ANTA and Tsinghua Expand Sports Research Partnership
ANTA and Tsinghua sports research partnership expands into a joint institute, covering AI, design, student sports education and talent development.
By Academic Writing Club Newsroom
ANTA Group and Tsinghua University have upgraded their sports fashion joint research center into a joint research institute in Beijing. The partnership, formed in 2021, has supported nearly 40 interdisciplinary projects in functional design, sports science and high-performance materials. ANTA has invested RMB 20 billion in innovation-related initiatives over the past decade and expects to invest another RMB 20 billion in independent innovation and research and development during the next five years. The expanded agreement covers scientific research and development, design innovation, talent development and industry leadership.
Research Institute Plans
The Joint Research Institute for Sports Fashion will serve as the core platform for the next five years of cooperation. The partners plan research in high-performance materials and AI applications, while combining Tsinghua’s design work and Global Sportswear Design Award resources with ANTA products.
Li Luming, President at Tsinghua University, stated:
“Tsinghua University has a longstanding sporting tradition and has always regarded sports as an important part of talent development. Looking ahead, the university will fully leverage its multidisciplinary strengths and take this signing as an opportunity to further deepen cooperation with ANTA in collaborative innovation research, product design and development, and sports talent cultivation. Through more tangible achievements, we aim to help enhance the global influence of China's sports industry and work together to make greater contributions to building China into a leading sporting nation and advancing the Healthy China initiative.”
Student Sports Education
The organizations also signed the “ANTA Supports Tsinghua University’s Sports Education” initiative. ANTA will provide professional sports equipment to Tsinghua students under the program, which is intended to encourage active and healthy lifestyles among young people.
Design Award Results
The third Global Sportswear Design Award, co-founded by ANTA and Tsinghua, announced Wang Xuejun and Wang Muyi as Gold Award winners in footwear for “ANTA RFS Running Shoes.” Lucas Miller and Rain Muller received the apparel Gold Award for “skin2.”
Since it began, the award has attracted more than 7,000 creators from 57 countries and regions, including participants from 489 domestic institutions and 168 international institutions. A total of 120 works have received awards.
Investment And Collaboration
The Joint Research Institute for Sports Fashion will be the core platform for the partners’ next five years of cooperation. It will support work in scientific research and development, design innovation, talent development and industry leadership.
Ding Shizhong, Board Chairman at ANTA Group, stated:
“As a representative Chinese sports brand, ANTA has always regarded innovation as the foundation of its corporate development. ANTA looks forward to working with Tsinghua University to leverage the combined strengths of industry, academia and research to drive innovation and upgrading in China's sports industry, contribute to building China into a leading nation in sports and innovation, broaden the industry's global perspective, and help Chinese sports reach the world.”
