Language level, language certificate and language preparation At the host institution, you will take lessons in another language. In most cases, the host institution will request that you meet their required language level. If they do not require an official language test (TOEFL, IELTS, TOEC, etc) and you have taken language classes at UGent, we can confirm the language level. For English, you can also take a language test at UCT: https://www.ugent.be/lw/uct/en/language-testing Some partner institutions require an official language test, e.g. TOEFL test. (Test of English as a Foreign Language). You will have to register for this test at one of the test centres. More information can be found on this website: https://www.ets.org/toefl/ Language lessons UCT As an exchange student you can take one language course at the University Centre for Language Learning at a reduced registration fee. You can only take a course in the language or languages of your host country. In the first instance, you pay the total amount yourself, i.e. the normal UGent student fees. Once you have left as an exchange student, you will receive the discount in the course of your study or internship abroad via a deposit on your bank account. Everything is automated through Oasis, you do not have to take any further steps yourself. You get a discount as an exchange student if you meet the following conditions:

• You are a bachelor or master student;
• You have registered your exchange application via OASIS;
• You will be going on exchange for at least 1 month;
• You are going on exchange for an internship or for study purposes
• You will receive full recognition of your study results or internship assessment obtained abroad;
• You are going on exchange within the framework of a programme facilitated by the Internationalisation Department/Development Cooperation Unit: Erasmus+, UGent bilateral framework agreements, Transition, Generic grants, Asem DUO, The Washington Centre, VLIR UOS;
• You attended at least 80% of the lessons of the language course;
• You have uploaded the confirmation of arrival in Oasis.

OLS Language test (for Erasmus students only) Before the start of your mobility period (July-September) you receive by e-mail an invitation from the Online Linguistic Support System (by order of the European Commission) to participate in a language test. The test is compulsory but gives you the opportunity to see where you stand in terms of language level. It also gives you the opportunity to take an online language course during your stay. This course is free of charge. The test is compulsory for all outgoing ERASMUS students. You will be tested for the language you will be studying. If you are going to Spain but most of your subjects will be taught in English, you will be tested for English. Students who do not have to take a language test are:- students who study the language of their host country - students who can be considered native speakers of the language in which they will study (e.g. via nationality or via e.g. following an English-language course) As an Erasmus student, you have to take the test twice - before or at the beginning of your mobility period and at the end - in order to measure your progress. You will receive - unless you fall outside the obligation - an invitation by e-mail from the Online Linguistic Support System to take the language test. Filling in the language test takes about 45 minutes. The system will automatically guide you through the different steps. Afterwards, you will immediately see the level (A1-A2-B1- B2-C1-C2 ) you have attained in the various sections of the test. If your overall level is below B2, you will be invited, without obligation, to take an online language course during your Erasmus stay. The results do not affect your acceptance by the host university/internship. At the end of your stay, you will receive a new invitation e-mail to fill in the final language test. This language test can NOT be used to prove your language level at the host institution.