After six months of quietly examining the possibility of creating a campus in China, University of Washington officials have decided not to pursue the plan, despite being heavily courted by Chinese officials.
The proposed 10,000-student campus would have been the first built by an American university and was to be located in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu Province, north of Shanghai.
But after examining the financial and administrative viability of the proposal, the university told Chinese officials earlier this month that an agreement wasn't feasible in the time they were given and it would not pursue it.
"It would take an enormous amount of time and energy to launch something like that, and we've got plenty of needs in Seattle and in the state of Washington," said UW President Mark Emmert.
RESTON, Va., July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- In a matter of weeks, college campuses across the country will become filled with activity as the new academic year gets under way. For many undergraduate students and families, the start-up of college also will be accompanied by last-minute financing needs.
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