Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK) & Scholarship at Kennesaw State
Kennesaw State University‚ home to the Chinese Proficiency Testing Center for the…
Georgia (Oct 3, 2004) — Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK) & Scholarship at Kennesaw State
Karen Kennedy
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Contact: Frances Weyand‚ Director of University Relations‚ 770−423−6203 or fweyand@kennesaw.edu
Kennesaw State University‚ home to the Chinese Proficiency Testing Center for the
southeastern United States‚ will offer the 2004 Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK) on
Saturday‚ Oct. 23‚ at 2 p.m. in the Burruss Building.
HSK is a standardized test designed and developed by the HSK Center of Beijing Language
and Culture University to assess the Chinese language proficiency of non−native speakers.
The center serves seven southern states by providing testing to Chinese language learners‚
promoting the mutual understanding between American and Chinese cultures‚ and facilitating
the teaching of Chinese.
Students who perform well on the HSK test are eligible to apply for scholarships to
study in China. Scholarship winners are determined by the State Committee for the
Chinese Proficiency Test of China. Last year’s winners were Kimberly Opraseuth (Emory
University) accepted by China People’s University in Beijing; Ann Silverberg (Austin
Peay State University‚ TN) accepted by Nanjing Normal University in Nanjing; Reggie
Smith (Bain & Company Inc.) accepted by Beijing Normal University in Beijing; and
Michael Pollock (North Atlanta High School) accepted by Beijing Language and Culture
University in Beijing and Fudan University in Shanghai.
For more information on the 2004 HSK test call 770−423−6626‚ email Dr. John R. Ouyang
at rouyang@kennesaw.edu or visit the center’s Web site: www.kennesaw.edu/hsk. To register online for the test‚ go to hsk−world.com.
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