Italian version
The University Language Centre organizes B2 level reading and listening English tests for external candidates (ONLY IF already graduated from a bachelor’s degree at Unipd or other Italian universities) who are registering for one of the following master’s degree courses at the University of Padova (academic year: 2023-24):
School of Science
- Biologia Sanitaria (LM)
- Biotecnologie Industriali (LM)
- Chimica (LM)
- Geologia ambientale e dinamica della terra (LM)
- Scienze Statistiche (LM)
- Astrophysics and Cosmology (LM)
- Computational Finance (LM)
- Computer Science (LM)
- Cybersecurity (LM)
- Data Science (LM)
- Environmental Sustainability and Education (LM)
- Evolutionary Biology (LM)
- Geophysics for Natural Risks and Resources (LM)
- Marine Biology (LM)
- Materials Science (LM)
- Mathematics (LM)
- Molecular Biology (LM)
- Physics (LM)
- Physics of Data (LM)
- Quantitative and Computational Biosciences (LM)
- Sustainable Chemistry and Technologies for Circular Economy (LM)
- Biology of Human and Environmental Health (LT)
- Earth and Climate Dynamics (LT)
School of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine
- Biotechnologies for Food Science (LM)
- Food and Health (LM)
- Forest Science – Scienze Forestali (LM)
- Sustainable Agriculture – Agricoltura sostenibile (LM)
School of Engineering
- Ingegneria dell’Automazione e dei Sistemi – curriculum Information Engineering (LT)
- Ingegneria Gestionale – curriculum Management Engineering (LM) (DTG)
- Chemical and process Engineering (LM) (DII)
- Computer Engineering (LM) (DEI)
- Control Systems Engineering (LM) (DEI)
- Electronic Engineering (LM) (DEI)
- Energy Engineering (LM) (DII)
- Environmental Engineering (LM) (ICEA)
- ICT for Internet and multimedia – Ingegneria per le Comunicazioni Multimediali e Internet (LM) (DEI)
- Materials Engineering (LM) (DII)
- Mathematical Engineering (LM) (ICEA)
- Water and geological risk Engineering (LM) (ICEA)
School of Economics and Political Science
- Relazioni internazionali e diplomazia (LM)
- Human Rights and Multi Level Governance (LM)
- European and Global Studies (LM) (NB: The B2 level is required to access the interview for the C1 level. The B2 reading and listening test will be held at the CLA, whereas the interview for the C1 level will be held at the SPGI Depatment)
School of Art and Humanities
- Archeological Sciences (LM), curriculum in English: Applied Sciences to Cultural Heritage Materials and Sites
Indications and instructions for enrollment in the B2 English reading and listening test for future students:
Admitted Students
Only candidates who are registering for one of the above courses will be admitted to take the test.
Candidates are NOT admitted in the following cases:
- Students with a foreign degree. They are required to provide another certificate during the admission procedure.
- Unipd students who already have this exam in their Bachelor’s study plan; in case of registration, the test will be invalidated.
The test is an opportunity for those who do not have an internationally recognized B2 level English language certification and are enrolling in one of the Masters’ degrees listed above, that require to demonstrate a B2 level of English as a mandatory admission pre-requisite.
Test enrolment
Registration and test dates:
To access the Moodle platform, from which registration is made, candidates have to use the Uniweb credentials provided during the pre-enrolment.
When accessing Moodle for the first time, students must enter their name, surname and personal email address and they will receive an email to validate their account. They will then be able to log in again and access the course registration page directly.
To complete the booking, students must enter their pre-enrolment number (the unique progressive pre-enrolment code available on Uniweb in the “Preimmatricolazione effettuata” or in “Riepilogo di avvenuta pre-immatricolazione”) or their Unipd student number and the tax code, select the test date and click on “PRENOTA”.
| Test date | Registration opening date | Registration closing date (9:00 am) | Registration link |
| 22/07/2024 | | |
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| 12/09/2024 | | | Closed |
| 25/09/2024 | | | Closed |
| 18/10/2024 | | | Closed |
| 05/12/2024 | | | closed |
By the day before the test, registered participants will receive an email confirming their registration.
Students can prepare for the test by trying the mock test, provided on CLA Moodle platform.
All registered students are invited to read a short document containing some indications on the structure of the test, suggestions for preparation and technical advice useful for taking the test: Instructions TAL B2 – Reading and listening.
Conducting the test:
The test will take place at CLA centre, Via Venezia 16, building 4.
Students must show up 15 minutes before the exam starts.
All students must access the test with the same credentials they entered on the test registration form.
Test results
The test results will be published within a few days on this webpage and will also be sent to the Student Registration Office (Ufficio Carriere Studenti) and to the concerned Schools.
Students who pass the test, can proceed with the registration procedures.
Students who passed the test and have successfully enrolled at the University of Padova, will receive around January an Open Badge, that they can download and print to attest their linguistic level.
The test does not provide university credits.
Results of this academic year
Previous a.y. tests results:
