Tianjin University of Sport (), formerly translated as Tianjin Institute of Physical Education, is a
university
A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States ...
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Tianjin
Tianjin (; ; Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Tientsin (), is a municipality and a coastal metropolis in Northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the nine national central cities in Mainland China, with a total popu ...
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China under the municipal government.
The university was founded in August 1958. It was established to meet the needs for Physical Education teachers mostly in the northern part of China. At that time, Tianjin was the capital city of
Hebei Province
Hebei or , (; alternately Hopeh) is a northern province of China. Hebei is China's sixth most populous province, with over 75 million people. Shijiazhuang is the capital city. The province is 96% Han Chinese, 3% Manchu, 0.8% Hui, and 0 ...
. The first president of the university was Mr. Gengtao Li, deputy-governor, general-secretary of the Communist Party and mayor then. Prof. Dr. Jiaxing Yao, a well-known sports psychologist, serves as the current president and Mr. Wengming Feng is the general-secretary of the Communist Party in the university.
Tianjin University of Sport is located in the HeXi District of Tianjin, one of the four municipal cities in China.
As of the beginning of 2009, the university has two colleges and seven departments. Academically, the university has been noted for its teaching and research on sports science especially in the fields of exercise physiology and sports sociology. The university holds the lab of exercise physiology, one of the key labs heavily funded by local government. The university offers the courses leading to Ph.D., M.S., M.A., and B.A. degrees.
Universities and colleges in Tianjin
Educational institutions established in 1958
1958 establishments in China
Sports universities and colleges in China
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