English Skills for International Management/CEMS

To apply for International Management/CEMS at WU, you must upload one of the certificates listed below with your online application.
German language skills are not required.

The following (valid) proofs of sufficient English language skills are accepted:

• TOEFL IBT / TOEFL IBT Home Edition (official or unofficial test report) (C1) – except TOEFL MyBest Scores

  • Score, prior to January 21, 2026: minimum score of 100 (with a score of at least 20 in each section)

  • Score, after January 21, 2026: minimum score of 5

• IELTS 7.0 [(Online) Academic Version] (official or unofficial test report) (C1) - except IELTS Academic One Skill Retake

• Oxford Test of English Advanced (at least 150 points-C1): This exam is offered, among others, by WU Business Language Center

• Cambridge English: CAE (Certificate in Advanced English – C1 – minimum grade “B”), CPE (Certificate of Proficiency in English – C1 – minimum grade “C”)

• An official certificate (stamped and signed by your university) confirming the

  • successful completion of a Bachelor’s program of at least three years duration at a recognized post-secondary educational institution in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ireland, the USA, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, or at a CEMS member university or an EQUIS/AACSB-accredited institution, which was conducted entirely in English as a full-time program, or

  
  

  • a Master’s program of at least two years duration or a doctoral program of at least three years duration at a recognized post-secondary educational institution in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ireland, the USA, Australia, New Zealand or Canada, which was conducted entirely in English as a full-time program

• English as first language (Please use the CEMS Mother Tongue Declaration Form for the proof of each of your Mother Tongues.)

• C1-level certificate issued by a university language center, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
  The certificate has to prove that you took one or more tests to assess your reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. These skills should correspond to level C1 or higher according to the CEFR.
  Course transcripts or confirmations about your overall language skills (e.g. DAAD-Certificates) or certain language courses will NOT be accepted as proof of your language skills. If you are not sure whether your language certificate fulfils these criteria, please submit one of the standardized tests mentioned above.