Bejjing Sport University 15 a national "211 Project" university affiliated to General Administration of Sport of China, a famous institute that cultivates high-quality sports talents in China BSU has a complete setting of disciplinesand specialties, and most doctoral degree programs and master degree programs among similar universities in China. Foreign students can choose specialties in the Graduate School, Education School, Athletics School, School of Traditional National Sports, Management School, School of Human K inesiology and Science, Sport Journalism Department, Department of Foreign Languages, and Sports Art Department.
BSU has a Iot of advanced equipments and places forteaching, training and scientific research. BSU has three multi-functional classroom buildings and scientific research buildings, 25 indoor training halls, and 39 outdoor stadiums; 59 Iaboratories of human kinesiology and science, journalism, sport psychology, foreign languages and computer, etc; all kinds of functional classrooms with superior configuration, advanced equipments, and high-level modernization. The library has advanced equipments, perfect management and rich document resources. It holds 830, 000 Chinese and foreign books and a number of electronic readings. And it is equipped with advanced network retrieval and inquiry system. The campus internet has excellence performance, covers the whole campus and 15 able to fully satisfy education demands.
In the efforts of more than half a century, BSU has always kept a relatively high Ievel of sports skills and has nurtured over 600 international sports masters; over 80 champions in international tournaments, more than 80 champions in Asia-Ievel tournaments, and over 1 380 champions in formal national games. In the Sydney 2000 Games, students from BSU won 3 gold medals, 2 silver medals and 2 bronze medaIs. In the following Athens 2004 Olympic Games, students from BSU achieved 10 gold medals and 3 silver medals.
BSU has frequent international cooperation and exchange activities and set up inter-university relationship with 39 universities from 18 countries and regions such as Russian State-run Sports University, Indiana University, German Sport College Cologne and Nippon Sport Science University. BSU has Iaunched close communication activities with a lot of international and non- governmental sports organizations.
Beijing Sport University is a famous university which has a glorious history, profound deposit of culture, solid schooling foundation and distinctive education characteristics. Planning for this university began in July, 1952 and it was founded formally in November of that year. This marked the beginning of China’s modern higher education in sports. In 1960, the university was one among the first batch of key national universities approved by the State Council. Again in 1978, the State Council designated it as one of 88 key national universities. In 1981, the academic degree system was established in China. Beijing Sport University was among the first batch of institutions granting master degrees with the approval of the State Council. Then, in 1986，the State Council approved Beijing Sport University as an institution to grant PhDs. In 2001，the State Council issued No.﹝2001﹞15 document to indicate that Beijing Sport University would be outstandingly constructed as a comprehensive, high level base integrating education, training and research. In 2005，Beijing Sport University was approved by the state as a “211 Project” key university, a national project initiated in 1995 by the Ministry of Education with the aim of cultivating 100 key colleges for the 21st century.
Over the course of approximately 60 years, Beijing Sport University has been standing on the forefront of China’s higher education in sport and has established a higher education system in sport and a sport college development mode. It has become the cradle of China’s higher sports talent cultivation and has irreplaceably important status in the higher education system and China’s sports cause. So it enjoys a prestigious reputation.
Beijing Sport University has a strong commitment to international communication and cooperation. It has established communication and a cooperative relationship with 76 universities and sports organizations from 34 countries and granted honorable Doctors Degrees to Olympic Games Chairman Jacques Rogge and six other international sports organization leaders and famous experts. The university actively conducts international cooperation to ensure that the academic status and international reputation continues to advance. The entire faculty and student body of Beijing Sport University are striding steadily toward the objective of becoming a “world class sport university”.
The year 2013 marks the 60th anniversary of Beijing Sport University. We welcome our friends in every field all over the world and alumnus at home and abroad to have a joyous gathering in Beijing Sport University and celebrate the grand occasion together!
