For the first time in Iasi, ROK Center for Korean Studies at UAIC helds TOPIK exam – the official proficiency test in Korean, thus becoming the third TOPIK examination center from Romania and the only existing one in the North-Eastern area of the country.
** For those who would like to apply for TOPIK, please send first an email (rokcenteriasi@gmail.com) mentioning your full name. After that, we will give you the instruction of registration personally.**
1. Objectives
- To propagate and set a standard framework for learning Korean for non-native speakers of Korean language and overseas Koreans
- To measure and evaluate Korean language proficiency and utilize the test results in Korean university admission and job application.
2. Participants
- Anyone interested in the Korean language whose whose first language is not Korean.
Use and Opportunities
- Korean Government Scholarship Program (KGSP) participants taking the Korean language course
- Entrance to Korean Universities as a non-native Korean speaker
- Employment in companies and public institutions in both Korea and abroad
- Acquisition of a Korean Language Instructor certification as non-native Korean speaker
- Obtaining permanent residency or other specific Visa types in Korea
- For use in the “Korea Immigration and Integration Program” operated by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea
3. Date and time
- 14.11.2020, Saturday, 09:10-11:20
TOPIK I (Beginners, level 1-2): 09:10-11:20 (30 min + -> 9:40 – 11:20)
End Time of Entering Test Venue: 30 minutes before the exam (=9:10).
4. Place of exam
- Amfiteatrul III. 12, 2nd floor, Building A, UAIC, Bd. Carol I, Nr. 11, Iași
5. Registration
- Period: 26.08.2020 – 02.09.2020 (24:00)
- Required documents: registration form, ID card, scanned photo (3cm x 4cm), receipt of the payment for the exam.
6. Registration Fee
- 80 RON
The registration fee should be paid by bank transfer or by cash deposit to Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi’s bank account. (Faculty of Letters)
- Beneficiary: the Faculty of Letters from University of Alexandru Ioan Cuza of Iasi
- IBAN: RO68BRDE240SV89534452400
- Code = 40 (fee for language testing), mentioning as the reason for payment “TOPIK, name and surname of the participant” (e.g. TOPIK, Popescu Ioana)
*Any other commissions that the bank might charge should be payed by the candidate.
* Please make sure to keep the proof of payment received from the bank . The scanned proof of payment will be requested when you register for the TOPIK exam.
7. Test result
- The test results will be announced after 24th of December 2020 (on the official TOPIK website: www.topik.go.kr).
- The results will be also available at ROK Center for Korean Studies at UAIC.
8. Contact
- Email: rokcenteriasi@gmail.com
- Facebook: ROK Center for Korean Studies at UAIC
**The TOPIK examination will be held under strict virus control rules (temperature measurement, hand sanitiser, declaration, mask, physical distancing) provided by the organisers.