CERTIFIED EXAMINATIONS

Coordinators:
Katarzyna Sobańska, M.A. - IELTS and Linguaskill examinations
Agnieszka Łukasik, M.A. - ACERT examination
Alicja Wegwerth-Kurpiewska, M.A. - Goethe-Test PRO examination

 

Objectives:

Certified Examinations Team brings together experienced language instructors and lecturers from the Centre of Languages and Communication at Poznan University of Technology, specializing in teaching English and German. The objective of the unit is to organize examinations confirming language competence in general, business, academic, and ESP English, as well as to enable interested candidates to obtain formal confirmation of their language proficiency in the form of a certificate. The unit's offer is addressed to employees and first-, second-, and third-cycle students of Poznan University of Technology, as well as to all individuals interested in taking an examination, including those from outside the university.

 

Tasks:

  • organization and administration of the commercial ACERT examination at B2 and C1 levels;
  • administration of Linguaskill examination sessions;
  • organization and administration of the Goethe-Test PRO: Deutsch für den Beruf examination;
  • cooperation with the Goethe-Institut in Warsaw in organizing the German language examination;
  • offering preparatory courses for the Goethe-Test PRO examination;
  • promotion of the IELTS examination, as well as providing the examination venue and technical supervision of examination sessions;
  • issuing certificates confirming foreign language proficiency;
  • promotion of certified examinations among students and employees of Poznan University of Technology;
  • cooperation with Cambridge Assessment English, Lang LTC, Pearson, and the Goethe-Institut;

 

Projects and initiatives:

  • establishing cooperation with ETS Global in order to introduce the TOEFL examination into the team's offer;
  • in the winter semester of the 2025/2026 academic year, in cooperation with the CLC PR team, an information campaign concerning the Goethe-Test PRO: Deutsch für den Beruf examination was conducted among students of Poznan University of Technology. The campaign "Take the Goethe-Test PRO: Deutsch für den Beruf and test your German!" attracted considerable interest.

 

Contact:
Katarzyna Sobańska, M.A.(IELTS and Linguaskill examinations)
katarzyna.sobanska@put.poznan.pl
Agnieszka Łukasik, M.A. (ACERT examination)
agnieszka.lukasik@put.poznan.pl
Alicja Wegwerth-Kurpiewska, M.A. (Goethe-Test PRO examination)
alicja.wegwerth-kurpiewska@put.poznan.pl


 



CERTIFIED EXAMINATIONS: ACERT, IELTS, Linguaskill


ACERT Academic Certificate of Foreign Language Proficiency - paper-based

ACERT is a nationwide, academic certificate attesting to the command of a foreign language, both general and specialized, in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).  The exam allows to determine language proficiency at different levels of language competence. The ACERT certificate is issued by member universities of the Association of University Language Centres SERMO. The exam is available in English and German at levels A1-C1. The exam is available during regular examination sessions and on demand for an additional amount of 50% of the basic fee. The "on-demand" exam may be held within 7 working days from the date of  showing the proof of payment.


Contact: agnieszka.lukasik@put.poznan.pl 


IELTS Academic, IELTS General - paper-based

The exam is available after registering on a session date selected by a candidate and paying an exam fee.       
Details  >> click here

 


Linguaskill General, Linguaskill Business, Cambridge Assessment English  computer-based

The exams are available on demand. The "on-demand" exam may be held within 7 working days from the date of showing the proof of payment. The exams are also available online.  
 
Sample tests and practice materials:

https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-tests/linguaskill/information-about-the-test/practice-materials/

Note: the Linguaskill Business exam passed at levels B2, C1 or C2 exempts from the written part of the course-completion exam in all fields of study, and in the case of Engineering Management and Production Engineering, the exam passed at levels C1 and C2 exempts from the entire exam in full-time and part-time modes. However, in the case of exemption from the Acert exam or part of it, the student does not receive the Acert certificate.


Contact: katarzyna.sobanska@put.poznan.pl