The School of Sport and Health Sciences was established in 2001, when the Public Physical Education Teaching and Research Section was formed. The institution underwent an evolution through various stages, including the Department of Physical Education and the School of Physical Education, before adopting its current name in 2025. This journey represents a transformative development trajectory, progressing from public education provision to specialized academic programs and ultimately achieving an integrated approach to sport and health.
The School is closely aligned with the "Healthy China" strategy, upholding the educational philosophy of "integrating physical education and medicine, promoting proactive health." It promotes deep interdisciplinary integration between sports and health sciences, with a focus on cultivating high-calibre applied talents that meet societal demands. The School has established an undergraduate education system that is guided by the mission to "serve campus sports, community health, recreational fitness, and youth training." This system encompasses majors such as Social Sports Guidance and Management, Leisure Sports, and Physical Education. It emphasizes the coordinated development of practical skills and health service competencies.
It has established a faculty structure and specialised curriculum system that is continually being refined, and has upgraded its sports facilities on an ongoing basis. Between 2020 and 2021, it successfully introduced two new undergraduate programs: Leisure Sports and Physical Education is committed to continuous improvement, with a focus on expanding the scope and enhancing the quality of its educational offerings. The College proactively seeks external collaborations, broadening engagement with regional sports and health industries while cultivating synergies between industry, academia and research to ensure a steady supply of professional expertise to local initiatives. The School will continue to follow its unique development path, focusing on cultivating versatile professionals who integrate physical fitness and health. The institution's strategic objective is twofold: firstly, to provide support for the growth of regional sports and health industries, and secondly, to establish itself as a prominent applied-oriented institution.
The School upholds the fundamental mission of fostering virtue and cultivating talent, adhering to the university motto of "Integrity, Scholarship, Pragmatism, Innovation." The institution's educational framework, grounded in its distinctive sports programs and societal demand for comprehensive health, is centred on three pillars: "ideological foundation, academic foundation, and developmental empowerment". This system is dedicated to nurturing well-rounded, application-oriented sports professionals with both moral integrity and professional competence.
It has innovatively implemented a "Sports Plus" integrated training model, creating a multidimensional educational matrix through four pathways: ideological guidance, professional development, academic culture cultivation, and humanistic care. The program has been developed to strengthen value formation through role models and peer leadership, facilitate professional growth with personalized talent plans and tiered guidance, deepen academic excellence by "cultivating three ethos and fostering four habits", and fortify the student support system with dormitory visits and psychological activities. Signature initiatives—including "Aligning with Role Models" themed class meetings, Academic Excellence Awards, mental health empowerment activities, "One College, One Signature" sports fairs, and professional skill competitions—span the entire student journey, comprehensively enhancing character, knowledge, skills, and service capabilities.
Moreover, it has achieved remarkable educational outcomes, with outstanding competitive results. It has established a distinctive training system integrating "scientific training, competitive practice, and composite mentors." This provides students with personalized training grounded in sports science and a practical platform meeting international competition standards. In recent years, students have achieved outstanding success in provincial and higher-level sports competitions, frequently securing top three team placements in track and field, aerobics, fitness, bodybuilding, and martial arts. It has claimed over ten national championships and achieved notable international results, including a runner-up finish. In the college's relatively short existence, it has already achieved notable success in its training of athletes at the international master level. In 2025, it was honored as an "Advanced Unit" by the Sichuan Provincial University Sports Association, a testament to the institution's commitment to excellence and its successful talent development program. The college will continue to enhance its distinctive educational system, strengthen the integration of sports and medicine, and cultivate new-generation talents with international vision, professional dedication, and social responsibility for the advancement of sports and the broader health industry.
The Physical Education program is firmly established in Sichuan and caters to the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle. With a focus on "Intelligent Physical Education Instruction and Assessment," it builds an integrated curriculum system combining "Physical Education + Education + Intelligence." The tripartite collaborative training model, involving "Higher Education Institutions — Education Bureau — Primary/Secondary Schools", is an effective tool for cultivating intelligent physical education teachers who excel in sports, master education, and apply technology. These educators possess comprehensive competencies in physical education instruction, athletic training, health promotion, and competition organization, while proficiently using smart tools for teaching, training, and physical fitness assessment. The program is committed to becoming a vital talent incubator that enhances the quality and efficiency of physical education in regional primary and secondary schools and leads the intelligent development of physical education.
