All of UNESCO-IHE's educational programmes and courses are taught in English. Thus it is vital that students and participants have an adequate level of spoken and written English.

All educational programmes and courses have the following English language requirements.

The minimum required scores are as follows:

IELTS

  • IELTS: 6.0 and above

TOEFL

  • TOEFL paper based: 550 and above
  • TOEFL computer based test: 213 and above
  • TOEFL internet based: 79 and above

The Institutional TOEFL-code number of UNESCO-IHE is: 8949

Cambridge ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages)

  • Certificate of Proficiency in English CPE: Pass
  • Certificate of Advanced English CAE: Pass
  • First Certificate in English FCE: A
  • Certificate of English Language Skills CELS: Higher level
  • Business English Certificate BEC: Higher level

TELC (The European Language Certificates)

  • telc English C1: Pass

Candidates whose English test results are not available shortly before the deadline of application for a certain fellowship, can already send in their application without the test result. They may receive a conditional admission letter. In this case final admission may be given later after receipt and approval of the English language test.

No English test is required for Native speakers of English
UNESCO-IHE does not require a language certificate from native English speakers coming from: Australia, Botswana, Canada, Cameroon (English-speaking region), Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guyana, India, Ireland, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Namibia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Philippines, Rwanda (English-speaking region), South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Uganda, UK, USA, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

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