It might already be too late to save UK business schools’ international enrolments for January course starts, with institutions turning their attention to bolstering next autumn’s recruitment round, according to a sector leader.
The annual survey of deans conducted by the Chartered Association of Business Schools (CABS) found that 39 per cent of respondents expected their January intakes to be down year on year, with 19 per cent forecasting a “significant” decrease. Only 22 per cent are predicting an increase, and a slight one at that.
Stewart Robinson, the association’s chair, said that as far as he was concerned “the damage is done” on January enrolments.
“We’re only two months away and I think it’s going to be difficult to achieve. But moving into September 2025, there is time to make a difference,” said Professor Robinson, dean of Newcastle University Business School.
“Last year a lot of the difference happened within a year because of policies that put out negativism. The point is, if we wait too long we’ll miss the 2025 window. It’s about…
