An active month for the testing industry in China, besides the annual conference organized by ATA in Beijing which attracted 600+ participants and legendary guest speakers from Europe and North America, local government testing officers are also standing on the stage to share their experience and best practices....
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The 6th International Conference on Testing Methodologies and Technologies was held in Beijing

On December 13th 2011, the 6th International Conference on Testing Methodologies and Technologies ¨C Trends and Innovations in Testing and Assessment, sponsored by ATA, was held at Beijing International Hotel. The conference attracted more than 600 participants including officials from government,industry associations and professionals from various industries such as finance, education and training, IT, medical, transportation, scientific research and high technology....

Walter Wang, President of ATA,appointed as the founding Chairman of Asia Division of ATP

Recently, the Association  of Test Publishers (ATP) announced the establishment of its sixth division ¨C Asia Division of the Association of Test Publishers (A-ATP). Walter Wang, President of ATA has been appointed as the founding Chairman of A-ATP. Alex Tong, Vice President of ATA, being appointed as the Secretary and Treasurer; Additional nine prominent experts from mainland China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong are appointed as founding board members....

Cheating is severely punished in Qualification Test for Securities Professionals by Securities Association of China (SAC)

The Securities Assocation of China recently made a public announcement on punishment for cheating behaviors in the Qualification Test for China Securities Professionals. Punishments include licensure being revoked for as long as three years and banning from taking the exam for two years....

2012 GMAT test change: attitude is the key

On December 20, 2011, a press conference was held at the Grand Hyatt in Beijing by GMAC, represented by Mr. Yu Leiwei, and Mr. Guan Weidong, creator of GWD, the most popular GMAT test prep materials in China....
 

Yao Ming in College

Having retired from NBA, "Little Giant" Yao Ming is now an undergraduate of School of Economic and Management at Shanghai Jiaotong University. The students were excited about this new classmate.The classroom once turned into a fan club and fortunately order was soon restored. In class, Yao had to sit at the back in a specially made chair because of his size. It¡¯s difficult for him to skip class as he would be easily caught. After his first day in school on November 7th, Yao Ming held a Press conference. When asked whether he would join the university basketball team, he quipped: ¡°They are so professional. I only have spare time to play.¡±....

The starting salary of graduates in Shanghai and Beijing exceeded 3000 RMB

According to research by the data center of zhaopin.com, the starting salary of graduates in Shanghai and Beijing respectively ranked first and second nationwide, exceeding 3000 RMB on average. Among occupations, graduates from technical realm have a relatively high starting salary. Hi-tech talents are at the top with an average of more than 3500 RMB followed by senior management personnel with an average of more than 3000 RMB. The starting salary of IT technology and project management graduates is also more than 2500 RMB on average. However, manufacturing occupations have a relatively low starting salary of less than 2000 RMB.....

 

Journal: Assessment in Education
Theme: English Language Assessment and China
Abstract Submission Deadline: January 2012
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/cfp/caiecfp.pdf