The Confucius Institute In Sofia Have Organized Their First Chinese Language Proficiency Exams for 2025
On 9th March 2025, the Confucius Institute in Sofia have organized their first Chinese language proficiency exams for 2025. Three types of exams with their corresponding levels - the Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK)with levels from HSK 1 to HSK 6, the Chinese Proficiency Speaking Test (HSKK) with Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced levels, as well as the Chinese Youth Test for Primary and Secondary School Students (YCT) with levels YCT 1 and YCT 2, have been conducted. Nearly 190 primary,secondary and university students, as well as Chinese learners from all walks of life in Bulgaria, have sat for the exams.
A week ealier, the Confucius Institute in Sofia have organised a training session on the exams workflow management aiming to distribute the exam tasks and to collectively study the relevant regulations. On the day of the exams, Mrs Aksiniya Koleva – the Bulgarian director of the Confucius Institute in Sofia, and Prof.Chen Ying - the Chinese director of the Confucius Institute in Sofia, have been managing the overall organisation and supervision by checking the order of the exam rooms and the performance of the invigilators. The Confucius Institute teachers, the local teachers, and the administrative secretaries and other examiners have organized the candidates to enter the exam rooms in an orderly manner and have performed their duties conscientiously. All the exams have been conducted smoothly.
The Confucius Institute in Sofia have been organising YCT exams since 2024, reflecting the enthusiasm of the Bulgarian primary and secondary school students for Chinese language learning. The Confucius Institute in Sofia will continue to improve the quality of their services and to provide a high-quality service platform for Chinese language learning and language proficiency testing for the local population.
The Confucius Institute in Sofia
Text: Chen Chen
Photos: Huang Shihui, Wang Ying, Biliana Isaeva, Petar Balabanov
Editors: Prof.Chen Ying, Aksiniya Koleva
English translation: Maya Kostadinova
Picture 1. The HSK 1 exam room.
Picture 2. The HSK 2 exam room.
Picture 3. The YCT 2 exam room.
Picture 4. The HSKK Intermediate level exam room.