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The Languages Service, in collaboration with other Valencian universities, organises each January official Catalan language tests (CIEACOVA) to certify A2, B1, B2, C1 and C2 levels

The University of Valencia participates in the May/June 2024 call only through the affiliated centre Florida Universitaria. More information here.
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Who can register for the test

Registration is open only to active members of the university community for the January call. Having an e-mail address with the domain @alumni.uv.es or being a member of Alumni does NOT give individuals the right to register.

Please refer to the official announcement of the exam for more information.

Price

The registration fee of the January call changes from year to year and it entitles candidates to one attempt. UV staff (PDI, PI and PTGAS) can apply for grants for official language tests.

Please refer to the official announcement of the exam to find out the registration fees and the criteria for fee reduction or exemption provided for in current legislation.

Recognition

CIEACOVA certificates are equivalent to the language certificates granted by the Valencian Government (Junta Qualificadora de Coneixements de Valencià) and by official language schools and to other official certificates awarded by the Catalan Government, the Government of the Balearic Islands, the Government of Andorra, the Ramon Llull Institute, the University of the Balearic Islands and Catalan universities.

See the Catalan language certificates recognised by the University of Valencia.

Announcement, registration and admission

JANUARY

The University of Valencia will administer Catalan tests for A2, B1, B2, C1 and C2 levels in January in collaboration with the rest of the Valencian universities (CIEACOVA). Please refer to the official announcement of the exam for information on the procedures. Registration in the January call implies full acceptance of the conditions described in that announcement.

MAY
JUNE

As in previous years, the University of Valencia participates in the CIEACOVA's May/June call only through the affiliated centre Florida Universitària. After an initial registration period exclusively for the Florida Universitària community and business group, staff and students of the University of Valencia will be able to register, as long as there are places left. Only the UV staff and students who are active during the enrolment period can register. Find out more here

Other universities of the CIEACOVA also participate. Get information about the registration conditions by sending them a contact form or through their respective language services, which you can find on cieacova.com.

Structure and contents

Visit the CIEACOVA website or click on the levels to obtain further information and to see the test structure and contents, view sample tests and consult the marking criteria:

Downloading CIEACOVA certificates

The University of Valencia issues digital CIEACOVA certificates with a secure verification code and full validity. Follow this procedure to download a certificate:

  1. Click here and use your UV username and password to access the application form.
    • If you do not have UV credentials, you must use a digital certificate to access.
  2. Fill in the form and choose CCID (Certificats de coneixement d'idiomes) from the tab "Selecció de certificat".
  3. In the "Certificat" tab, choose the certificate you want to apply for.
  4. IMPORTANT: In the "Acabar" tab, accept electronic notifications. Otherwise the certificate will not be generated automatically.
  5. Click on the button "Finalitzar i anar al meu lloc personal".
  6. Go to "Historial d'expedients".
  7. Find the relevant record and click on the envelope with a green arrow icon that appears in the "Resol" column.