( CNN ) -- A Florida State University student has died while studying abroad in China , a school spokeswoman said Monday . Local law enforcement authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of William Cullen Klein , said Jeanette DeDiemar , the Tallahassee school 's director of university communications . Neither DeDiemar or the Tallahassee-based university itself offered any details regarding Klein 's death . At the time , he was with 36 other students in Tianjin , a large city about 140 kilometers ( 85 miles ) southeast of Beijing , as part of the university 's international studies program -- an interdepartmental endeavor through which students can earn bachelor 's or master 's degrees in international affairs , Asian studies or Russian and East European studies . According to DeDiemar , the group left for China on May 5 and were scheduled to return on June 17 . Klein was majoring in Chinese language and culture , as well as Spanish , the Florida State spokeswoman said . On his Facebook page , in which his name is written in English as well as Chinese , Klein said that he knew 28 languages and dialects -- from Haitian Creole to Egyptian Arabic to Mandarin Chinese . His Facebook timeline notes some considerable travel in the past two years , including to Ireland , Spain and Morocco . DeDiemar said that Klein is from Melbourne Beach , Florida , on the state 's Atlantic coast , and his Facebook page notes he is a graduate of Melbourne High School .
William Cullen Klein was with 36 other Florida State students in China . He died while on the study trip , a school spokeswoman says . Local law enforcement are investigating the cause of his death , she adds .