Beijing school forms key partnership to boost operations

The Beijing BISS International School seems to have found a way out from its recent troubles, forging a strategic partnership with Beijing-based ETU Education. The deal will cover operations, management, marketing, enrollment and curriculum development.

BISS, founded in 1994, is one of Beijing's oldest international schools. The sister school of the ISS International School in Singapore, BISS was renowned for its strong foreign faculty, expertise in International Baccalaureate programs and success in sending its students to world-class universities, including Harvard, Stanford and the National University of Singapore.

However, a few months ago it ran into financial trouble, according to a report by The Beijing News. Later, teachers joined a strike to force the school owner and board of directors to pay their dues.