Universities

Shantou University (STU) was founded in 1981 with State Council approval. It is a key comprehensive university under Guangdong’s “211 Project” development, co-developed by the Ministry of Education, the People’s Government of Guangdong Province, and the Li Ka Shing Foundation. It is described as the only public university continually supported by a private foundation—the Li Ka Shing Foundation. It currently has 9 schools and colleges, 5,113 faculty members and medical workers, and 9,448 full-time students. Shantou University Medical College (SUMC) is a major part of STU. Its focus is student-centered medical education, patient-centered health services, application-centered biomedical and clinical research, public-interest community service, and sustainable development for faculty and staff. SUMC has 203 full-time faculty; 88% hold a graduate degree and 45% have international study or work experience. SUMC offers seven-year Clinical Medicine programs (including specializations in Medical Imaging, Pediatrics, Ophthalmology, and Oncology), a five-year Clinical Medicine program, a four-year Nursing program, and an English-taught Clinical Medicine (MBBS) program for international students. About 2,553 students are enrolled in medical programs (1,460 undergraduates; 1,088 master’s and doctoral students). SUMC has five affiliated hospitals and five associated partner hospitals

Shantou University Medical College (SUMC) is a medical education institution based in Shantou, a coastal city in Guangdong Province, China. It operates across two sites: an original campus in the city’s historic centre and a modern facility integrated into Shantou University’s main campus in the northeastern suburbs. The college completed its new Medical Education Center in 2016—a 50,000-square-metre building designed by Herzog & de Meuron that houses classrooms, research laboratories, and specialised teaching spaces. Its Simulated Medical Center, established in 2002 and relocated to the new building, offers clinical skills training across nearly 6,000 square metres of hospital-style environments. SUMC focuses on life sciences and multidisciplinary medical education, with programmes delivered in partnership with the broader university. The college serves students preparing for careers in medicine and health-related fields within China’s eastern Guangdong region.