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Lafur [Registered User] 31 July 2017 16:30	IELTS/TOEFL for postdocs in US and UK User: Lafur - 31 July 2017 16:30 Hi! Assume that someone is not EU neither US citizen but he got PHD in European country and got a post doc position in UK or US. Does one need to have a recent IELTS/TOEFL certificate? Could you, please, share your experience. Best wishes!
TheEngineer [Registered User] 01 August 2017 19:07	User: TheEngineer - 01 August 2017 19:07 As long as you didn't get your PhD from an English speaking country, you are required to have IELTS certificate. They don't care whether your PhD was written in English or not. Let's say, you are from Egypt, you did your PhD in the Netherland (which is not an English speaking country ALTHOUGH courses there are conducted in English), when you get a postdoc post in the UK, you will be required to produce an IELTS certificate. They are very strict on that. If you are thinking of applying for a Postdoc, my advice is to sit for IELTS in advance even if you have not received an offer.

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Lafur

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31 July 2017 16:30

IELTS/TOEFL for postdocs in US and UK

User: Lafur - 31 July 2017 16:30

Hi!

Assume that someone is not EU neither US citizen but he got PHD in European country and got a post doc position in UK or US. Does one need to have a recent IELTS/TOEFL certificate? Could you, please, share your experience.

Best wishes!

TheEngineer

[Registered User]
01 August 2017 19:07

User: TheEngineer - 01 August 2017 19:07

As long as you didn't get your PhD from an English speaking country, you are required to have IELTS certificate. They don't care whether your PhD was written in English or not. Let's say, you are from Egypt, you did your PhD in the Netherland (which is not an English speaking country ALTHOUGH courses there are conducted in English), when you get a postdoc post in the UK, you will be required to produce an IELTS certificate. They are very strict on that. If you are thinking of applying for a Postdoc, my advice is to sit for IELTS in advance even if you have not received an offer.

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