B2 English course and test

(page updated for the a.y. 2023/24)

The Polytechnic School, in collaboration with the Language Skills Development Department (CLAT), offers 60-hour online self-learning English B2 courses to its students. 

English B2 verification tests are provided for all self-study courses.


Bachelor’s Degree* students (Laurea Triennale - 108708)

A 60-hour online self-learning English B2 course is offered with the support of a tutor. 
The course will be available on the UniGe Moodle/Aulaweb platform from 19th February 2024, and will be accessible to students that have the course ‘LINGUA INGLESE B2’ (course code 108708) in their study plan. Here is the link . 

Upon completion, that is, once the three modules are completed and activity 3.4.15 has been successfully passed, students will have access to the B2 test booking and the exam. Passing the test will count towards obtaining credits within students' study plan. 

English B2 Test dates for Bachelor's Degree* students

English B2 test dates for Bachelor's Degree students will be available only to those who complete the online English B2 course on Aulaweb/Moodle platform. See the above for information about course completion. The English B2 test dates will be shown at the bottom of the course Aulaweb/Moodle page. Here is the link .

Exam results will be uploaded on Aulaweb/Moodle platform

English language certificates. Students can submit an English B2 (or higher, i.e., C1 or C2) language certificate. A list of accepted certificates at UniGe is available on the  CLAT webpage. Submitted certificates are assessed and valid ones allow students to have their English B2 level acknowledged and recorded in their career along with their respective credits. 

Please note: before enrolling on the B2 course, it is strongly recommended that students take -and pass- the English B1 language level test. Taking the EN B2 course without passing the EN B1 test first is likely to prove far too difficult. Find out more here.

For more information please send an email to didattica.politecnica@unige.it.

* Bacherlor's Degrees in:

8715   Ingegneria civile e ambientale

10375 Ingegneria chimica e di processo

9273  Ingegneria elettronica e tecnologie dell'informazione

8716  Ingegneria elettrica

8721  Ingegneria nautica

8713  Ingegneria biomedica

10716 Ingegneria gestionale

8719  Ingegneria informatica


Postgraduate Degrees students – English

English B2 Test dates
the following test dates are only open to: graduating UniGe students, non UniGe postgraduate candidates and/or postgraduate students 

*NEW ENGLISH B2 EXAM SITTING DATES WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON*

The exam dates were agreed with the Polytechnic School (all degree courses Engineering, Architecture, Design etc.) and take into account graduating session deadlines.

Test booking will be available through the Moodle/Aulaweb platform of the B2 English course in which students are enrolled. Please find below details on the different kinds of courses according to the degree you are studying.

The English B2 test will take place in-person on the Genova campus - Albergo dei Poveri. Detailed information about the test location and timing will be announced after the test booking closing date. 

Frail/disability situations that are officially documented and filed to UniGe must be communicated no later than at the time of exam booking to didattica.politecnica@unige.it in order for students to be offered 30% extra-time during the test.

Students who are pre-enrolled in any UniGe Master’s Degrees (Laurea Magistrale) can apply to take the test online due to documented needs caused by:
-    Having their official residence abroad;
-    Being pre-enrolled students that have never been UniGe students.
 

The request will be processed only if relevant evidence and/or valid official documents are attached to the communication. 

Should you have any issues and/or requests, send an email to didattica.politecnica@unige.it no later than 5 days before the test date.

Exam results will be uploaded on Moodle/Aulaweb platform


Non-UniGe students who are candidates to a UniGe Master’s Degrees (Laurea Magistrale)

A 60-hour online self-learning English B2 is offered. In order to access it, please send an email to didattica.politecnica@unige.it.

UniGe offers English B2 tests. If passed, such test confirms the EN B2 level that allows to enroll in any UniGe Master’s Degrees (Laurea Magistrale). Results will be published on this page 7/10 working days after the test.

Please note: no certificate will be issued upon passing the test. 

English language certificates. Students can also submit a B2 (or higher, i.e., C1 or C2) English language certificate. A list of accepted certificates at UniGe is available on the  CLAT webpage. Submitted certificates are assessed and valid ones allow students to have their English B2 level acknowledged.

For more information about the test, you can read the document  “B2 test Information”.

Please note: students wishing to enroll in any UniGe Master’s Degree programs (Laurea Magistrale) which includes an English B2 level as an exam in their degree do not need to take the B2 English test upon admission. The B2 test does not grant any credits, certificates, or exemptions from attending other English courses. Students are invited to carefully check the Master’s Degree description (Laurea Magistrale) at  corsi.unige.it.


Graduating UniGe students enrolling on any UniGe Master’s Degree (Laurea Magistrale) and interested in international mobility programs

A 60-hour online self-learning English B2 is offered - feedback by a tutor may be provided. 

The Polytechnic School will enroll UniGe students who have passed the English B1 exam (cod. 27975) and have 120 recorded credits by the end of the Winter 2024 exam session.

UniGe offers English B2 tests. If passed, such test confirms the EN B2 level that allows to enroll on any UniGe Master’s Degrees (Laurea Magistrale). The UniGe English B2 test can also allow to access UniGe’s internal selection procedure for outgoing international mobility (outgoing Erasmus+ or Double Degree programs). Results will be published on this page 7/10 working days after the test.

Please note: no certificate will be issued upon passing the test. 

English language certificates. Students can also submit a B2 (or higher, i.e., C1 or C2) English language certificate. A list of accepted certificates at UniGe is available on the  CLAT webpage. Submitted certificates are assessed and valid ones allow students to have their English B2 level acknowledged.

For more information about the test, you can read the document  “B2 test Information”.

For more information please send an email to  didattica.politecnica@unige.it

Please note: students wishing to enroll on any UniGe Master’s Degree programs (Laurea Magistrale) which include an English B2 level as an exam in their degree do not need to take the B2 English test upon admission. The B2 test does not grant any credits, certificates, or exemptions from attending other English courses. Students are invited to carefully check the Master’s Degree description (Laurea Magistrale) at corsi.unige.it.


UniGe students enrolled on Master’s Degrees (Laurea Magistrale) that have an English B2 exam to sit

A 60-hour online self-learning English B2 course is offered, with the support of a tutor to students who have ‘LINGUA INGLESE B2’ in their study plan – i.e., course code 98941/9915 for LM Architecture; course code 98176/11440 for LM Product and Event Design and course code 111732 for LM Green Areas and Landscape Design.

The course is available through the Moodle/Aulaweb platform 

Upon completion, that is once the three modules are completed and activity 3.4.15 has been successfully passed, students will have access to the B2 test booking and exam. Passing the English B2 test will count towards obtaining credits wthin your study plan. 

Students that have ‘LINGUA INGLESE B2’ with a different course code in their study plan should refer to the information by their own degree on the respective pages at  corsi.unige.it.

For more information please send an email to didattica.politecnica@unige.it 

Last update 22 March 2024