CAE China Academy of Engineering
CASS China Academy of Social Sciences
HEI Higher Education Institution
HSBC Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
HSK Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (Chinese language qualifying test)
NOCFL China National Office for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language
UNCEE Unified National College Entrance Examination
NPC National People’s Congress
NBSC National Bureau of Statistics of China
PRC People’s Republic of China
SCCAD State Council Committee on Academic Degrees
SEDC State Education Commission
UNESCO United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization