SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) – A growing chorus of civic groups and Korean language educators is calling on the South Korean government to halt its plan to privatize the administration of the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK), warning that the move would undermine the public integrity of the exam and place financial burdens [...]
SEJONG, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Riding a wave of growing international interest in the Korean language, South Korea’s Education Ministry announced on October 10 that it will double the frequency of its internet-based Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK) in 2025. The ministry’s “2025 TOPIK Implementation Plan” outlines a total of 15 test administrations for [...]
SEJONG, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) –Opportunities to take the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK) overseas are set to double starting next year. The Ministry of Education unveiled its 2024 TOPIK implementation plan on Wednesday, outlining the administration of the test and providing a detailed schedule. The most significant change in next year’s plan is [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Hong Kong will include Korean as one of the foreign languages in its university entrance exam starting in 2025, Seoul’s education ministry said Wednesday. The ministry said its National Institute for International Education and Hong Kong’s state examination board, Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority, will soon sign a [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — India, once a formidable market where Korean multimedia could not survive, is gaining interest in the Korean language. The Korean Cultural Centre India said that the online registration for the 81st Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK) I, which opened in India at 9 a.m. on Monday last week, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK) will include a speaking section later next year for the first time. The Ministry of Education announced plans for a new Korean proficiency test for foreigners and expatriates on Thursday. Next year’s examinations will be held six times in total, three of [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A record number of applicants took the Korean language proficiency test last year, data showed Friday, reflecting the growing popularity of the language. A total of 375,871 people sat for the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK) in 2019, up 14.2 percent from 329,224 in the previous year, according [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of cheating cases among students taking Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK) is on the rise, with planned group cheating even found in some cases, government data showed Thursday. A total of 1,250 applicants were found to have cheated in the language test between 2014 and July [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The annual number of applicants for the state-run Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK) surpassed 300,000 for the first time last year, its administrator said Thursday. A total of 329,224 people in 76 countries applied for the Korean language test for non-native speakers and ethnic Koreans in 2018, said [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The state-run Korean language proficiency test for non-native Korean speakers and ethnic Koreans will be conducted five times at 223 locations in 72 nations next year, the test’s administrator said Friday. The 57th Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK) will take place between April 14-15; the 58th May 19-20; [...]