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. | 
