Languages

LANGUAGE COURSES  FOR INCOMING STUDENTS

• Language courses are organized by the Institut des Langues Vivantes / ILV
• Information sessions are planned at ILV at the beginning of each semester. They are mandatory as relevant information regarding registration procedures, schedules and group compositions are given.

LANGUAGE COURSES  FOR OUTGOING STUDENTS

• You are a UCLouvain student selected for an exchange? Language courses can be added to your programme / Languages

Please consult this page for further information.

IELTS TEST

In order to go on exchange (and possibly for your job search) it is often necessary to prove you level of English via a official language test such as IELTS, which is recognised internationally. :

• For the descriptions of the European language levels, please consult this website: http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/en/resources/european-language-levels-cefr
• For the Campbridge certificate ESOL - English for Speakers of Other Languages, please consult this website: https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-tests/cefr/

L’IELTS (International English Language Testing System) is used worldwide (3,5 millions of applicants every year) and is recognised by 10.000 institutions, at least 2.000 of them are universities..The validity of the tests is 2 years.

Following the pandemic, the British Council no longer organises paper tests on any of the university campuses. They only do computer-based tests (with the help of videoconferencing for the oral parts) on their own premises in Brussels (Rue de Namur).

The IELTS test can be taken in the office of the British Council in Brussels or online (several session per months): https://ieltsregistration.britishcouncil.org/choose-test. 

The UCLouvain Language Center, ILV, will have more information about dates and registration process: https://uclouvain.be/fr/ilv/ielts 

Every year, the ILV organises IELTS coaching sessions during the first semester for candidates.