Beijing Sport University

Beijing Sport University was established in 1953 as the Central Institute of Physical Education. It was renamed Beijing Institute of Physical Education in 1956 and Beijing Sport University in 1993. It is a national key institution, a national “211 Project” priority development university, and a university included in both the first and new rounds of national “Double First-Class” development. With a distinguished history, rich cultural heritage and a solid educational foundation, it is renowned in China and abroad and is administered by the General Administration of Sport of China. Located on Xinxi Road in Beijing’s Haidian District, it covers 755000 square meters, with approximately 460000 square meters of buildings and nearly 100 indoor and outdoor training venues.

The university has 4 faculties: Sports and Health, Humanities and Social Sciences, Olympic Sports, and Sports Engineering. Sports and Health contains 7 schools, including Education and Psychology; Humanities and Social Sciences contains 7, including Marxism and Management; Olympic Sports contains 8 schools or academies, including Competitive Sports and the China Football Academy; and Sports Engineering contains the School of Sports Engineering (China Sports Big Data Center). The university also hosts the Party School of the CPC General Administration of Sport, the General Administration of Sport Cadre Training Center, the General Administration of Sport Coaches College and the Chinese Olympic Academy.