🇨🇻 Cape Verde → Malawi · Natural Sciences · 2026
Planning to study Natural Sciences in Malawi from Cape Verde — perhaps as a scientist or researcher? Here's the IELTS band universities there look for, the Academic-vs-General-Training point, and how to confirm it — plus free AI-scored practice to reach your target.
commonly 6.0–6.5 overall for undergraduate and 6.5–7.0 for postgraduate, set per course (English-taught programmes)
Most universities in Malawi accept IELTS for admission. Globally, IELTS is accepted by more than 12,500 organisations across over 140 countries. Confirm the exact band your programme needs on its official admissions page.
University admission almost always needs IELTS Academic; the Natural Sciences figure is set per course (postgraduate often higher) — confirm it on the official admissions page.
Cape Verde is Portuguese-speaking, so Portugal is the leading destination (study in Portuguese); English-taught programmes need TOEFL/IELTS.
From Cape Verde, funded study leads — and most scholarships need IELTS. Here's the honest band for Malawi, the IELTS-vs-MOI picture, and free AI-scored practice to hit your target.
Accredited Malawi universities in our directory offer Natural Sciences. A few examples:
Honest AI-scored IELTS practice on every Writing, Speaking, Listening and Reading attempt — and a full mock test.
Always confirm. IELTS requirements change and vary by route, university, employer and visa class — always confirm the current figure with the official body before you rely on it. This page is honest guidance, not immigration advice.