Who are we?

The University Council for the Coordination of Foreign Language Teaching and Language Proficiency Certification is appointed by the Rector of the University of Warsaw for a 4-year term. Members of the Council are drawn from the language teaching units at the University. The Council is tasked with developing and implementing the University’s languages policy. It is responsible for overseeing the process of language proficiency certification (which includes developing the written exams, selecting materials for the oral exams, agreeing the assessment criteria, and training test developers and examiners). The University Council is also responsible for ensuring the overall quality of language education at the University (i.e., developing curricula and coordinating the offer of language courses each academic year).

In accordance with the Rector of the University of Warsaw’s Regulation #156 dated 22 December 2021, regarding the organisational principles of teaching and certifying foreign languages at the University, completion of first-cycle studies and long-cycle studies is dependent on mastering one foreign language at B2 level or above according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). This requirement can be fulfilled by taking a Certificate exam offered by the University of Warsaw or by presenting an external language certificate recognised by the University as complying with Resolution 8 of the Council for the Coordination of Foreign Language Teaching and Language Proficiency Certification, dated 23.09.2022.

The University of Warsaw offers language classes and certificate exams in 36 languages covering all world language families and at 5 levels of proficiency as per the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, teaching and assessment.