December 18th 2017,GTIIT held the inauguration ceremony.

Deputy Director of Financial and Economic Committee of the National People's Congress and former Governor of Guangdong Province Zhu Xiaodan, Chairman of the Li Ka Shing Foundation and Honorary Chairman of the Shantou University Council Mr. Li Ka-Shing, Vice-Governor of Guangdong Province Huang Ningsheng, Consul General of Israel in Guangzhou Nadav Cohen, Secretary of the CPC Shantou Municipal Committee and Director of the Standing Committee of the Shantou Municipal People's Congress Chen Liangxian, Shantou Mayor Zheng Jiange, GTIIT Chancellor Li Jiange, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering and Special Counselor of Shantou University Council Ba Denian and Wei Yu, President of Shanghai Tech University Jiang Miaoheng, Director of the Li Ka Shing Foundation Solina Chau, Mr. Richard Li and Frank Sixt, Mayor of Haifa Yona Yahav, Member of the Council for Higher Education and Chairman of Planning and Budgeting Committee Yaffa Zilbershats, Technion President Peretz Lavie, Member of Standing Committee of Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Luo Qiwei, Officials from Guangdong provincial government Jing Lihu, Wang Ruijun, Zheng Xiancao, Guo Zhuangshi, officials from Shantou government Xie Zesheng, Sun Guanghui, Qiu Yihui, Wu Qihuang, Lin Yimin, Lin Xiaoyong, officials from Chaozhou government Zhao Hong, leaders from Shantou University Jiang Hong, Gu Peihua, Lin Danming, Wulan Hasi attended the event.

Zhu Xiaodan, Mr. Li Ka-Shing, Huang Ningsheng, Nadav Cohen, Secretary of the CPC Shantou Chen Liangxian, Li Jiange, Richard Li, Yaffa Zilbershats, Peretz Lavie, Aaron Ciechanover,  Zheng Jiange and Jiang Hong went onto the stage to unveil the nameplate of GTIIT. Zheng Jiange was the host of the ceremony.

Over 300 guests from all over the world and the first cohort of students, 216 freshmen, witnessed the momentous event, embracing the promising future of GTIIT.