About the University

Tianjin University of Sport(TUS), was founded in August 1958 when State Physical Culture and Sports Commission and Ministry of Education decided to establish a sport university in Tianjin where the capital city of Hebei Province at that time to meet the need of physical education development and find a way out of the dilemma of lacking PE teachers, competitive sports talents and sport management personnel, mainly taking responsibility to fulfill the task of cultivating PE teachers for Hebei Provence, Shanxi Province and Inner Mongolia and other provinces in Northern China. TUS, experienced profound transformation and development over the past 60 and more years, will maintain the continuity to expand and upgrade its school-running scale and level, work hard to keep improving and promoting its school-running condition and quality, press ahead to create a new look of campus, and strive to become one of top ranking and the most influential modernized sport universities in China and world as a whole.

The university is now located in Tuanbo New District of Jinghai County and covering 1115.7 acres, with total investment of 4.7 billion RMB, covering 460,000 square meters of various school infrastructures, including14 teaching laboratories, 14 indoor training facilities and outdoor fields, 44 multi-media classrooms, 3 language labs and 5 computer classrooms.Currently, TUS offers 17 undergraduate specialties covering pedagogy, science, management, literature and art. Since 1979, it has embarked on enrolling postgraduate candidates. In 1986, it was granted to award master’s degrees. Now there have been 1 discipline, 6 sub-disciplines and 1 professional discipline authorized to confer master’s degree. In 2010, it has also been authorized to recommend elite fresh undergraduates for master’s degree without examination.

Tianjin University of Sport has a current total staff of 512, and the University has the total enrollments of 6,000 students, including 5,200 undergraduate students, 790 master's candidates and doctoral candidates. Look into the future, Tianjin University of Sport will further implement the scientific outlook on development, by keeping pace with times and blazing new traits in a pioneering spirit, endeavor to advance rapidly and efficiently of the university’s work, and stay focused on the primary task of working together with full confidence to build a first-class, high-level and characteristic modern prestigious sport university in China and striving to catch the attention of the world!

Undergraduate Discipline and Specialties

Discipline	Speciality of Undergraduate Studies
Sport Science	Physical Education
	Guidance and Management of Social sports
	Sports Training
	Martial Arts and Traditional Sports
	Exercise Science
	Rehabilitation and Health
Pedagogy	Educational Technology
Pedagogy	Special Education
Liberal Arts	Journalism
Liberal Arts	English
Sciences	Applied Psychology
Management	Marketing
	Tourism Management
	Management of Public Affairs
Arts	Dancing

Master Degree Programs

Special Education

Education Technology

Physical Education and Sport Training

Exercise Rehabilitation

Traditional Sports

Curriculum and Teaching Methodology

Humanities and Social Sciences of Sports

Human Sport Science

Sport Dancing

Higher Education

Journalism and Media

Sport Management

Applied Psychology

Doctoral Degree Programs

Sport Psychology

Human Sport Science

Humanities and Social Sciences of Sports

Traditional Sports

Exercise Rehabilitation

Physical Education and Training

Visiting/Student Exchange Programs

TUS possesses advanced research facilities and rich teaching resources.Foreign students including those from partner universities may apply totake major-related courses or do research at TUS as visiting students.The schooling system for the visiting students ranges from 1 semester to 2 years. A non-degree certificate of advanced study will be awarded if the visiting student successfully finishes his/her study at TUS.Official transcripts are also available upon request.For autumn-semester study, the students may submit application from mid March to mid June. For spring-semester study, the application shall be finished from mid October to mid December in the previous year.

Chinese Language Programs

The Chinese Language Program of TUS offers Chinese language courses of eight levels covering beginners and advanced learners. The curriculum of the program includes more than ten courses, such as Speaking, Listening Comprehension, Comprehensive Chinese, Extensive Reading, Newspaper Reading, Classical Chinese, Hot Topics, Writing, Pronunciation, Reading Aloud, Comprehensive Chinese & discussion. The program delivers 20 class hours per week, 18 weeks per semester. In addition, elective courses are also available. For autumn-semester study, the studentsmay submit application from mid March to mid June. For spring-semester study, the application shall be finished from mid October to mid December in the previous year.

Admissions

Several ways you can get admissions from TUS. International students are encouraged to apply when meet the entry requirements and submit their application before deadline. Language students and Visiting Students will be selected according to their educational background and Chinese language level. Students applying for master's or doctorate program need to pass two subject tests in addition toHSK（band4）requirement. Applicants who apply to TUS for the second time will be considered with priority. The ways you can get admissions to TUS are shown below.

