University Profile
The Wuhan Institute of Physical Education's origins can be traced back to Zhongnan Institute of Physical Education, in Nanchang City, Jiang Xi Province. The Zhongnan Institute was formed in 1953.Shortly after, in 1955, the institute moved to its present site in Wuhan,Hubei Province, and changed its name to the Wuhan institute of Physical Education(WIPE) in February of 1956.WIPE was formerly administered by the National General Administration of Sports and,now it is under the aegies of both the National General Administration of Sports and the Hubei Provincial Government.
WIPE excels in competitive sports and has developed superior,sports skills programs, such as, for boating and martial arts. It also produced many outstanding athletes who, like Olympic gymnastics champion Yangwei, have brought glory to China in international competition. Students successively won 326 gold medals, 236 silver medals, 269 bronze medals in international and domestic great matches such as the Olympic Games, Asian Games, and National Games. WIPE is recipient of the National General Administration of Sports “Award for Contributions to Success in Sports,” and WIPE has been designated as “national, elite athletes’ training base for boating” and the “national training base for Chinese martial arts for young athletes.”
International academic exchange is another area to which the institute has attached great importance, To date, sound working relationships on exchange and cooperation have been established with some 20 institutes of physical education in countries, such as, the United States, France, Germany, Japan, Vietnam, Ukraine, as well as Taiwan and Hong Kong in China. Nationally, WIPE cooperates with some 30 provinces and cities, as well as with several physical education associations in China.
Majors and Programs
Undergraduate Specialties
Physical Education Sports for the Community
Sports Training Chinese Traditional Sports
Sports Kinetics Sports Management
Sports Economics Sports Performance
Sports Journalism Sports Applied Phychology
Sports Information Technology Sports English
Sports Healing & Health
Admission for study is open to students nationwide and from abroad
Major fields for master's degree
Sports Applied Psychology Sports Humanities and Sociology
Chinese Traditional Sports Sports Kinetics
Sports Medicine Sports Industry Economics
Physical Education
and Sports Training Sports Dance
Doctor's degree
Sports Education & Training
Admission for study is open to students from nationwide and abroad
Applicant Qualifications
Hubei Province is situated in the central part of the People’s Republic of China. Its longest distance from the east to the west and from the north to the south is 740 and 470 kilometers respectively. Covering an area of over 186,000 square kilometers, the province has a total of over 60 million populations, composed of such nationalities as Han, Tujia, Hui, Miao, Manchu as well as Mongol. Owing to its location in the overlapping area of the Yangtze River and the Beijing-guangzhou Railroad, Hubei enjoys great geographical advantages. Wuhan, the provincial capital and the political, economic, cultural and financial center of the province, is a city of strategic importance in central China and has been known since ancient time as “the thoroughfare to nine provinces”.
Now Hubei serves as one of China’s most important bases of industry, agriculture, science and technology, and education.
Its five major industries, namely, metallurgy, machinery, textile, electric power and chemical industry, are represented by such famous enterprises as Wuhan Iron and Steel(Group)Corporation, Dongfeng Motor Corporation, Gezhouba Power Plant and the Three Gorges Project. Ranking one of the first for its steel, iron and textile output, Hubei is second to none in China in the output of trucks and hydroelectricity. Moreover, Hubei is among those taking the lead in the research and production in the fields of laser, optical-fiber telecommunication, bio-engineering as well as new materials. Rich in agricultural resources, Hubei Province is reputed as one of China’s bases of grain, cotton and edible oil.
Presently, there are 86 higher education institutions with a total of 1.163 million undergraduate populations and 77000 graduate populations. By the end of 2007, there are 18 units with authority to award PhD degree in 579 subjects and 28 units with authority to award master degree in 1518 subjects.
The Province has a long history and was one of the birth places of the Chinese nation and Chinese culture. For instance, Suizhou, a city which is believed to be the birth place for Yan Emperor who is regarded as one of the Chinese ancestors in the Yangtse River valley. Over many years in its history, Hubei Province has brought about a great many of historical celebrities, such as Qu Yuan, China’s earliest great poet in the third century B. C., Li Shizhen, a celebrated pharmacologist in Ming Dynasty in the 16th century, Li Siguang, a modern geologist and the founder of geomechanics, Dong Biwu and Li Xiannian, both had once assumed the most important position as the president of the People’s Republic of China.
With Places of historical interest and scenic beauty scattered across the whole province, Hubei enjoys favourable conditions for developing its tourist industry. Numerous oft-quoted legends and picturestic natural landscapes attract more and more tourists both from home and abroad. The top tourist attractions in the province include the magnificent Three Gorges of Yangtse, the secluded and myterious Shennongjia Forest, the wonderful view of the Wudang Mountain, the profound Chu Culture of the Warring States Period and the well-known ruins of the ancient Three Kingdoms. All, as described, often make the sightseers forget to take their leave.
Tuition Fees
Required Fees
1. Application Fees:400RMB(mailed with the application material to the Foreign Affairs of WIPE)
2. Fees required (annually per person)
Time |
Students |
The Liberal Arts'Fees |
The Science's Fees |
Long-Term
Programs |
Undergraduate Studies |
16000 RMB/per year |
20000 RMB/per year |
Graduates Studies |
20000 RMB/per year |
25000 RMB/per year |
General Advanced Chinese |
16000 RMB/per year |
|
General Advanced Students |
16000 RMB/per year |
|
Senior Advanced Students |
25000 RMB/per year |
Short-Term
Programs |
4--12 Weeks |
2600 RMB/four Weeks |
Above 12 Weeks |
8000 RMB/half year |
3. Accommodation fees:
Two living rooms and one sitting room: 450 RMB/per month/per living room
Big one living room & one sitting room: 700 RMB/per month
Small one living room & one sitting room: 500RMB/per month
Equipment:living room, kitchen, bathroom, cooking facility, refrigerator,
washing machine, TV set, air conditioner, shower facility,
microwave stove etc.
4. The medical, living and teaching material costs are paid by the students themselves.