Tianjin Institute of Physical Education
(TJIPE) is located at the southwestern
end of Tianjin city, near the Bohai Bay,
about 120 kilometers away from capital
city, Beijing. Tianjin is the largest
port city in the northern part of China;
a hub for well-developed sea, land, air
transportation and communication. Tianjin
will host several functions of the 2008
Olympic Games. It takes only two hours
from Beijing International Airport to
TJIPE, and about forty minutes from Tianjin
International Airport by car. TJIPE is
adjacent to Tianjin Olympic Sports Center
and has a nice environment with convenient
city transportation. With four seasons,
Tianjin’s weather is much like the city
of Chicago, with the high temperatures
around 38°C in the summer, and the lows
around –10°C during the winter.
Founded in 1958, TJIPE has a proud
history. Over the past 40 years, we
have fostered large alumni of professionals,
helping develop our country’s physical
education programs. There are more than
300 teachers and 5,000 students currently
attending our institute, including both
undergraduates and post-graduate students.
The campus, with shaded paths of green
trees and a rippling lake, covers an
area of 400,000 M2, with facility space
more than 200,000 M2. We have high-level
sports teams in track and field, swimming,
weight lifting, baseball and Para Olympians.
TJIPE has well-equipped facilities for
teaching, training and scientific research.
There are indoor training halls and
outdoor courts, fields for the training
and teaching in track and field, gymnastics,
swimming, Wushu (martial arts), tennis
and many other kinds of physical activities.
Our baseball field is a first-class,
national competition fields built to
international standards. In recent years,
a comprehensive gym and two teaching
and experimental buildings have been
built. There are advanced multimedia
classrooms, computer labs within our
institute, utilizing the local area
broadband network. Our library has a
collection of nearly 300,000 books and
500 kinds of domestic and foreign periodicals,
with an index and inquiry functions
throughout its network.
TJIPE offers 11 teaching and training
departments, including:
☆ Physical Education and Health,
☆ Sports Training,
☆ Social Sports and Administration,
☆ National Traditional Sports,
☆ Educational Science,
☆ Culture and Arts of Sports,
☆ Social Science and Foreign Language
Teaching,
☆ Competition and Training,
☆ Colleges of Vocational Technology,
☆ Adult Continuing Education,
☆ Special Education.
We have three academic systems: postgraduate,
undergraduate and associate diploma.
At present, our institute offers 14
specialties for undergraduate programs,
in the fields of:
☆ Physical Education and Health,
☆ Social Sports,
☆ Human Kinesiology and Science,
☆ Sports Training,
☆ National Traditional Sports,
☆ Dance,
☆ Journalism and Sports Industry;
4 specialties for Master Degree candidates,
in the fields of:
☆ Humanistic Sociology of Sports,
☆ Human Kinesiology and Science,
☆ Training Science of Physical Education,
☆ National Traditional Sports;
3 specialties for Doctoral candidates,
in the fields of:
☆ Human Kinesiology and Science,
☆ Humanistic Sociology of Sports,
☆ Training Science of Physical Education.
At the Institute of Physical Education,
here in Tianjin, we practice an open
policy for running and developing a
positive international exchange programs.
We have established friendly academic
relations with many universities in
Australia, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, etc.
We have exchanged experts and scholars
with universities in United States,
Japan, Canada, Germany, Britain, Australia,
Japan, etc., and have received many
students for both long-term and short-term
studies from the United States, Japan,
Belgium, Korea, Malaysia, etc.
Specialties for International Students
① Bachelor’s Degree-16 specialties
and areas:
☆ Physical Education
☆ Sports Training
☆ National Traditional Sports
☆ Social Sports
☆ Dance
☆ Human Kinesiology and Science
☆ Sports Administration
☆ Journalism
☆ Educational Technology
☆ Special Education etc.
