Where can Cambridge English take you? Globally accepted qualifications About Cambridge Assessment English We are Cambridge Assessment English. Part of the University of Cambridge, we help people learn English and prove their skills to the world. Our qualifications and tests are accepted by over 25,000 universities, employers and governments worldwide. Our qualifications can open doors to higher education, improve employment opportunities, and because they are globally recognised, can increase opportunities for study or work at home or internationally. Here is a selection of the institutions around the world that accept our qualifications: Australia Australia Canada King’s logo as endorsement UK General information Colour referenceUK Minimum size UKClear zone UK The King’s logo must be Pantone 485 red 20mm width of white Ensure that you reproduced in the colours shown CMYK 0/96/100/0 logotype. observe the clear zone here, using artwork from King’s RGB 226/ 35/ 26 (described by the outer Brand Communications team ee2231a dotted line) when ([email protected]). When used placing other items in an endorsing role the logo near the King’s logo. should be placed in a suitable secondary position at a reasonable size for legibility and clarity. The minimum size is shown here. UK UK USA USA Please contact [email protected] with any further queries. USA USA USA For a full list of organisations and institutions using our qualifications around the world, visit cambridgeenglish.org/recognition. 2 Study at university abroad with a Cambridge English Qualification UK IRELAND C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency are accepted by nearly 100% of Irish universities accept C1 Advanced and all UK universities and colleges for undergraduate and C2 Proficiency as proof of English language ability postgraduate courses. Top institutions like the London from EU undergraduate students. School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), the These qualifications are also accepted by most universities University of Oxford and the University of Warwick for students from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland. accept our qualifications. The Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) accepts Higher education institutions, who are visa Licensed C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency as evidence of English language Sponsors, can choose how to assess a student’s English proficiency for student visa applications. language proficiency for courses at degree level and above. Almost all these institutions, including all the top-ranked Our qualifications are also accepted by INIS for Student institutions, accept C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency Immigration Permission for English language students from as proof of English language ability for both admission outside the EEA. and visa purposes. If an applicant already has an IELTS certificate, this may also be sufficient to apply for an undergraduate course. C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency are the only English language qualifications eligible for UCAS tariff points. USA CANADA C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency are welcomed by 100% of public colleges and university undergraduate public and private colleges and universities across the programmes in Greater Toronto Area, and in most nation, including: provinces of Canada, accept C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency. • Bowdoin College • NYU • Dartmouth College • The Juilliard School • Humber College • University of British Columbia • MIT • Wellesley College • McGill University • University of Calgary • Northeastern University • Williams College • McMaster University • Seneca College • University of Toronto • University of Alberta • Western University NEW ZEALAND AUSTRALIA C1 Advanced is accepted by 100% of universities for 100% of Australian universities accept undergraduate admissions, and also by many C1 Advanced, including: universities for foundation and postgraduate courses. • University of Brisbane C2 Proficiency is also accepted for foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate courses. • University of Melbourne • University of Sydney Students do not need to take an exam for their student visa application, they just need to meet the entry requirements The Australian Government Department of Home Affairs of their chosen institution. accepts C1 Advanced scores for all visas, including student visas. Immigration New Zealand accepts B2 First for all visa categories where there is an English language requirement. This includes the Skilled Migrant category and Business categories. For a full list of organisations using our qualifications, visit cambridgeenglish.org/recognition. 3 Opportunities for study and work at home or abroad The table below shows some examples of the acceptance and usage of our qualifications and tests around the world. The proficiency requirements of individual institutions, organisations and departments may vary. We recommend that candidates contact individual institutions and organisations directly for more detailed information on their specific requirements. For our full global recognition list, visit cambridgeenglish.org/recognition. Country School Higher education Employment More than 50% of private and Accepted by 100% of Spanish Widely used by companies concertado schools in Spain, universities. Recognised by: for recruitment and training as well as many state schools purposes, for example by: use our qualifications as part of • ACLES (Association of their education system. Language Centres in Higher • Acciona Education) • Adecco More than 95 of the 100 best schools in Spain according to • CRUE (Confederation • Air Europa El Mundo school ranking use of Spanish University • Bayer Chancellors) our qualifications. • Coca-Cola Spain Our qualifications are Accepted for the B1 or B2 • EY recognised by all 17 regional English level graduation requirement. • Inditex governments for teacher • Schweppes Suntory recruitment into state bilingual and plurilingual systems. B2 First is widely accepted for customer-facing positions and C1 Advanced is commonly demanded for executive positions at international organisations. Accepted by universities for admissions purposes, for example by Bocconi University and the University of Bologna. The Istituto Nazionale della Many state schools across Previdenza Sociale (INPS) Europe Italy offer our qualifications. Also used by universities for accepts Cambridge English credits or exemptions from the Italy Qualifications from job Preparation courses for our final English language exam. applicants. qualifications are eligible for PON funding. Cambridge English Deloitte uses our qualifications Qualifications are recognised for recruitment purposes. by Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca (MIUR). All pedagogical universities in Switzerland use our qualifications as a graduation We have wide recognition Cambridge English requirement for students by Swiss employers for Qualifications have federal training to become primary recruitment purposes. recognition for vocational and secondary school Examples include: training (apprenticeship teachers. in commerce, vocational • Credit Suisse Switzerland Our qualifications are also baccalaureates). Students widely accepted by universities • Roche can use our exams to exempt for Master's programmes • Swiss International Airlines them from the required including École Polytechnique • Swiss National Bank English exam for exit Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), • Victorinox purposes. École Hôtelière de Lausanne, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) and the University of St. Gallen. 4 Country School Higher education Employment Facilitate entry to: • classes préparatoires aux grandes Accepted by companies écoles for recruitment and career • grandes écoles progression. Examples include: • university (when Level B in English • Air France is required) • Altaïde • Finastra Recognised for the B2 English level • Hermès on exit from Écoles d’ingénieurs. Cambridge English • Ingeliance Qualifications facilitate • Inovops entry to: Accepted for admissions or exit • Lalique France • private schools purposes, and also adopted by many institutions. Examples include: • Panzani • sections européennes • École Polytechnique • Renault Trucks • sections internationales • ENS Paris-Saclay • Robert Half • ESCP Europe • Safran • HEC • Smart Steps • ICAM • Spherea • ISEN Our qualifications can be used to • Sciences Po (admissions access funding for professional internationales) training (CPF – Compte Personnel • SKEMA Business School de Formation). Europe (admissions parallèles) Hundreds of universities in Germany offer courses taught in the medium of English and many of these accept Widely used by schools on Cambridge English Qualifications Our qualifications are accepted exit to demonstrate the from international students, by companies for recruitment Germany English level needed for including: and professional development university study or work purposes, including HORSCH, purposes. • Freie Universität Berlin PwC and Seidensticker. • Technical University of Munich • Universität Hamburg Our qualifications are included in the Code of Conduct for international students, published by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. All universities in the Netherlands will accept B2 First and/ Netherlands or C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency from international undergraduate applicants. This includes Universiteit van Amsterdam, Universiteit Leiden, Universiteit Maastricht and Hogeschool Inholland. 5 Country School Higher education Employment More and more universities are Our qualifications are being accepting Cambridge