A small number of UK universities are offering an early winter intake that will enable international students to avoid the impact of visa changes that will prevent dependants from joining them from January 2024.
While some universities have been offering November starts for a number of years, others have created a new intake specifically for 2023.
Traditionally, the UK opens a ‘second’ postgraduate intake in the month of January to create additional places for applicants on some of the most popular taught courses including business, management or computer science degrees.
This off-track intake has been a powerful enabler of growth in international recruitment, especially for students coming from the Southern Hemisphere or who failed to secure a visa in time for an autumn start.
