Accepted language certificates


Language requirements

Adequate English language skills should be proven on the basis of the following minimum performance in an internationally accredited test or comparable qualifications:

  • Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English at least with grade B
  • Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English at least with grade C
  • International English Language Testing System (IELTS) with at least band 6
  • At least 550 points in a paper-based TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
  • At least 80 points in an Internet-based TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
  • UNIcert level II
  • B2 certificate of CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference)


The language test certificate should be no more than three years old at the time of application.

Exempted from the requirement to provide proof of language proficiency are students whose first language is English according the the UK government's list of countries for issuing student visas (the exempted countries are: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, the British overseas territories, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, Malta, New Zealand, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, UK, USA).


IMPORTANT: Confirmation letter on English proficiency due to previous studies in English written by universities' registrar will not be sufficient as proof of adequate English language skills.

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