Can students from Côte d'Ivoire use the Duolingo English Test for Germany?

DET acceptance depends on the Germany university, not your nationality. This page pairs Germany's requirements with practical notes for applicants from Côte d'Ivoire.

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🇩🇪 Duolingo English Test for Germany — from Côte d'Ivoire

A growing number of German universities accept the DET for English-taught programs, including TU Munich and RWTH Aachen.

What Germany asks for

Scores run on the 10–160 scale; English-taught programs generally want 105–125. Acceptance is at the program level.

Admission is not the same as the visa

For German student-visa processing, English-language proof ties to the university's admissions decision rather than a nationally mandated test type. If your English-taught program admits you on a DET score, that admission generally supports the visa. German-taught programs need German proof separately.

From Côte d'Ivoire — the essentials

Costs in: West African CFA franc (FCFA)
Credentials: Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche scientifique — équivalence des diplômes
Funding to search: Bourse France Excellence Eiffel, Bourses du gouvernement français, Erasmus+, Bourses du gouvernement ivoirien
Where students go: France, Canada, Morocco, Belgium, United States
Apply from: Abidjan, Yamoussoukro, Bouaké

France-bound applicants use Campus France / Études en France and study in French; English-taught programmes (Canada, US, UK) need Duolingo English Test. At about $70 the DET is taken online from Côte d'Ivoire — no test-centre travel, and far cheaper than IELTS.

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