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Back to the Future, October 2007

Has it really been a year since Nova collapsed? Of course the new company G.Communications has taken over their operations since and re-opened many schools, but the bunny will no longer dominate the Ekaiwa landscape like it used to.My computer is now one... ...full story at Mottekaero

from Mottekaero on Thu, Oct 09 2008

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10 Mar 08 visit Of Rice and Zen: The Kyoto Nova Kru 2007  »  YouTube videoThe year was 2007 and it was "A"s second year in Japan. Nova President Saruhashi was unloading shares and arranging shady deals in the British Virgin Islands with yakuza connections to try and free up some cash to pay the teachers. The company was already...
02 Apr 08 visit Business › Nova successor claims other English schools are poaching students  »  Japan Today G.education, the company entrusted to run the operations of the bankrupt language school Nova Corp, has sent letters to six English-language schools claiming they are…
01 Apr 08 visit Nova successor claims other schools poaching students  »  Japan Times OSAKA (Kyodo) G.education, the company running some of the operations of the bankrupt language school chain Nova Corp., has sent letters to six English-language schools demanding they stop interfering in its business through preferential offers, sources...
29 Oct 07 visit Nova Bankrupt: A Blogs Eye View  »  Mottekaero I haven't been the only blogger covering the Nova meltdown. Here are a few blogs and posts that I have found interesting.Stippy wrote about the bleak days at an Ekaiwa giant.Quite a comprehensive story outlining the past, progression and possible future...
29 Nov 07 visit G.Comm Opening More Nova Schools  »  Mottekaero G.communication grp. announced Monday it will increase to 126 the number of schools it will take over from failed language school operator Nova Corp., up from the current 25, by the end of this year.Read: G.comm ups Nova schools to 126It's been a little...
31 Oct 07 visit What can we all learn from Nova?  »  TEFLtastic Although Nova (not long ago the dominant presence in conversation schools in Japan) might still manage to save itself, I can imagine there are many teachers who are now wishing they were no longer working or had never worked for Nova- those who...

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