UNIcert®, foreign language qualification in higher education

The UNIcert® programme offers courses and certificates in higher education foreign language skills see the UNIcert®-Homepage. UNIcert® is provided by the Arbeitskreis der Sprachenzentren (AKS) who introduced the programme in 1992. To date, more than 150,000 students have obtained a UNIcert® certificate! The Language Centre at the University of Münster offers programmes on different levels (UNIcert® Basis, I, II and III) and for languages such as German as a Foreign Language (DaF), English, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.

Overview

Level and link to more information	Languages	Subject-specific orientation
UNIcert Basis (Niveau A2)	German as a Foreign Language	general language orientation
UNIcert I (Level B1)	German as a Foreign Language, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish	general language orientation
UNIcert II (Level B2)	German as a Foreign Language, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish	Language for Academic Purposes, Humanities and Social Sciences, Medicine, Law, Politics, Economics
UNIcert III (Level C1)	German as a Foreign Language, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish	Humanities and Social Sciences, Medicine, Law, Economics

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The registration period for obtaining a UNIcert® certificate is currently open. After carefully reading all the information on these pages, please contact the coordinator for the respective level of your target language.

Application, fees, and payment process

Application for the summer semester 2025: 3 July - 29 August 2025

Please, send the registration form and the course certificates by e-mail to the coordinator of your target language or hand them in personally during the office hour. Once your registration has been approved by the coordinator, you can pay the fee.

A fee of €10 is charged for the UNIcert® Basis, I and II certificates and €30 for UNIcert® III – payable after admission to the exam.

Once you have received a written or oral confirmation from the relevant coordinator, you can register here at INDICO and start the payment process.

Further information about the UNIcert® III examination can be found here!