All applicants must provide documentation of excellent communication skills in English which are considered essential, and you must therefore be able to read, write, and speak academic English fluently. English language requirement is comparable to a minimum of TOEFL 83 or IELTS 6,5.
Your qualifications can be documented by uploading one of the documents seen below.
Attach supporting documentation of your English proficiency.
The PhD administration may ask you to document you proficiency in English at any time during the recruitment process if you have uploaded insufficient documentation to your application or if the assessment committee considers it necessary to document your skills further.
See our Application guide (Language skills) if you have any questions.
Below you will find examples on ways to document your English skills.
English language qualifications comparable to an 'English B level' in Denmark can be documented as follows:
- TOEFL:
English B = Test result of at least 83 (internet-based test, TOEFL iBT and TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition test).
- Aarhus University does not accept the TOEFL ITP, TOEFL Essentials, TOEFL MyBest scores or paper-based tests (incl. TOEFL ITP Plus for China Solution).
- IELTS:
English B = IELTS Academic test result of at least 6.5 points (in the overall band score).
- Aarhus University accepts IELTS Academic online.
- Aarhus University does not accept IELTS one skill retake.
- Cambridge English tests
English B = Cambridge English Advanced (grades A, B or C) or Cambridge English First (grade A) or 180 points as a minimum on the Cambridge English Scale.
The grade must be within the blue area:
Aarhus University does not accept "Oxford Online Placement Test"
In addition, the following applies:
- We accept test results older than two years.
- You must upload your test result to your application through the application portal.
- Both IELTS and TOEFL are offered in Denmark. TOEFL is specifically offered in Aarhus.
