I have it on good authority that NDI has not signed many new students for the last four months. This is for the Xuhui branch in Shanghai. However, I also am led to believe that the Peoples Square centre is also very quiet. The Xuhui centre has been relocated (at some great cost) to a new location and there is no passing street traffic to attract new students. Things seem very quiet and the Chinese staff look concerned.
If any foreign teachers have been offered a full time contract at this place I would think twice before accepting.