University IELTS requirement
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Stated requirement: All programmes in English. TOEFL iBT 79+ / IELTS 6.0+ typical.
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IELTS requirements change and vary by route, employer, and institution — always confirm the current figure with the official body before you rely on it.
Information Technology programmes abroad are highly competitive, and universities scrutinise your IELTS result carefully because the course involves reading dense technical documentation, writing structured lab reports and project proposals, and collaborating verbally in group engineering projects. Your English proficiency directly affects your ability to follow fast-paced lectures on networking, software architecture, and cybersecurity, as well as to participate in team-based assessments. Focusing on academic vocabulary specific to technology and engineering contexts will give you a measurable advantage from day one.
Targeting Europe: European universities for IT vary significantly in their English-language policies — some Northern and Western European institutions teach entire IT degrees in English and have clearly published language requirements, while others in Central or Southern Europe may require additional local language proficiency alongside IELTS. Always check whether your target programme is delivered fully in English and whether the national student visa authority has a separate language condition.
Prioritise the Academic Writing module, because IT programmes require constant production of structured technical reports, project documentation, and research summaries — and this is the skill most IT applicants underestimate compared to their strong technical background.
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