Quanguo Waiyu Shuiping Kaoshi ("National Foreign Language Proficiency Test," WSK) is a series of foreign language tests administered in Mainland China for educators who did not major in foreign languages.
[1] The National Education Examinations Authority (NEEA) of China developed these tests.
Performance on the WSK determines whether one is permitted to take training, studies,[2] or additional studies within one's major in institutions outside of China.
[1] Some universities make successful completion of the WSK as a requirement for promotion in one's academic title.
[3] The other versions are TNF for the French language, NTD for the German language, NNS (日本語能力試験 Nihongo Nōryoku Shiken; 日语水平考试; Rìyǔ Shuǐpíng Kǎoshì[4]) for the Japanese language, and ТПРЯ (Russian: Тест по проверке уровня владения русским языком "Russian Language Proficiency Test"; 俄语水平考试; Éyǔ Shuǐpíng Kǎoshì[5]) for the Russian language.