LIST OF SOME FOREIGN LANGUAGE CERTIFICATES AS EVIDENCE FOR THE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY OF APPLICANTS
(Issued in conjunction with Circular No. 18/2021/TT-BGDĐT dated June 28, 2021, by the Minister of Education and Training)
| No. | Language | Certificate / Certification | Proficiency Level / Score Scale |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | TOEFL iBT | From 46 and above |
| IELTS | From 5.5 and above | ||
| Cambridge Assessment English | B2 First/B2 Business | ||
| Vantage/Linguaskill | |||
| Score Scale: From 160 and above | |||
| 2 | French | CIEP/Alliance française diplomas | TCF from 400 and above |
| DELF B2 and above | Diplôme de Langue | ||
| 3 | German | Goethe-Institut | Goethe-Zertifikat B2 and above |
| The German TestDaF language certificate | TestDaF level 4 (TDN 4) and above | ||
| 4 | Chinese | Chinese Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK) | HSK level 4 and above |
| 5 | Japanese | Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) | N3 and above |
| 6 | Russian | ТРКИ – Test of Russian as a Foreign Language (TORFL) | TPKH-2 and above |
| 7 | Other foreign languages | Certificate assessed according to the 6-level foreign language proficiency framework used in Vietnam | From Level 4 and above |
Note: For each certificate or certification, the specified proficiency level or score scale should be achieved for it to be recognized.
