Adequate English language skills must be proven by standardised or accredited certificates, at least at level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages of the Council of Europe (CEFR). In particular, the following serve as proof: Successful completion of the test may not be more than three years prior to receipt of the application for admission to the Master's degree program. IMPORTANT: Confirmation letter on English proficiency due to previous studies in English written by universities (“medium of instruction certificates”) will not be sufficient as proof of adequate English language skills anymore for the application phase for the intake 2025/26 and onwards.Accepted language certificates
Language requirements
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).
Proof of sufficient knowledge of the English language must be provided with the application documents. If you have none of the required English Proficiency proofs, you can't be admitted to iPAB. A conditional enrolment does not take place.
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