② Master’s Degree:
☆ Human Kinesiology and Science
☆ Humanistic Sociology of Sports
☆ Training Science of Physical Education
☆ National Traditional Sports
☆ Curriculum and Teaching Theory
☆ Rehabilitation Medicine and Physiotherapy
Program Categories, Length of Program,
Enrollment Periods and Requirements
Program Categories
Length of Program
Enrollment period
Requirements
Master's Degree Student
3 years
September
each year
Those students who are:
☆ 22 years old or older
☆ Bachelor’s Degree holders,
☆ Pass medical exam,
☆ 2 letters of recommendation by
associate professors or 1 professor,
☆ Pass HSK (6), and all other entrance
examination
Undergraduate Student
4 years
September
each year
Those who are:
☆ 18 years of age or older
☆ Equivalent to Chinese senior high
school graduates,
☆ Pass all medical exams
☆ Pass HSK(3) and the entrance examination
may apply for the undergraduate
study.
General Advanced Student and Senior
Advanced Student(Chinese, Wushu, Massage)
Long-term Students (more than one year)
February
&
September
each year
Those who are:
☆ Senior high school graduates
☆ Under the age of 55
☆ Pass all medical exams can be the
applicants
Short-term
One term
February
&
September
each year
12 weeks
September
each year
4 weeks
July
&
August
each year
1 week
All year long except for the months
of January, February, and September
Entrance Examination and Admission
① Entrance Examination
Bachelor’s Degree: Bachelor’s Degree
applicants are expected to take the
Chinese Test HSK (except for the holders
of HSK3), and some sports examinations
related to their majors
Master’s Degree: Master’s Degree applicants
are expected to take the Chinese Test
HSK (except for the holders of HSK6)
and 3 examinations related to their
majors
② Admission : The results of each examination
are calculated by the hundred-mark system.
A perfect score is 100; to pass a minimum
of 60 is required. According to the
admission standard enrolment plan of
the institute, the highest of those
who pass the examinations will be enrolled.
Tuition and Other Fees
① Tuition
A. Long-term Students (more than one
year)
Type
Tuition/per academic year
Undergraduate Student
US$2,000
Master's Degree Student
US$2,500
General Advanced Student/Language Student
US$1,500/US$1,200
Senior Advanced Student
US$2,200
B. Short-term Students (less than one
term)
Type
Tuition/per academic year
General Advanced Student/ Language Student
(one term)
US$800/US$600
General Advanced Student/Language Student
(12 weeks)
US$600/US$400
4-week class
US$300
Short-term Class (one person /per week)
US$80
② Registration Fee : US$40/per person
③ Accommodation Fees and Living Condition
Accommodation Fees and Categories
Type A: Single room, US$7-10 each person
a day (private bathroom, television,
telephone, air-conditioner, washing
machine, clothes locker, desk, etc.)
Type B: Double room, US$5 each person
a day (private bathroom, television,
telephone, air-conditioner, washing
machine, clothes locker, desk, etc.)
Type C: Double room (smaller), US$4
each person a day (private bathroom,
television, telephone, air-conditioner,
washing machine, clothes locker, desk,
etc.)
Living Condition
Life is good here, at TJIPE. The
school is located in an urban district,
near hospitals, banks, restaurants,
post offices, bookstores, laundry services
and other daily life facilities. On
campus there is a newly built service
center. A person needs only US$3-5 per
day to eat in our school’s multi-level
canteen. The institute offers well-equipped
facilities for teaching and training.
Within the campus you may find a baseball
field, playground, football field, tennis
courts; comprehensive gym, indoor track
and field hall, natatorium, ball games
hall, judo hall, archery hall and gym
etc.
Additional Fees
The students shall cover the expenses
of meals, medical insurance and teaching
materials as well as any cost of experiments,
practices and visits outside the teaching
programs.
Regulations On Payment
① Tuition Fees:
Tuition is paid once each year. In
extraneous cases, it may be paid twice
in a year, but not less than the fee
for one semester each time. If the length
of study is more than half a year but
less than one year, the tuition should
be paid in full. Tuition is to be paid
in the first 2 weeks of each term. The
student will not be registered until
the tuition is paid in full. If the
student needs to postpone his tuition
payment due to reasons out of their
control, they must apply to International
Exchange Office, to get the approval.
