The ''Certificato di Conoscenza della Lingua Italiana'' (Certificate of Knowledge of Italian Language), or CELI, is an internationally recognized
qualification
Qualification may refer to:
Processes
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of the
Italian language
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destined for foreigners wanting to validate their relative Italian fluency, offered by the
Università per Stranieri di Perugia.
It is accepted as an official qualification notably by the
Italian Ministry of Education and Research and the
Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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. It is one of the qualifications used by foreigners to get entrance into any Italian
university
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or
higher education
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institution.
Origins
First introduced in 1987, the CELI qualification is one of many
Italian Language Examinations. The
Università per Stranieri di Perugia is responsible for its creation, distribution, evaluation and awarding.
Procedure
An applicant wishing to obtain the CELI qualification must register and pay to sit the examination. When an applicant has completed the exam, the
Università per Stranieri di Perugia evaluates it according to
European Union
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guidelines, and awards the official qualification to candidates who pass the examination. The exams are held multiple times annually around the world.
See also
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CILS (Qualification) The Certification of Italian as a Foreign Language (Certificazione di Italiano come Lingua Straniera or CILS) is a professional certification, qualification offered by the Foreigners University of Siena for foreign speakers of the Italian language, ...
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PLIDA
References
External links
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Italian language tests