Recently, the Ministry of Education released the filing and approval results of undergraduate programs for ordinary higher education institutions in 2024. China University of Petroleum (East China) (UPC) has been officially approved to establish a new undergraduate program in Sports Training.

The Sports Training program underscores UPC’s commitment to implementing national strategies such as“Healthy China”,“National Fitness”,and“Sports Power”,and advancing the development of new liberal arts. Based on UPC’s distinctive strength in volleyball, the program will focus on cultivating interdisciplinary sports talents with distinct volleyball characteristics and Petroleum Spirit to meet the demands of the sports industry in health management, competition organization, sports education, and sports training. These efforts aim to contribute UPC’s expertise to meeting the talent demands for sports development in Shandong Province and Qingdao City.

The approval of the undergraduate program in Sports Training holds profound significance for continuing UPC’s excellent sports tradition, promoting liberal arts, and enriching the diverse campus sports culture. It marks a new phase in the sports talent cultivation and academic program development of UPC.