The Department of Physical Education established the three research centers basing on the Applicable Talents with High Qualities and serving the local economy, the three research centers are “Research on sports management”, “Research on sports culture”, “Sports and health promotion”

The Sport Management Research Center formed an academic echelon which includes 2 professors and 3 associate professors, the echelon leader is Professor Li Xiangdong. This center takes the management of stadium and gymnasium, club management, and management and administration of sports events as the research point, it also provides the theoretical principle for the sports industry management of HenanProvince

The Sports Culture Research Center formed an academic echelon which takes Professor Shi lijiang as leader. This center takes the culture of traditional ethnic sports, Henan regional sports and school sports as the research point, and also research on the regional sports culture and the relationship between sports and other social culture phenomenon, then provides the theoretical principle for the regional sports culture development.   

The Sports and Health Promotion Research Center formed an academic echelon which includes 2 associate professors and 3 lecturers; the echelon leader is Doctor Wang Xiaobo. This center takes the National Physique Monitoring and sports and health promotion as the research point, and also provides the theoretical principle for the development of citizen’s physique from the vision of physique monitoring and the relationship of sport, physique and health.