However, payment should be made within
one month of the new semester beginning.
An extra 5% of the total due tuition
is required each month of postponed
payment. No tuition will be returned
or refunded by the institute after the
first 2 weeks of a new term in the advent
of transferring, suspension or withdraw.
② Accommodation Fees:
Accommodation Fees should be paid
within the first 2 weeks of a new semester,
and no less than the fee for one semester
each time. Registration is not complete
until the accommodation fees are paid.
If the student needs to postpone his
accommodation payment due to extraneous
reasons, they must apply to International
Exchange Office, for approval. The latest
payment should be made within the first
month of the new semester. In case of
transfer, suspension or withdraw, the
student will be charged for their daily
usage and refunded the difference.
8.Application Process
① School Exchange
Tianjin Institute of Physical Education
has established friendly academic relations
with many universities around the world.
According to these exchange agreements,
many of the universities exchange students
with TJIPE. The specifics of these matters
shall be held in accordance with the
exchange agreements.
② Personal Application
Student may apply directly by contacting
the International Exchange Office of
TJIPE.
9. Admission Procedure
①Ask the International Exchange Office
for the following materials:
☆ Application Form for Admission of
Foreigners Studying in TJIPE;
☆ Foreigner’s Physical Exam Record;
Form for Financial Sponsor’s Guarantee.
②Send the following to the institute:
☆ Filled Application Form for Admission
of Foreigners Studying in TJIPE
☆ Filled Form for Financial Sponsor’s
Guarantee;
☆ Graduation Diploma or Present Studying
Certificate;
☆ 6 photos (3x4cm).
☆ The undergraduate students and master’s
degree students should also provide:
Academic Records, Recommendation
Letters, and Certificate of HSK Score.
③ To apply for X visa or F visa (for
short-term students) for entry, students
are required to submit the JW202 Form,
the Admission Notice and the Physical
Exam Record (This can be done after
coming to China) to the Chinese Embassy/Consulate
in your country.
④ If help is needed upon arrival, information
on flight number etc, must be faxed/
E-mailed to our International Exchange
Office. The price of pickup from Beijing
Airport to Tianjin Institute of Physical
Education is $55 for one person. The
price from Tianjin Airport to Tianjin
Institute of Physical Education is $8
for one person; the price from Tianjin
Harbor to Tianjin Institute of Physical
Education is $20 for one person. The
charge can be relatively reduced if
there are more than 2 persons simultaneously.
A shuttle bus, from Beijing to Tianjin
is available outside Beijing Airport.
⑤ After lodging arrangements are made,
the student should register with the
International Exchange Office and submit
the Admission Notice, the original copy
of Physical Exam Record (short-term
students may be exempt from physical
examination),passport, and pay tuition
fees with the Financial Section.
⑥ Within 15 days after arrival, students
must take the physical exam at Tianjin
Sanitation and Anti-epidemic Station,
and within 30 days after arrival, the
X visa students are requested to apply
for residence permit at the Exit-Entrance
Administration Department of Tianjin
Public Security Bureau(fees are paid
by the student). The penalty for non-compliance
will be enforced by the Public Security
Department to all students who have
not applied for their residence permit
before his/her visa expires.
⑦ After selecting your courses, and
getting your student I.D., we suggest
and will help you learn any concerning
stipulations/requirements of the institute
and our nation.
⑧ Get your textbooks, start your life,
study and enjoy yourself here at the
Tianjin Institute of Physical Education.
10 Contact Us At:
International Exchange Office,
51 Weijin Nan Road, Hexi District, Tianjin,
300381,
P. R. of China
Tel: 0086-22-23929485, 23012624, 23012186
Fax: 0086-22-23929485
Website: http://www.tjipe.edu.cn
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