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What are the English language requirements?
Students for whom English is not their first language must provide evidence of language proficiency. For further information about the language certificates we accept please refer to the Entry Requirements section of the website. Preparatory English courses are also available the week before each session begins.
I am not a native English speaker but my education was completely or partially in English. Do I still need to take a language test?
If you have undertaken any university courses (excluding language courses) that were fully taught and assessed in English, and can clearly demonstrate this, you will not need to provide a proficiency certificate. Students from countries where English is used extensively in education may apply as a native speaker. This includes students from India, Pakistan, Scandinavia, the Netherlands, Hong Kong, Singapore and Turkey. If you are from one of these areas, or anywhere else where English is used extensively in education, you do not need to fill in the language section.
I am fluent in English, though it is not my first language. Do I need to take a language test?
Students who are fluent in English, but have not studied at university level in English will need to supply a proficiency certificate. However, those who have lived in an English-speaking country for a number of years may be treated as a native speaker. Please contact the Summer School office to confirm. You do not need to contact us if you are a student from India, Pakistan, Scandinavia, the Netherlands, Hong Kong, Singapore and Turkey.
I am taking a TOEFL/IELTS/Cambridge test but I will not get the results until later in the year. Can I still apply?
Yes, but any offer will be conditional, subject to providing evidence of a language proficiency qualification certificate at least one week before the start of the programme.