Tianjin University of Sport

Tianjin University of Sport
天津体育学院
Type	Public
Established	1958
President	Yao Jiaxing
Location	Tianjin, China
Campus	urban
Website	www.tjus.edu.cn

Tianjin University of Sport (Chinese: 天津体育学院; pinyin: Tiānjīn Tǐyù Xuéyuàn), formerly translated as Tianjin Institute of Physical Education, is a university in Tianjin, 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. 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 the degrees of PhD, M.S., M.A., and B.A..

Universities and colleges in Tianjin

National	Tianjin University Nankai University

Municipality	Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts Tianjin Agricultural College Tianjin Conservatory of Music Tianjin Foreign Studies University Tianjin University of Sport Tianjin Medical University Tianjin Normal University Tianjin Polytechnic University Tianjin University of Commerce China Tianjin University of Finance & Economics Tianjin University of Science & Technology Tianjin University of Technology Tianjin University of Technology and Education Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Tianjin Chengjian University

Hebei	Hebei University of Technology

Private	Florida International University Tianjin Center

CAAC	Civil Aviation University of China

See also: List of universities in China

Coordinates: 39°04′28″N 117°11′15″E / 39.074473°N 117.187461°E / 39.074473; 117.187461

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