Sias School of Physical Education was established in 2005. After nearly two decades of development, it has expanded from one department and two teaching-research sections to its current structure comprising two departments, two teaching-research sections, and six centers. The Experimental Center has established five laboratories (Sports Human Anatomy, Sports Physiology, Sports Psychology, Sports Measurement and Evaluation, and Golf Virtual Simulation), three training rooms (Therapeutic Massage, Golf, and Physical Fitness), and one National Student Physical Fitness Testing Center.
The school currently employs 126 faculty and staff members, including 3 teaching administrators, 1 administrative personnel, 2 laboratory technicians, and 120 full-time teachers. Among the full-time teachers, 87 are in-house faculty and 33 are adjunct faculty. The faculty includes 9 professors and 63 associate professors, with senior professional titles accounting for 60% of the total. 107 teachers hold master's degrees or higher, representing 89% of all full-time faculty. 79 in-house teachers are "dual-qualified" professionals, constituting 91% of the in-house faculty. The faculty roster includes 1 provincial government special allowance recipient, 4 provincial outstanding teachers, 1 provincial teaching master, 2 provincial outstanding young backbone teachers, 3 academic technology leaders recognized by the Henan Provincial Department of Education, and 1 provincial civilized teacher. The school boasts advanced and comprehensive teaching and training facilities, with indoor and outdoor sports venues covering over 130,000 square meters in total. This includes nearly 40,000 square meters of indoor facilities such as basketball gyms, swimming pools, tennis halls, badminton halls, indoor tracks, and golf training rooms, along with approximately 90,000 square meters of outdoor courts for basketball, football, volleyball, tennis, and golf. The scale of faculty and quality of facilities place the school in a leading position among peer institutions both provincially and nationally.
Through substantial faculty recruitment and facility improvements, enrollment has steadily expanded. The Physical Education program began enrollment in 2005, followed by the Social Sports Instruction and Management program in 2016. In 2017, the school initiated a joint master's degree program with Zhengzhou University. Currently, the school offers two undergraduate programs and a joint master's program in Sports Education and Training, forming a talent cultivation system primarily focused on undergraduates with complementary graduate education. With accumulated experience, the school has consistently elevated its academic standing. It ranked among the top in Henan's 2013 sports program evaluation, saw its Physical Education program approved as provincial "Comprehensive Reform Pilot Project" in 2015, gained recognition for Sports Education and Training as provincial key discipline in 2018, achieved designation as Henan's private university brand specialty in 2019, earned accreditation as provincial first-class specialty in 2021, received approval for Basketball Teaching and Training as provincial first-class course in 2021, was recognized as provincial outstanding grassroots teaching organization in 2022, became chair unit of Henan Student Sports Federation Basketball Branch in 2022, was accredited as Henan's first batch of basic education teacher training bases in 2022, and had its Martial Arts Teaching and Training approved as provincial high-quality teacher education course in 2024. Today, the school has grown into an important force driving the development of school sports and social sports in Henan Province.
Leadership
Dean\Party Secretary - Ma Ruihua
