600 28,710 cable points in total login accounts 110 12,800 wireless access points computers with access to internet Fitness Facilities 32,425 sq. m. 25 table tennis 14 badminton 11.5 basketball 6 tennis courts Total area of athletic facilities: tables courts courts 3 volleyball courts 2 swimming pools 2 gymnastics rooms 1 skating rink The new sport, conference and entertainment facility The new sport, conference and entertainment facility is built on a site of 60,000 sq. m. The 52,000 sq. m. facility designed by renowned architect David Manica boasts an Olympic standard swimming pool, guest accommodations for 200, and car park for 200 vehicles. The innovative design allows students and the community to access the naturally landscaped roof. 1 small football field Research funding in 2012 reached Funding in 2012 RMB 81,351,151 Scholarships an increase of 15.7% over 2011 RMB 9.48 million Shantou University (STU), founded in 1981 by Mr. Li Ka-shing, is the only privately funded public university in China with a commitment of donation 83 awarded scholarships as of HK$ 6 billion Mr. Li Ka-shing to date donors December 2012 Donation from the Li Ka Shing Foundation: committed HKS 6 billion in total; A tripartite agreement to co-develop STU was signed in June 2012 by these three parties. It will provide a stronger platform to develop quality education. Ministry of Education Guangdong Provincial Li Ka Shing - 71% to academic development Foundation Government -29% to infrastructure projects Timeline 1981 1983 1993 1998 2001 • Founded by Mr. Li Ka-shing • Pre-clinical Medicine Center for post- doctoral studies established • Enrolled first • STU authorized to • STU authorized to freshmen class conduct Master's offer doctoral programs programs 2007 • Commencement ceremony speaker was Steven Chu, Nobel Prize laureate in Physics • Medical school offers English-based program for undergraduates Shantou University Library 2011 • Integrative Thinking • The business school's BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration) program was granted EFMD Programme Accreditation System (EPAS) accreditation, the first university in Asia to gain core curriculum was designed for new freshmen this international accreditation Shantou University Business School 2012 • Started in 2012, Project Prometheus, an annual science and engineering camp welcomed international scholars to the campus including: • STU ranked No. 14 • The programs of Chemistry and Clinical among all universities in China and No. 1 in Medicine entered the Guangdong among top 1% on a global list of programs based on ESI (Essential Science Princeton University professors of molecular biology Trudi Schupbach and Eric Wieschaus Chinese universities in the Nature & Science Publications Ranking Indicators) data Shantou University School of Science 2014 • A delegation of students and faculty will travel to Antarctica to conduct scientific research, interact with the scientists on the expedition vessel, and visit the Chinese scientific research station "Great Wall Station" as part of an educational program to promote knowledge of the oceans, polar Regions and environmental protection. Antarctic Great Wall Station