The Best Universities in Sport Sciences in 2015
The University of Tsukuba in Japan started a project in 2015 to rank the Universities around the world to find the best in Sport Sciences, Physical Education and Kinesiology, with the aim to collect and analyze data about the quality and impact of teaching, research, competitive sports performed by Sport Sciences, Physical Education and Kinesiology departments at universities throughout the world.
Top Sport Science Institutions
The following sport science institutions were the top-ranked in each category, based on submitted data from 19 universities across four continents. Each institution is listed in alphabetical order
Overall
- Loughborough University (UK)
- University of Calgary (Canada)
- University of Tsukuba (Japan)
Teaching Capacity
- Loughborough University (UK)
- National Taiwan Normal University (Taiwan)
- University of Porto (Portugal)
- University of Tsukuba (Japan)
Research Capability
- Loughborough University (UK)
- University of Calgary (Canada)
Competitive Sports Practice
- Auckland University of Technology (New Zealand)
- University of Calgary (Canada)
- University of Porto (Portugal)
- University of Tsukuba (Japan)
- Waseda University (Japan)
original source: http://www.tsukuba.ac.jp/english/research/wuc-spek2015.html (link no longer available)
Related Pages
- Other Top Sport Science Institutions Lists
- List of sport sciences educational institutions
- Elite Training Centers — details about many of the elite sports institutes and training centers from around the world.
- Index to courses in sports
- list of sport science fields of study
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