Established in January 2011, Financial Investment Institute of Shantou University is a part of Shantou University Business School. Based on the current full-time faculty of the Business School, the institute is based in the east of Guangdong, facing the whole country and serving Shantou. The institute is mainly engaged in researching macro and micro financial investment issues in China under the international and domestic financial changes. The institute is currently undertaking a number of research projects, including the National Social Science Research Fund, the Humanities Project of the Ministry of Education and the Guangdong Provincial Philosophy and Science Fund.