On December 24, 2023, the 19th National Seminar for Deans/Department Heads of University Physical Education and the Inaugural Joint Meeting of University Physical Education Deans were successfully held at the Yuehai Campus of Shenzhen University. The event was organized by the Theoretical Discipline Group of the National Steering Committee for University Physical Education Teaching, hosted by the School of Physical Education at Shenzhen University, and co-organized by the Higher Education Press.

Mr. Wenke Liao, Deputy Director of the National Steering Committee for University Physical Education Teaching, former Deputy Director of the Department of Physical Education, Health, and Arts under the Ministry of Education, and a first-level inspector, Professor Hua Yang, Deputy Director of the National Steering Committee for University Physical Education Teaching, former Secretary of the Party Committee and President of Beijing Sport University, Professor Hansheng Huang, member of the Academic Degree Committee of the State Council’s Subject Development Strategy Consulting Committee and former Secretary of the Party Committee of Fujian Normal University, Professor Peijie Chen, convener of the Sports Subject Review Group of the Academic Degree Committee of the State Council, Deputy Director of the National Steering Committee for University Physical Education Teaching, and former President of Shanghai University of Sport, Professor Ruilin Zhang, Deputy Director of the National Steering Committee for University Physical Education Teaching and former Director of the Jilin Provincial Sports Bureau, Professor Jiahong Wang, head of the Technical Discipline Group of the National Steering Committee for University Physical Education Teaching and former assistant to the president of Soochow University, all members of the Theoretical Discipline Group of the National Steering Committee for University Physical Education Teaching, as well as over 300 experts and scholars from nearly 200 universities across the country gathered in Shenzhen to focus on key issues in the development of university physical education disciplines, to discuss reforms, and to plan for development together.