Founded in 1895 as Peiyang University, Tianjin University is the oldest institute of higher education in China, and pioneered the development of modern Chinese education.
Tianjin University offers 23 physical education curriculums including football, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, badminton, tennis, baseball, softball, pearl ball, foot shuttlecock, cricket, martial art, free combat, taekwondo, self-defense, shadowboxing, Sport Health Preservation, sports dancing, street dancing, aerobics, yoga, roller skating, physical fitness and a health care course.
Scope of the Teaching Objects: physical education curriculums are compulsory courses for freshmen, sophomores and the grade one students in higher vocational school. They are also optional courses for juniors and seniors. The total number of students attending physical education courses is over 8,400.