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Beijing Sport University

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Type
  
Public/National

Location
  
Beijing

Number of students
  
14,000

Academic staff
  
1,027

Established
  
1953

Campus
  
Urban

Phone
  
+86 10 6298 9018

Founded
  
1953

Affiliation
  
General Administration of Sport of China

Address
  
48 Xinxi Rd, Haidian Qu, China

Notable alumni
  
Vincent Zhao, Luxia Jiang, Zhang Guozheng, Lin Cui, Morgan Benoit

Similar
  
Shanghai University of Sport, Minzu University of China, Beijing Forestry University, Tianjin University of Sport, Beijing University of Techno

Beijing sport university


Beijing Sport University (BSU) (Chinese: 北京体育大学), formerly known as "Central Institute of Physical Education" (中央体育学院) and "Beijing Institute of Physical Education" (北京体育学院), is a nation-level public university located in Beijing, China. It is one of the National Key Universities and also a Project 211 University under direct leadership of the General Administration of Sport of China. Beijing Sport University is consistently ranked as the top institute for sport studies in China and enjoys prestigious reputation both at home and abroad. In 2015, Beijing Sport University was ranked as an "elite university" with 6-star status by the CUAA.

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BSU was founded in 1953 as the Central Institute of Physical Education (中央体育学院). In 1960, the university was one among the first batch of key national universities designated by the State Council. Situated on the No. 48, Xinxi Road, Haidian District of Beijing, BSU covers a total area of around 1,400 acres, with a total construction area of approximately 600 thousand square meters. BSU has a faculty of 1,027 with a current enrollment of over 14,000 students, among whom there are 8,265 undergraduates and 2,255 postgraduates. Beijing Sport University is the only university in China that has the Category I discipline of sport science (a national key discipline) and is also world-renowned for its capacity of cultivating elite athletes. By 2015, BSU teachers and students had collectively won 73 gold medals in the Olympic Games.

BSU currently consists of eight schools and five departments: Graduate School, College of Physical Education, College of Sport Coaching, College of Wushu (Martial Arts), College of Management, College of Sport Science, College of Continuing Education, College of International Education, Sport Journalism & Communication Department, Foreign Languages Department, Sport and Arts Department, Sport Rehabilitation Department, and Community Sport Department. It has two top-level sport schools affiliated with it: the Sport High School and Secondary Technical School for Sport, plus three centers and two sections: Modern Education Technology Center, Sport Science Research Center, Teaching Laboratory Center, Teaching and Research Section for Ideological and Political Theory, and the Periodical Section (Journal of Beijing Sport University). In addition, the Training Center of General Administration of Sport of China, the Coach Academy of General Administration of Sport of China, and the Center for Sport Ethics and Anti-Corruption Studies of China are also located on campus.

The University is home to four national key academic disciplines, fourteen other key majors, five key laboratories at the provincial and ministerial level, one national key research center for sport sociology and humanities, and a Beijing higher education research center at the provincial and ministerial level. The University offers fourteen undergraduate programs in the areas of physical education, sport coaching, community sport, sport science, traditional Chinese sport, public affairs management, sport and industry management, journalism, advertisement, applied psychology, English, performance, dance performance, sport rehabilitation and leisure sport.

BSU has also provided a key platform for student-staff exchanges and distance education between China and the world and has established academic exchange relationships with about 79 universities from 34 countries and regions.

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Beijing Sport University Wikipedia