The program is designed to cultivate well-rounded individuals who embrace a patriotic commitment to serving the national strategy of building a sports powerhouse and promoting youth health. Graduates possess strong humanities and scientific literacy, professional ethics in sports, and social responsibility. They systematically master sports education theory, digital intelligent methods, and solid athletic skills, upholding the pursuit of excellence in sports. They develop innovative capabilities to navigate change and solve complex practical problems in sports teaching reform, athletic training innovation, and competition organization management. Graduates should possess digital competency to optimize physical education models, enhance training effectiveness, and improve competition management efficiency using cutting-edge digital technologies and intelligent analytical methods. In addition, it is essential that they demonstrate international competency for cross-cultural sports education exchanges and competition collaboration in a globalized context. Graduates will be well-equipped to handle routine physical education instruction while also possessing the capabilities for athletic training guidance and competition organization management, becoming versatile applied talents.
The Social Sports Guidance and Management program specializes in youth sports training and fitness instruction. It focuses on standardized operations and management for sports service providers, with the aim of helping them to build distinctive brand identities. Through partnerships with leading regional sports training brands and premium fitness clubs, it establishes "Practical Training Bases for Physical Store Operations," implementing a modern apprenticeship system where students gain industry experience from the moment they enrol. This program cultivates versatile sports professionals who are proficient in sports curriculum development, marketing and fitness instruction. Graduates will develop core competencies in revitalizing training centers and fitness facilities while enhancing operational efficiency. They are well-positioned to become the primary talent source driving the professionalization and chain-based development of youth sports training and the fitness industry in the Sichuan-Chongqing region.
This program is designed to cultivate well-rounded individuals who possess moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetic, and labour skills. Students develop a deep sense of national pride rooted in industry, service and public welfare, and are equipped with sound sports literacy, professional ethics and social responsibility. We are committed to a philosophy of excellence, characterized by meticulous attention to detail, continuous improvement and a pragmatic approach to integrity. We systematically master core knowledge and skills in youth sports training, curriculum development, fitness instruction and standardized institutional operations. Graduates will be equipped with innovative thinking and digital competency, and will proficiently utilize digital tools to empower sports services and management. They will also demonstrate practical abilities in sports marketing and customer service, while excelling in the operational management techniques and methodologies of youth sports clubs and fitness institutions.
The Leisure Sports program is based in Meishan city, Sichuan province, serving the Sichuan-Chongqing region. The company's strategic focus within the "Healthy China" initiative is on the sports wellness service market, with a specialization in "personalized exercise prescriptions and healthy lifestyle guidance." Using professional wellness laboratories, it develops applied talents able to provide scientific exercise health assessments, custom exercise plans, and outdoor guidance for people with sub-healthy lifestyles, chronic disease patients, seniors, and outdoor enthusiasts. The core approach involves the use of sports programs as a vehicle to build a dual-drive curriculum and practice system centred on "sports wellness" and "outdoor recreation." The program is dedicated to nurturing professional technical talents in sports, wellness and outdoor recreation in the Sichuan-Chongqing region.
This program is designed to cultivate well-rounded individuals who possess moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetic, and labour skills. Graduates possess strong humanistic literacy, professional ethics, deep patriotic sentiment, and a strong sense of social responsibility. They adopt a craftsman's approach, specializing in their field and systematically mastering core theories in outdoor sports and sports rehabilitation. They develop solid project organization and planning skills, sports rehabilitation and health preservation capabilities, outstanding innovation abilities, and continuous learning capacity, alongside digital competency and international competency. — Skilled in leveraging digital tools to enhance the design of outdoor adventure programs, sports wellness plans and service processes. Graduates will be able to align with international outdoor recreation and wellness industry standards, adapt to cross-cultural collaboration scenarios, and master advanced, interdisciplinary skills in outdoor adventure and sports wellness technologies. On average, students should be qualified for roles such as outdoor sports instructors and specialized sports rehabilitation technicians within approximately five years of graduation. These roles are available in fields including sports industry associations, outdoor sports clubs and sports wellness centers. They will be capable of comprehensively considering multidimensional factors, including personal safety, legal compliance, cultural sensitivity, international regulations, and sustainable development, during the implementation of sports activities and wellness programs. Through their expertise, they will demonstrate professional responsibility.