Taking the test is optional. Students may instead submit a valid language certificate listed in the downloadable file (Conversion table, under Selection rules).
Registration
Registration for the test is done by logging in to Niezbędnik SGH and enrolling in the course (group) for the language or languages in which the student is taking the competence test.
Links for enrolling in the courses (groups) for individual foreign languages in Niezbędnik SGH for programmes taught in English:
Registration runs from 19 October 2026 (Monday) to 30 October 2026 (Friday), 23:59. After this deadline it will not be possible to register for the competence test.
If a student registers for the wrong course (language) by mistake, they are asked to contact … immediately so that the incorrect entry can be removed.
Test dates
The competence test will take place on days and at times set by CNJO.
The written part of the test is planned for 16 November 2026 (Monday) for English and 17 November 2026 (Tuesday) for other languages. The oral part will take place between 25 November 2026 (Wednesday) and 18 December 2026 (Friday).
Each student will be assigned a date, time and room for the test. Detailed information will be posted in Niezbędnik by 9 November 2026 (Monday). Information on the date, time and place of the oral part will be posted there by 20 November 2026 (Friday).
It is not possible to change the test date (for either the written or the oral part) at the student’s request.
Students registered for the test (enrolled in the relevant course in Niezbędnik) are required to check the information posted in Niezbędnik, as they will not be notified individually of the dates of the written and oral parts.
Rules for the 2026/2027 academic year
In the 2026/2027 academic year, the foreign language competence test will be held according to the following rules:
- Students of all modes, levels and semesters of study may take the foreign language competence test, which is held outside the time slots of the compulsory language classes, in the afternoon.
- Taking part in the competence test is not compulsory.
- Taking part in the competence test does not exempt students from language classes or any part of them.
- Students receiving support from BON (the Office for Persons with Disabilities) may submit documents confirming the support they receive from the moment of registration until no later than one week before the date of the written test.
- An unexcused absence from the written part means that the student is not admitted to the oral part and is therefore regarded as withdrawing from the test. An unexcused absence from either part means that the student cannot take the test in this edition. Such an absence may be excused according to the rules set out in the Study Regulations for absences from classes, i.e. by a medical certificate confirming inability to take part in the test or by a certificate issued by the Rector or a person authorised by the Rector. The excuse must be sent to … no later than 3 days after the scheduled date of the relevant part of the test. Information about an additional date for the written or oral part will be sent by email directly to the students who submitted an excuse. This date cannot be changed.
Test structure
The competence test will consist of two parts:
Part I – written, 90 minutes – 60 points:
- Listening comprehension (2–3 recorded current radio news items, approx. 3–5 min.; answering 5 questions in the foreign language) (20 points)
- Written production (30 points)
- English (students studying in Polish and in English): an evaluative essay (for-and-against essay) on a topic related to current socio-economic issues, 200–220 words
- Other languages:
- students studying in Polish: summary of a Polish article of approx. 500 words (200–220 words of the student’s own text)
- students studying in English: summary of an English-language article of approx. 500 words (200–220 words of the student’s own text)
- Reading comprehension – filling in gaps in an economic text (10 gaps) using 15 given words (10 points)
Part II – oral, 10 minutes (plus 10 minutes of preparation) – 40 points:
- Introductory conversation on a topic related to the planned exchange (10 points)
- Taking a position / expressing an opinion and presenting arguments supporting one’s point of view in response to a given (socio-economic) problem (30 points)
The content of the tests concerns current socio-economic issues (general language and general economic language) and covers language skills that are useful or necessary when studying abroad.
Identification, marking and results
At the beginning of each part of the test (written and oral), the student must show the instructor/examination board an identity document; the document may be in mobile form (mObywatel).
The written work of each student will be marked by 2 instructors, as will the oral performance. The highest level a student can achieve in the competence test is C2.
Students should arrive in front of the designated room 10 minutes before the scheduled start of the oral part and wait to be called in by the examiner.
Students will be able to check their test results in the relevant course (group) in Niezbędnik from 7 January 2027 (Thursday).
Students are not informed of their partial or overall test results before they are published in Niezbędnik.
Students who wish to see their work are asked to write a request and send it by 11 January 2027 (Monday) to … to arrange a date to view the work in the presence of an examiner.
Contact
Any questions concerning registration for the test should be sent by email, using only an SGH mailbox, to ….