Shantou University
Shantou · Comprehensive
Standard
Standard — Admits international students on a regular basis (most are CSC-designated universities).
Shantou
Smaller city Est. budget CNY 1,800–3,500 (USD 250–490) / month incl. dorm or shared flatHome of Shantou University — founded with support from Li Ka-shing — and the Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Shantou is the heart of Chaoshan culture: tea-obsessed, food-obsessed, and one of China's strongest emigrant hometowns with deep ties to Southeast Asia.
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Data sources: university international-admission pages (linked above), MOE Double First-Class list (2022), MOE Degree Centre discipline evaluation (2017). Figures marked as typical ranges are editorial estimates, dated — per-source verification in progress — full data notes.