About the university
Wuhan Sports University, formerly known as Zhongnan Institute of Sports, is one of the first batch of independent full-time higher education institutions of sports after the founding of New China, founded in — in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, moved to Wuhan, Hubei Province in —, renamed Wuhan Sports University in —, directly under the State General Administration of Sports, adjusted to the State General Administration of Sports and Hubei Provincial People's Government in —. The university is located on the shore of the beautiful East Lake, surrounded by mountains and water, with a beautiful campus environment, advanced facilities, strong faculty, rich cultural heritage and distinctive features. The university adheres to the university motto of "public courage, sincerity and perseverance, learning, thinking, discernment and action", and insists on the philosophy of "integrating sports, science and technology and humanities education, and integrating moral, cultural and professional qualities". In —, it was selected as one of the first batch of "double first-class" universities in Hubei Province.
The university covers an area of —.6 acres, divided into East Lake (Zhuo Dao Quan) campus, Zang Long Island campus, Wudang Mountain campus and East Lake High-tech Zone (Pao Xi) campus, with more than — full-time students (more than — undergraduates, more than — master and doctoral students, 38 international students). A full-time undergraduate independent college, Wuhan Sports University Science and Technology, with a full-time enrollment of more than — students.
The university has a full range of disciplines, covering eight disciplines, including education, literature, economics, management, science, engineering, art, and medicine. The first-level discipline of physical education has outstanding advantages and distinctive features, and has been awarded as "Advantageous Discipline of Hubei Provincial Universities", "Innovative Discipline with Outstanding Achievement in Hubei Province", "Key Advantageous Discipline of Hubei Province", and "Double First Class" of Hubei Province. The first-level discipline of "Intelligent Sports and Industrial Development" has been awarded as the "Double First-class" construction discipline in Hubei Province and "A" in the fourth round of discipline evaluation of national universities. "Intelligent Sports and Industrial Development", "Sports and Brain Science", "Sports Education Integration and Health Promotion" and "Journalism and Communication "Four disciplines (groups) have been approved as the advantageous and characteristic disciplines (groups) of Hubei Province in the 14th Five-Year Plan.
The university has 25 undergraduate majors enrolled nationwide. The university has been awarded 6 national first-class undergraduate majors and 5 provincial first-class undergraduate majors; 3 national special undergraduate majors and 4 provincial brand majors; 1 national professional comprehensive reform pilot, 6 Hubei professional comprehensive reform pilots, 6 Hubei strategic emerging (pillar) industry talent training program undergraduate projects for universities in Hubei Province, 4 Hubei universities "2 colleges were selected as pilot colleges for reform in Hubei province; 2 national first-class undergraduate courses, 14 provincial first-class undergraduate courses, 5 online open courses of the State General Administration of Sports, 30 provincial high-quality resource sharing courses, video open courses and high-quality courses were approved. The university has been awarded 11 provincial-level teaching teams and 12 provincial-level excellent grass-roots teaching organizations.
The university's postgraduate education started in —, and it is one of the earliest units in China to cultivate postgraduate students in physical education. The university has the right to confer doctoral degrees in the first-level disciplines of kinesiology, and the authorization points for the disciplines of humanities and sociology of sports, sports human science, physical education and training, traditional ethnic kinesiology, sports psychology, sports engineering, sports rehabilitation, etc. The university also has the right to confer master's degrees in the first-level disciplines of kinesiology, psychology, journalism and communication, music and dance, special medicine and business administration, etc. The university also has the right to confer master's degrees in sports, applied psychology, journalism and communication, etc. The university has the right to confer four professional master's degrees, including master of physical education, master of applied psychology, master of journalism and communication, and master of arts. The university has the qualification of recommending excellent fresh undergraduates to take master's degree without examination, and has established a postdoctoral research station in physical education.
The university implements the spirit of the National Education Conference and China Education Modernization —, implements the fundamental task of establishing moral education, strengthens ideological and political work, deepens education and teaching reform, builds a high-level talent cultivation system, and continuously improves the quality of talent cultivation. The overall employment quality and career development quality of graduates are high, which is well received by employers and society.
The university has a strong faculty, with 55% of full-time teachers and coaches with senior titles. There are a number of experts and scholars and high-level coaches who have great influence at home and abroad, among which, 71 people have been awarded national and provincial honorary titles and talent projects.
The university has 10 scientific research institutions such as provincial and ministerial key laboratories, key research bases of humanities and social sciences, and engineering and technology research and development centers. Since the 13th Five-Year Plan, the university has undertaken more than 50 national research projects, more than 300 provincial and ministerial research projects, and more than 200 horizontal research projects, including 3 major projects and 4 key projects of the National Social Science Foundation and 8 projects of the National Science and Technology Support Program; it has won more than 20 provincial scientific research awards, including 9 second-class awards, and many research results have been awarded national invention patents. The academic journal "Journal of Wuhan Institute of Physical Education" sponsored by the university is a journal funded by the National Social Science Foundation, a journal selected by the Ministry of Education for "Construction of Famous Columns" and a journal of the Four Core Journals Square; "Journal of Physical Education" is an excellent journal in Hubei Province.