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Sunday, December 27, 2009

Local News | Students stranded in Beijing get no answers from Seattle-based program | Seattle Times Newspaper

Local News | Students stranded in Beijing get no answers from Seattle-based program | Seattle Times Newspaper:

"When a Seattle-based Chinese language program in Beijing suddenly canceled classes and shut down, more than a dozen students were left stranded, though they had prepaid their tuition and housing.

Now, the company's Seattle headquarters is closed, its phones disconnected and its Web site claims it has filed bankruptcy. The owners have moved to Sweden.

Most of the 67 students — from all over the world — have either gone home or arranged for classes at other schools in Beijing, at additional expense."