On December 9, at the Commendation Ceremony for Excellent International Chinese Test Sites, Ren Jingwei, Deputy Director of the Center for Language Education and Cooperation, announced 64 excellent test sites for International Chinese tests and 18 excellent test centers for the International Chinese Teacher Certificate Examination which were selected by Chinese Test International from more than 1,330 test sites around the world. Confucius Institute at the University of Zimbabwe is once again on the list. This is the second time that the Confucius Institute at University of Zimbabwe won the “Excellent Chinese Test Site” after 2021.
In 2022, Confucius Institute at University of Zimbabwe held three HSK exams and two HSKK exams, with a total of 860 candidates, setting a new record in the number of candidates for the Chinese Proficiency Test since the establishment of CIUZ. And in the last Chinese test which just held last week, CIUZ also set a new record in the number of candidates with 534 candidates sitting various levels of the Chinese proficiency tests.
Although in face of many difficulties and challenges such as the COVID-19 epidemic, inconvenient network and transportation in Africa, CIUZ has won the title of “Excellent Chinese Test Site ” for two consecutive years. This is a great encouragement to all the teachers and staff of CIUZ. It is through the hardwork and teamwork of the CIUZ staff that this accolade has deservedly been bestowed. The determination of the various teachers servicing the CIUZ Teaching such cannot be taken for granted. This indeed is a team award.
In 2023, CIUZ will also continue to adhere to the principles of high standards and high quality, never forgetting the original intention, not being afraid of difficulties, and working hard to provide excellent and professional testing service for more and more Chinese language learners in Zimbabwe.
Level 1 candidates writing their test in the Great Hall