(1)EXCHANGE STUDENTS BETWEEN GOVERNMENTS

According to the agreements between Chinese government and other foreign governments, TUS accepts Government Scholarship Student every year. Students have to apply for scholarship from their government. Applications will be evaluated from January 1 to April 30 each year.

(2)EXCHANGE STUDENTS BETWEEN UNIVERSITIES

According to the agreements between TUS and other universities, the University will accepts exchange students from the oversea sister schools.

(3)RECOMMENDED BY ORGANIZATIONS

Schools, universities and other international educational organizations may recommend students to TUS directly or via other Chinese agencies.

(4)INDIVIDUAL APPLICATION

Students can directly submit application to the International Exchange Office.

Requirements

Degree Programs	Age Limits	Health condition	Academic Requirements	Years required
Bachelor’s Degree	18 - 40	Healthy	High school or equivalent	4 years
Master’s Degree	18 - 40	Healthy	Bachelor’s Degree	About 3 years
Doctoral Degree	18 - 45	Healthy	Master’s Degree	3 years or more
Language students	18 and over	Healthy	High school or equivalent
Short-term Training	18 and over	Healthy	High school or equivalent

Tuition Fee

Programs	Degree Level	Tuition Fee / Year
Long-term student (more than 1 year)	Undergraduate Student	20,000 RMB
	Graduate Student	30,000 RMB
	Doctoral Student	40,000 RMB
Short-term Students (less than 180 days)	Advanced Student	15,000 RMB
	4 week students	4500 RMB
	2 week students	3000 RMB

Accommodations

Double Room: 800 RMB/ Month Single Room: 1,200 RMB/ Month

How to apply

Students may request the GUIDE and APPLICATION FORM from International Exchange Office of TUS. All materials with application fee have to be sent to International Exchange Office before deadline.

Documents Required	General Scholar/ Language Student	Bachelor’s Degree	Master’s/ Doctoral Degree
Applicaiton Form	▲	▲	▲
Photocopy of Highest Academic Diploma or Certificates	▲	▲	▲
Official Transcript	▲	▲	▲
Recommendation Letter		▲(2 )	▲(2)
Passport Size Photos (3cm*4cm)	▲(4)	▲(4)	▲(4)
Photo Copy of HSK Certificate		▲	▲
Physical Exam Record	▲	▲	▲
Application Fee		300RMB	500RMB

Note: (▲Required)

Entrance Exam for Undergraduate and Graduate Studies

1.Applicants applying for BA Degree must take a Chinese language examination which tests listening, reading and writing capability.For those who have already taken HSK test and passed level 6 or higher, this exam can be exempt. (If applying for The College of Chinese Language and Culture, applicants who have passed HSK level 3 can be exempt from the examination, and those with HSK level 6 can directly enter into 3rd year undergraduate program.)

2.Applicants applying for BS Degree must take a Math test and a Chinese language examination.

Applicants with HSK level 6 or higher can be exempt from Chinese language examination.

3.Applicants applying for graduate program must take a Chinese language examination along with two specialized subject tests. Applicants who have passed the HSK level 6 test can be exempt from the Chinese language examination. Each subject of examination is graded on a one hundred percentage scale. Full mark is 100 and 60 is the passing score. Students who pass the examinations can be accepted according to Matriculation Criteria of Tianjin University of Sport and Recruitment Plan.

Deadline for Application

	Fall Enrollment	Spring Enrollment
General Scholar	June 30th	December 31st
Bachelor Degree	Application is accepted from March 1^stto April 30^th. Entrance exam is held at the end of June.	Only for the college of Chinese Language and Literature. Deadline is December 15^th. Entrance exam is held at the end of December.
Master Degree / Doctoral Degree	Application is accepted from March 1^stto March 30^th.Entrance exam is held at the end of May.	No Spring Enrollment

Documents for enrollment

1.Admission Letter

2.JW202 Form or JW201 Form

3.Physical Examination Record for Foreigner and Test Record (Original Copy)

4.Passport with valid visa

5.Health insurance certificate

Registration Duration

According to current China education system, one academic year divided into two semesters. Fall Semester starts around early September and ends in next January, while spring semester is from early February and runs to July.Students must register within duration specified in the admission letter.

Registration Address

International Exchange Office Tianjin University of Sport

No.16 Donghai Road,West Tuanbo New Town, Jinghai District, Tianjin, P. R. China

TEL: +86-22-23012186 FAX: +86-22-23012186

EMAIL:fao@tjus.edu.cn

WEBSITE:http://www.tjus.edu.cn/