The King Sejong Institute Foundation said it signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday with Vilnius University in Lithuania and the HKU School of Professional and Continuing Education in Hong Kong to expand cooperation in Korean language proficiency testing.
The agreement is aimed to implement the Sejong Korean Language Assessment (SKA) and the internet-based Adaptive Sejong Korean Language Assessment (iSKA).
The SKA, developed by the foundation, comprehensively measures Korean language proficiency in speaking, listening, reading and writing through a paper-based test. The iSKA is the first internet-based assessment in Korean language education that automatically adjusts the difficulty level of questions according to the test-taker’s ability.
The foundation is actively expanding the use of SKA and iSKA among domestic and international universities, including Vanderbilt University in 한국을 the United States, that require tools for measuring Korean language proficiency.
With this agreement, the number of institutions using the SKA as a Korean language proficiency measurement tool will increase to 13, including the two new partners.
The first iSKA will be conducted on Sept. 7 at the two universities, and participants will receive a certificate of results issued under the name of the foundation’s chairperson.
Lee Hai-young, chairman of the foundation, said, “We are delighted to support Korean language learners at Vilnius University and HKU School of Professional and Continuing Education through the SKA and iSKA.”
He said the foundation will continue to work closely with prestigious overseas universities to further expand the reach of SKA and iSKA.