Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology (GTIIT) () commonly shortened to Guangdong Technion is a public technological institute and

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in Shantou,

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province, China, situated on the southeast of

Shantou University Shantou University (; abbreviated STU), a key comprehensive university under the provincial Project 211 program in Guangdong, was founded in 1981 with the approval of the State Council. It is the only public university that receives funding fro ...

. The Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in cooperation with

and with the financial support of the

Li Ka Shing Foundation The Li Ka Shing Foundation () is a Hong Kong-based charitable organization founded in 1980 by Hong Kong entrepreneur Li Ka-shing. The Third Son Li Ka-shing considers the Li Ka Shing Foundation to be his "third son" and has pledged to donate o ...

established the Guangdong Technion in 2015 with the aim to focus on research and innovation in engineering and life sciences. The Guangdong Technion is in Shantou, one of the

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in the

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in Guangdong, the neighboring province of

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History

Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology is a joint cooperative higher education institution established by China and Israel. It is located at the east side and south side of

. On April 9, 2015, the establishment of the Guangdong Technion was approved by the Ministry of Education of China.广东省教育厅
Accessed 1.1.2016 It was initially named "Technion Guangdong Institute of Technology".Li Ka Shing Foundation-A new technology institute for China
Accessed 15.12.2015 However, the institute was finally decided to be formally called the Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. Sponsored by the

(LKSF) with a US$130 million grant, the establishment of the Guangdong Technion created the unprecedented cooperative relationship among Guangdong Government, Technion and Shantou University. Also, Guangdong Province and Shantou Municipal Government will set aside

CN¥ The renminbi (; symbol: ¥; ISO code: CNY; abbreviation: RMB) is the official currency of the People's Republic of China and one of the world's most traded currencies, ranking as the fifth most traded currency in the world as of April 2022. ...

900 million (approximately US$147 million) to fund construction and initial operations, and 330,000 square meters for the construction of the campus as well.Shantou University
Accessed 1.1.2016 A cooperative agreement was signed on September 29, 2013, between the Technion and

(STU), to confirm the establishment of the Guangdong Technion, which will be a not-for-profit research university. The new institute will eventually grant Technion engineering degrees at all levels – Bachelor, Masters and PhD, and maintain the same high academic standards of education, research and innovation for which the Technion's

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campus is famous worldwide.

Education

Enrollment

The new institute will start the enrollment in 2016. It planned to enroll 100 students in

Chemical engineering Chemical engineering is an engineering field which deals with the study of operation and design of chemical plants as well as methods of improving production. Chemical engineers develop economical commercial processes to convert raw materials int ...

in the first year, and finally reaches a total number of students up to 5,000 people.新浪新闻
Accessed 28.12.2015 The courses of the Guangdong Technion will be carried out in English. In the phase 1 of the institute (2015-2025), it will set up 3 colleges including Engineering, Science and

Life science Life is a quality that distinguishes matter that has biological processes, such as signaling and self-sustaining processes, from that which does not, and is defined by the capacity for growth, reaction to stimuli, metabolism, energy t ...

, with the number of students up to 2,365.''Caixin Weekly'', December 7, 2015. 47 P50,P54.

Campuses

The Guangdong Technion was planned to be constructed in two stages, respectively the north campus and the south one, which is also the main campus. The north campus will be constructed into a new group of buildings consisting of the teaching buildings, the administrative building, labs and dormitories. The north campus was finished in June 2016, and the whole campus will be done entirely in 2018.深圳新闻网
Accessed 12.12.2015 The original administrative building of

was renovated as the transitional teaching building of the Guangdong Techion-Israel Institute of Technology when the formal teaching buildings of the Guangdong Technion are under construction. The cornerstone laying ceremony of the Guangdong Technion was held to formally celebrate construction of the Guangdong Technion campuses on December 16, 2015.

Establishment

The cornerstone laying ceremony of GTIIT (cropped)

The foundation ceremony of the Guangdong Technion was held on December 16, 2015, in the new gymnasium of

. The groundbreaking ceremony was led by former Israeli President Shimon Peres, Hong Kong business leader and philanthropist Li Ka-shing, Technion President

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, the Guangdong Technion Chancellor Li Jiange, the Guangdong Technion Vice Chancellor, Technion Distinguished Professor and Nobel Laureate

Aaron Ciechanover Aaron Ciechanover ( ; he, אהרן צ'חנובר; born October 1, 1947) is an Israeli biologist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for characterizing the method that cells use to degrade and recycle proteins using ubiquitin. Biography Earl ...

, and

Ofir Akunis Ofir Akunis ( he, אוֹפִיר אָקוּנִיס, born 28 May 1973) is an Israeli politician. He currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Likud and is the Minister of Science and Technology. He has previously held the posts of Min ...

, Israel's Minister of Science, Technology and Space. About 5,000 students and teachers attended the ceremony.Li Ka Shing Foundation-
http://www.lksf.org/launch-of-first-israeli-university-in-chinafive-thousand-in-attendance-for-groundbreaking-ofguangdong-technion-israel-institute-of-technology/ Launch of first Israeli university in China]. Accessed 15.12.2015

References

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