The deal brings EduCorePro’s technology platform, products, and specialist AI team into Acumen’s global admissions and enrolment services division, strengthening the company’s ability to deliver faster, more accurate and more scalable enrolment outcomes for higher education institutions worldwide.
As part of the transaction, EduCorePro founder and CEO Bhushan Samant will join Acumen as chief technology officer of its admissions and enrolment services division, where he will lead the integration of AI capabilities into the company’s global operations.
Acumen said the combined organisation will integrate EduCorePro’s automation and AI tools with its own human-led admissions expertise to build a next-generation enrolment platform.
Acumen said the acquisition comes as institutions are under pressure to improve “compliance, application quality, fraud detection, visa credibility, operational efficiency and conversion performance,” while also managing increasing demand for faster decision-making and improved applicant experience.
EduCorePro’s existing platform focuses on AI-powered tools designed to streamline admissions workflows, including document handling, applicant engagement, operational reporting and enrolment intelligence. Acumen said these capabilities will help universities improve application turnaround times, engagement and conversion efficiency.
The company also highlighted broader sector challenges driving the need for automation, noting that universities are operating under “growing application volumes and heightened student expectations around speed, responsiveness and user experience.”.
“International student recruitment and admissions is entering a period of profound operational change,” said Adrian Mutton, executive chairman, Acumen.
Universities are increasingly being challenged to improve compliance oversight, identify and prioritise high-quality applicants more effectively, strengthen fraud detection processes, improve applicant response times and deliver a significantly better student experience — all while operating within tighter financial and operational constraints
Adrian Mutton, Acumen
“Universities are increasingly being challenged to improve compliance oversight, identify and prioritise high-quality applicants more effectively, strengthen fraud detection processes, improve applicant response times and deliver a significantly better student experience — all while operating within tighter financial and operational constraints.”
The combined business will focus on AI-enabled tools including application triaging, fraud detection support, workflow automation, predictive enrolment intelligence and scalable admissions management systems.
Commenting on the deal, Samant described Acumen as the “ideal organisation” for EduCorePro to partner with.
“Together, we have an opportunity to fundamentally improve how institutions manage recruitment, admissions and enrolment operations through the intelligent and responsible application of AI technologies,” Samant added.
