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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Beijing, November 26 (Xinhua) — The Changchun School of Foreign Languages, located in the city of Changchun, Jilin Province, northeast China, has opened an authorized center for conducting the Test of Russian as a Foreign Language (TORFL), an international exam to determine the level of Russian language proficiency for foreigners. The content and conduct of this exam are under the control of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation.
The opening ceremony of the TRFL Testing Center (TCC) took place on Monday. Ji Shaokun, Director of the Changchun School of Foreign Languages; Sun Yi, Head of the School's International Relations Center; Oleg Krinitsky, Head of the TRFL Organizing Committee and Professor at St. Petersburg State University; and Zhu Yun, Head of the TRFL Center in China, participated in the ceremony. This is currently the only TRFL Testing Center in Jilin Province.
Parallel to the official opening of the said PP, the first Jilin Province-wide Russian as a Foreign Language Test was completed at the Changchun School of Foreign Languages. Thirty-five students from the school and 15 extracurricular students or Russian language enthusiasts of various age groups took the exam.
The TRKI certificate is a state-issued certificate and is officially recognized in Russia and a number of other countries. The TRKI test consists of six levels, which test key skills such as vocabulary and grammar, reading, listening, writing, and speaking. Holders of a TRKI certificate have a relatively significant advantage when applying for study at Russian universities and are more competitive among job seekers at companies working with Russia or the Russian language.
The leadership of the Changchun School of Foreign Languages hopes that the opening of the TRKI PP will support more Russian language students in obtaining this prestigious certificate and pursuing their professional careers on a broader international stage, as well as provide a powerful impetus to the international development of Russian language teaching in schools and in Northeast China as a whole.
The Changchun School of Foreign Languages was founded in September 1963 and is one of the first seven foreign language schools established after the founding of the People's Republic of China under the personal auspices of then-Premier of the State Council Zhou Enlai. Currently, the school is the leader among all secondary vocational schools in China in terms of Russian language instruction.
School Principal Ji Shaokun promised that the school administration is committed to strictly adhering to the TRKI criteria and fully supporting the organization of the TRKI exam. Oleg Krinitsky, in turn, emphasized the important role of the TRKI exam in stimulating educational ties between Russia and China, expressing hope for further strengthening of cooperation with the school.
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