National Education Examinations Authority Explained
| National Education Examinations Authority |
| Native Name: | 教育部教育考试院 |
| Abbreviation: | NEEA |
| Predecessor: | National Education Commission Examination Management Center (1987)
National Education Commission Testing Center (1990)
National Education Examinations Authority(1998) |
| Type: | Independent, Non-profit |
| Purpose: | Educational testing |
| Headquarters: | Haidian, Beijing |
| Parent Organization: | Ministry of Education |
The National Education Examinations Authority (NEEA;) is an independent non-profit institution under the Ministry of Education of China. Headquartered in Beijing, the institution is mainly responsible for major education examinations in China.[1]
On February 16, 2022, following the Ministry of Education's organizational adjustment on its subordinate independent institutions, NEEA's Chinese name changed from "教育部考试中心" to "教育部教育考试院" .[2]
Tests
National Examinations
- National College Entrance Examination (普通高等学校招生全国统一考试, NCEE): Regular university or college entrance exam for students who have experienced senior high school education
- National College Entrance Examination For Adults (成人高等学校招生全国统一考试): Test to enter adult college or adult(continuing) education college in regular university
- National Postgraduate Entrance Examination (全国硕士研究生招生考试, NPEE): an admission requirement for all graduate schools
- Self-Taught Higher Education Examinations (高等教育自学考试, STHEE):[3] tests for getting a graduate certificate and bachelor's degree through self-study
- National Teacher Certification Examination (中小学教师资格考试, NTCE)
Social Certificate Examinations
- College English Test
- National Computer Rank Examination (全国计算机等级考试, NCRE)
- National Applied Information Level Test (全国计算机应用水平考试, NIT): Test inspired by Cambridge Information Technology
- Quanguo Waiyu Shuiping Kaoshi (WSK), including the Public English Test System (PETS) which goes up to PETS-5
- Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Test (书画等级考试, CCPT)
- Test of Chinese Language Ability for Ethnic Minorities (中国少数民族汉语水平等级考试, also known as, MHK)
Stopped
- National Accreditation Examinations for Translators and Interpreters (NAETI)[4]
Overseas Examinations in Mainland China
Source:[5]
References
- Liu, Qingsi (The National Education Examinations Authority). "The National Education Examinations Authority and its English Language Tests." In: Cheng, Liying and Andy Curtis. English Language Assessment and the Chinese Learner. Routledge, March 17, 2010., 9781135213879. Start: p. 29.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 考试院章程 - 中国教育考试网 . 2022-07-03 . www.neea.edu.cn.
- Web site: 关于"教育部考试中心"更名"教育部教育考试院" 的公告 - 中国教育考试网 . 2022-07-02 . www.neea.edu.cn.
- Liu, Qingsi, p. 31.
- Liu, Qingsi, p. 32.
- "考试项目." National Education Examinations Authority. Retrieved on October 24, 2020.
