Beijing Sport University

Beijing Sport University (BSU) is a public university located in Beijing, China. It is a member of the National Key Universities and the Double First Class University Plan. The university is under direct leadership of the General Administration of Sport of China. In 2015, Beijing Sport University was ranked as an "elite university" with 6-star status by the CUAA. History BSU was founded in 1953 as the Central Institute of Physical Education. In 1960 the university was among the first batch of key national universities designated by the State Council. Situated in the Haidian District of Beijing, BSU covers a total area of approximately 1,400 acres, with a total construction area of approximately 600,000 square meters. BSU has a faculty of 1,027 with a current enrollment of 14,000 students with 8,265 undergraduates and 2,255 postgraduates. Beijing Sport University is the only university in China with the Category I discipline of sport science (a national key discipline). AS of 2015 BSU teachers and students have 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, College of Management, Sport Science College, College of Continuing Education, College of International Education, Sport Journalism and Communication Department, Foreign Languages Department, Sport and Arts Department, Sport Rehabilitation Department and Community Sport Department. It has two 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). 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.