Certificates of proficiency

Certificate of Dutch as a Foreign Language (CNaVT)

The CNaVT exams are organized all around the world for (young) adults who want to to prove their language proficiency in Dutch with an internationally recognized certificate. The exams are commissioned by the Dutch Language Union and developed by the Centre for Language and Education.

Two CNaVT exams are examined at ILT: Educatief Startbekwaam (STRT) and Educatief Professioneel (EDUP).

• Educatief Startbekwaam (STRT) – B2
  This exam is targeted at level B2 of the CEFR. It is intended for highly educated adults (18+) or adolescents (16+) who like to start a study at a Flemish or Dutch institution of higher education.
• Educatief Professioneel (EDUP) – C1
  This exam is targeted at level C1 of the CEFR. It is intended for highly educated adults (18+) seeking to hold a challenging knowledge or communication oriented position:
  • as a lecturer of Dutch as a Foreign Language in higher education in their own country, or as a researcher in a Dutch-language academic context;
  • as an instructor in Flemish / Dutch primary, secondary, or higher education;
  • as an employee in an organisation where advanced knowledge of Dutch for professional purposes is required.

Further information about the exams can be obtained from the CNaVT website www.cnavt.org or the CNaVT office in Leuven:
Blijde-Inkomststraat 7, box 3319
3000 Leuven, Belgium
Tel. + 32 016 32 55 25
e-mail: cnavt@kuleuven.be

When?

The exams are held once a year on Friday 3 May 2024 at 9 a.m.

Where?

Come to the ILT office, Dekenstraat 6, 3000 Leuven at 8.45 a.m.

Registration

Students can register from the middle of February until the middle of March:
Click here to register

 

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