ETS To Resume TOEFL, GRE and GMAT Testing in China.Business Editors/Education Writers PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 25, 2003 ETS ETS Educational Testing Service (nonprofit private educational testing and measurement organization) ETS Emergency Telecommunications Service ETS Electronic Trading System ETS Engineering (&) Technical Services will resume administrations of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL TOEFL A trademark for a standardized examination for proficiency in English as a foreign language. ), the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT GMAT abbr. 1. Graduate Management Admission Test 2. Greenwich Mean Astronomical Time GMAT n abbr (US) (= Graduate Management Admissions Test) → ) in China beginning July 14, now that authorities have gained control over incidents of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Definition Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is the first emergent and highly transmissible viral disease to appear during the twenty-first century. . The National Education Examinations Authority (NEEA NEEA Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (Portland, Oregon) NEEA National Education Examination Authority (China) ), ETS's Chinese representative, will resume scheduling activities on June 23, 2003. Effective July 14, testing will resume in 13 of the 14 computer-based testing centers operated by Thomson Prometric for ETS. The center in Harbin will not resume testing on July 14 but is expected to open later this summer. A return of computer-based testing for the Analytical Writing section of the GRE General Test, originally planned for July 1, will also resume on July 14. In addition, September 27, 2003, is the last day individuals may take the Analytical Writing section in China, including Hong Kong, Korea, and Taiwan, in order to be registered for the October 25 paper-based administration of the Verbal and Quantitative sections. Thomson Prometric is reserving testing space exclusively for GMAT test takers to provide opportunities for candidates who were not able to test while centers were closed. Students who were unable to take the May 10th paper-based TOEFL and TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). will test on August 23. "We are pleased to begin testing operations again and welcome the many talented and dedicated Asian students seeking admission into U.S. universities," said John Yopp, ETS vice president. "We also welcome the cultural diversity and commitment to academic study that these students bring." Information on rescheduling testing dates, additional center openings, delays or deadline dates for refund requests are available on the NEEA Web site at www.51test.com. For more information you may visit www.toefl.org, www.gre.org, and www.mba.com. About ETS Founded in 1947, ETS is the world's largest private, nonprofit educational testing and measurement organization and a leader in education research. The extensive family of tests ETS owns and/or administers includes the TOEFL, GRE, the Graduate Management Admission Council's GMAT and other tests used for applying for academic admissions. ETS also offers TOPE tope: see stupa. and TOEIC TOEIC Test Of English for International Communication (Educational Testing Service) for individuals seeking to measure and improve their professional English communication skills. |
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