EMI-ready

On this page you can find the EMI-ready test scores and the possible exemptions. 

EMI-ready test scores

The following minimum test scores are required for admission to programmes requiring EMI-ready level.

 Overall band scoreSpeakingListeningReadingWriting
IELTS Academic*^6.05.56.06.05.5
TOEFL iBT (including Home Edition)*~ Scores for tests taken before 21 January 20268316171816
TOEFL iBT (including Home Edition)*~ Scores for tests taken from 21 January 2026 onward4.53.5443.5
Cambridge C1 Advanced169162165165162
Cambridge C2 Proficiency180162165165162

Please note:
* IELTS Academic and TOEFL iBT (including Home Edition) cannot be more than 2 years old.
^ IELTS Online and IELTS One Skill Retake are not accepted. 
~ TOEFL MyBest Scores are not accepted.

Any English language test not mentioned in the overview is not accepted.

Exemptions

You are exempt from the English language requirements for EMI-ready Bachelor programmes if:

  • You hold an International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma (with English A or B as final exam subject at either Standard or Higher Level); a European Baccalaureate (EB) diploma with English L1 or L2; a Diplôme du Baccalauréat Général, Baccalauréat Français International (BFI), Section américaine or britannique.
  • You hold a secondary school diploma or English-taught bachelor degree from one of the countries listed below. For secondary school diploma holders, please note that you must have a final passing grade in English according to the corresponding level below:

  • You hold a secondary school diploma or English-taught bachelor degree from Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Canada (both French-speaking and English-speaking), Dominica, Falklands, Gibraltar, Guyana, Grenada, Ireland, Jamaica, Malta, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Singapore, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, United Kingdom.
  • You have successfully completed at least one year of an English-taught higher education degree programme in any of the countries mentioned above or in any of the following countries: Anguilla, Botswana, Cameroon (English-speaking), Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.