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[quote=Anonymous]Chinese language programs around the country are seeing significant declines in interest and enrollment. Now that we are about 15 years into the "China will rule the world" fad it looks like people are finally realizing Mandarin is not so essential to their (or their kids') success in life. I don't consider Stanford students to be isolationist or disinterested in the world so I think it telling that enrollments are so low.

http://www.stanforddaily.com/2017/01/18/beijing-study-abroad-program-suspended-indefinitely/

"Stanford has announced that due to low enrollment, it will be indefinitely suspending its undergraduate overseas studies program in Beijing at the end of the 2016-2017 academic year.

This decision comes just months after the University’s consolidation of both the Chinese and Japanese majors and minors into one East Asian Studies program; both changes were made due to low interest and enrollment.

The Beijing program, which allows undergraduate students to study at Peking University, one of China’s leading research institutes, was established in 2004. Enrollment, which was high at first and able to fill the 20 to 30 slots each year, steadily declined over time. Last spring, only eight students participated in the program....."[/quote]

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