Welcome information

To prepare you for your studies on MBA Fashion: Business Entrepreneurship please read the Business of Fashion x McKinsey & Co The State of Fashion 2025 Report. 

We also strongly recommend you purchase the following key textbooks before starting the course. You do not need to read these books in full before you start the course, but it will be useful to start looking at them.

Karra, Neri (2021). Fashion Entrepreneurship: The Creation of the Global Fashion Industry. 

Varley, Rosemary et al. (2024) Fashion Management: A Strategic Approach. Bloomsbury. 2nd edition. Discount code GLR BD8 

Laptop requirements 

Please see our laptop requirements document to ensure you have a device that will be suitable for your studies.

Your course welcome week activities will be taking place on the following dates. This is a really important time for you to meet fellow students, your course team and become part of the Ravensbourne community. These sessions will cover key information about your course and everything you need to set you up for your studies.  

Friday 19 September: 10.00am – 5.00pm, room R1-706

All activities will take place at our main campus: Ravensbourne University London, 6 Penrose Way, London, SE10 0EW  

Students’ Union Welcome Festival 

Your Students' Union team is currently working on putting together a fantastic Welcome Festival, full details of all events will be released in September. To keep track of all SU events and to buy tickets visit: rave.native.fm

During this week you must attend an enrolment session to complete your in-person enrolment and become an official Ravensbourne University student. Following this you will attend inductions on living and studying in the UK, have a tour of the campus and meet other students.

Tuesday 9 September - Friday 12 September

In-Person Enrolment: 9.30am - 12.00pm

Please book a day and time to complete your in-person enrolment here. You must complete your in-person enrolment before attending your international induction and your first week. You only need to attend on one day.

See our in-person enrolment page for details of what to bring with you. 

International Induction: 12.30pm - 4.00pm

Once you have enrolled you will attend this session which covers key information about living and studying in the UK.

Activities will take place at our main campus: Ravensbourne University London, 6 Penrose Way, London, SE10 0EW

Your teaching starts in the week commencing Monday 22 September. In your first semester you will have three teaching sessions per week. 

In addition to this you may be required to attend an English for Academic Purposes module during your first semester.

Once you have completed enrolment you can find out how to check your timetable here. Occasionally your timetable might get updated due to a room or other change.

If you have any questions ahead of joining us, our online drop-in sessions will take place on Tuesdays and Fridays, 1.00pm - 2.00pm UK Time.

Members of our friendly Student Services team will be on hand to answer any questions you may have at the start of your journey with Ravensbourne. Join here.