At the 2024 World Chinese Language Conference in November 2024, Crestar HSK Education and Assessment Centre (Crestar HSK) received a total of 3 distinguished awards. Namely, they were the inaugural HSK Model Test Centre Award, the 2024 Outstanding CTC Test Centre Award and the 2024 Outstanding Contribution Award.

The prestigious awards were conferred by the Centre for Language Education and Cooperation (CLEC) under China’s Ministry of Education and Chinese Testing International (CTI) in Beijing.

Country representatives receiving awards at the 2024 World Chinese Language Conference in Beijing

Chinese President Xi Jinping in his congratulatory letter to the conference mentioned that Chinese is a precious cultural offering from China to the world. He added that China is committed to nurturing and supporting its global reach.

The significant HSK Model Test Centre award, bestowed for the first time by the CLEC and CTI, represents the highest recognition in the field of Chinese proficiency testing. After a rigorous selection process among over 1,400 test centres worldwide, Crestar HSK was honoured as one of the top 19 recipients of this esteemed accolade.

Mr Ng Tiow Seng (the second from the left), General Manager of Singapore Crestar HSK Education and Assessment Centre, receiving awards at the 2024 World Chinese Language Conference in Beijing. Mr Hu Zhiping, Deputy Director General of CLEC Beijing is third on the left.

HSK Model Test Centre Award, 2024-2029

These three awards are a testament to CLEC and CTI’s recognition of Crestar HSK’s exceptional performance of innovation, market development, and dedication to providing professional examination services for over 20 years.

2024 Outstanding CTC Test Centre Award

2024 Outstanding Contribution Award

Crestar HSK, the exclusive test centre of HSK, YCT and CTC examinations in Singapore, will continue to excel as an HSK Model Test Centre under the guidance of CLEC and CTI. Crestar HSK is committed to making significant contributions to the international Chinese language testing and education industry.

The HSK (Chinese Proficiency Test) is the most authoritative and widely recognized international Chinese language proficiency test. Currently, the HSK is offered at 1407 test centres in 164 countries and regions, serving over 68 million candidates. HSK has become the gold standard for Chinese learners worldwide.

Since its global relaunch in 2015, the CTC (Certificate for Teachers of Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages) examination has attracted nearly 300,000 participants from 44 countries.