UNIcert®
The KIT Language Center received UNIcert® accreditation for English in 2008. In 2022, the accreditation was renewed for another five years. We have been accredited for UNIcert® IV since October 2023.
What is UNIcert®?
UNIcert® is a certification system specifically for foreign language training at universities. UNIcert® is run by the Working Group of Language Centers at Universities (AKS). UNIcert® places particular emphasis on ensuring that foreign language training that is specific to and appropriate for higher education institutions takes into account the particularities of the participants, the objectives and the working methods at universities. It should contribute to a greater standardization of the practice of certifying foreign language skills in higher education, promote the equivalence of language training at universities and thus also lead to a certificate accepted outside the universities as proof of appropriate foreign language skills.
The aims of UNIcert® training
The Language Center offers students and employees the opportunity to acquire (specialist) language skills or to deepen their existing knowledge in order to gain an additional qualification. After successfully completing the training program or passing the UNIcert® examination, participants in the (specialist) language training can acquire the UNIcert® foreign language certificate, which is supported by the Working Group of Language Centers at Universities (AKS). To obtain a UNIcert® certificate, you must regularly attend the accredited courses; you cannot register for the exam without having previously attended the course.
Language training with UNIcert®
For students and employees who have never taken part in an English course at the Language Center, the placement test is obligatory. This test is used to determine the level and to find out at which UNIcert® level the course can be continued. All participants in the English courses automatically take the UNIcert® training at their level.
Would you like to skip modules? The number of courses can be determined individually.
Completion of a level
UNIcert® contact person
If you have any questions, please contact Donald Richardson by e-mail.