What IELTS score do you need for HTW Berlin (University of Applied Sciences for Engineering and Economics)?

Proof must be no older than two years when you apply. For IELTS Academic, PTE Academic, TOEFL and TOEIC, the two years run from the date of issue.

The International Business master's needs no test if your bachelor's was an English-taught programme in an OECD country. For the International Business and Cyber Security and Business bachelor's degrees, no proof is needed if your entrance qualification came from an English-speaking OECD country. A German Abitur with English as a foreign language does not count, and a bilingual German and English Abitur needs no extra test.

The International and Development Economics master's says institutional or general TOEFL, FCE, BEC Preliminary and BEC Vantage are not accepted. It lists Duolingo at C1 level but gives no score, and the general language page does not name Duolingo, so ask the programme before you book it.

Each programme runs its own application page and deadlines. The International Business master's, for example, sends applicants with a first degree outside Germany through uni-assist. Read the page for your programme and keep your certificate within the two-year window up to the deadline.

English requirements in Germany are set per programme and can change between intakes. The score that binds you is the one on your HTW Berlin programme page and in your admission letter, so check it there before you book a test.