English: Intensive preparation courses for Proficiency (CPE)

If you are considering doing this level, congratulations! C2 represents a native competence, the highest level you can achieve in a foreign language. Route to Proficiency courses represent a unique possibility only available at UPF. These intensive courses are designed to give you the opportunity to complete and certify both levels of C2.1 and C2.2 in the same academic year. It is the perfect choice if you need to get to the end of your English learning journey quickly and in a focused way. You will complete level C2.1 between November and February, and level C2.2 between March and June. Since they are demanding courses, there is also the possibility of doing only one of these levels.

These courses are offered in two different modalities: face-to-face courses at UPF campus or online courses via videoconference, with scheduled online work that follows a specific learning itinerary. If you can go to campus Poblenou, choose the face-to-face course, which will allow you to enjoy direct contact with the teacher and your classmates, as well as to use UPF’s excellent facilities. However, if you work or need to have more flexibility, choose the online course via videoconference, with a teacher and a fixed schedule, which allows UPF students to combine the course with their studies and allows people who work or have other obligations to improve their English. In both modalities, course planning, materials and videos with the explanations from the teachers are promptly uploaded to Aula Global so that participans can follow the course.

The planning of the classes, the materials and the videos with explanations of the professor are published punctually in the Global Classroom of the course to allow the optimum follow-up to all the participants. The orientation of the intensive courses is communicative, both in the objectives and in the methodology used. This means that in addition to rigorous grammar training, these courses provide students with the resources they need to communicate correctly and appropriately in English in different areas. Thanks to the formation of small virtual classrooms, participants will intensively practice oral expression as well as written expression.

Take advantage of this year to train in English with native teachers, university-level quality and accreditation!

Course details

• Recipients: These courses are open to the UPF community and the external public from the age of 16.
• Duration: 60 hours of class + 40 hours of online work (more details on the modality). Combined with complementary activities and tasks, a total of 150 hours of teaching-learning is achieved.
• Modality: face-to-face course (60 h) or online course via videoconference (60 h).
• Students per group: minimum 15 - maximum 20.
• Calendar: October-February and February-June.
• Course start:
  • October-February courses: 27 October 2026.
  • February-June courses: 23 February 2027.
• Last day of enrolment:
  • October-February courses: 30 October 2026.
  • February-June courses: 1 March 2027.
• UPF student credits: each successfully completed level (English C2.1 and C2.2) is equal to 6 ECTS credits. With these courses, undergraduate UPF students can obtain up to 6 RAC credits according to the current legislation and 6 credits for each successfully completed level for the Minor in Plurilingualism.
• UPF certificate: if you pass the course, approximately two weeks after the end of the course you will receive a UPF certificate indicating the CEFR level achieved by email.
• Recommended level: We recommend that you certify your current level (with an official certificate you can send to [email protected] or by taking a free online placement test) before the course starts. This will help ensure that you are placed in the group that best matches your actual level.

2026-2027 Proficiency course schedules

October-February

• Level C2.1
  • Face-to-face course: Tuesday and Thursday, 4.30-7.00 pm 
  • Online course: Tuesday and Thursday, 5-7.30 pm

February-June 

• C2.1 level   
  • Online course: Tuesday and Thursday, 4.30-6.30 pm

• C2.2 level 
  • Online course: Tuesday and Thursday, 5-7.30 pm

Fee

Standard fee per semester: €505

Fee with discount per semester: €479,75

• October-February courses: until 28 September 2026.
• February-June courses: until 25 January 2027.

5% additional discount: discount available for large families, single parents or students with a minimum degree of disability of 33% (amount refundable once tuition is paid and the discount is justified with the supporting document. Applications must be sent to [email protected].

• October-February courses: until 27 November 2026.
• February-June courses: until 8 March 2027. 

Conditions

• The price of the course includes the teaching, the material and resources available in the Global Classroom of the course, and the UPF certificate of the course.
• The price does not include the course book.
• Idiomes UPF reserves the right to cancel any course that does not reach the minimum number of students required (15). In this case, the full amount of the course will be refunded.

PARLA3 Grants: €350 for undergraduate students / €600 for undergraduate students with a general grant

	If you are an undergraduate student, you can take a course (all levels) and obtain a refund of up to € 350 for each course passed (more information)
	If you are a grant-holder undergraduate student at a Catalan university, you do not have to pay the price for the course thanks to the PARLA3 grant for grant holders (more information)

How can I enrol on the course?

To enrol on the course, you must select the code [1594 - Cursos ANGLÈS] to add it to the enrolment form, apply the “early enrolment” discount (within the established deadline), and make the online payment by card following the instructions below:

If you are a grant holder and you want to enrol on this course, remember to apply the Ajut Parla3 - curs intensiu - Descompte 100% discount (more information on the PARLA3 grants for grant holders).

If you have any doubts, contact us