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[markle]

GEOS here in Melbourne has just shut down.
An isolated incident or a sign of things to come.

[flyer]

oh I heard from somewhere else that some affiliated schools (To Geos) have gone under

.... yes I think its a sinking ship (??)

[Glenski]

More here.
http://forum.gaijinpot.com/showthread.php?t=83559

[steki47]

I was around when Nova crashed, back in 2007. It was messy for everybody-teachers and students. But, generally, teachers that really wanted to stay in Japan found other jobs and students who really wanted to study English found other schools.

A lot of the local mom-and-pop eikaiwa outfits caught the crumbs falling from Nova. This will probably also happen if/when GEOS dies.

What's the economic/scientific term? Law of Averages? Small things get bigger, big things get smaller.

[InTheKnow]

The vague, non-reassuring, half-ass "apology" from CEO Kusunoki:

お知らせ

今般、オーストラリア学校法人の各学校が会計事務所の任意管理下に置かれ、更に本日
管財人（アーンスト アンド ヤング）から発表されましたオーストラリア８校の閉校に
つきまして、生徒様、弊社英会話を希望されている方、また関係者の皆様に多大のご不安
をお掛けしておりますこと、深くお詫び申しあげます。

オーストラリアの学校は、全て現地法人で運営管理されており、経営内容、財務状況な
どにつきましも全て独立しております。今回の判断も現地法人の経営陣の判断で行われま
した。

GEOS の名義使用につきましては、現地法人に商標使用権を許諾しておりました。
多くの皆様にご心配をお掛けすることとなりましたが、㈱ジオスおよび国内の各校、オー
ストラリア以外の海外校は通常通り運営されております。
現地の生徒様及び、関係者の皆様へは、近日中にオーストラリア政府より今後の対応を
発表する予定です。

なお、弊社の斡旋でオーストラリアに留学、ホームスティされている生徒様には、ご迷
惑をかけない様、全力で対応を致します。

ご心配、ご迷惑をお掛けいたしましたこと深謝申し上げます。


株式会社 ジオス
代表取締役 楠 恒男

[Hot-Carl]

So, the new news is that Geos in Turkey is shutting down. At least one teacher (possibly many?) haven't been paid since October, the company is in trouble with the authorities for not paying local taxes and has been asking headquarters in Japan for help (in complete contrast to company claims that Geos schools outside of Japan have nothing to do with Geos in Japan). (from a leaked internal email. This is verified)


Also: Geos New Zealand closed down this week. (from Letsjapan.org and is heresay)

That is 3 now (counting Turkey)

Even more: There are now reports of Geos' Japanese teachers rent now being paid. (from letsjapan.org and is heresay)

It's like watching dominoes fall down. Deja vu of NOVA.

I think it's getting obvious that Geos Japan is getting rid of its international schools in a last ditch effort to keep itself afloat here in Japan. But, if the reports of some teachers' rent not being paid are true... then that strategy is working about as well as it did for NOVA.



How are AEON, ECC and Shane doing? I see adverts for those places on the trains still.

[ShioriEigoKyoushi]

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