"US Universities rush to set up outposts abroad"

I teach a grad course (as an adjunct) at Temple University's Japan Campus. Actually they have a campus (a single building) in Tokyo and two other centers in Osaka and Fukuoka. I've taught at both the Tokyo and Osaka centers.

These are fully accredited branches of the American university and all classes are transferable. In the case of Temple (which also has overseas campuses in London and Rome) it's useful to start with the student profile. For the undergrad program the majority of students are Japanese. It's sometimes said that they come to Temple because their grades weren't good enough to get into one of the better Japanese universities. But it's also to have the international experience -- sort of like being an exchange student but not having to leave your country. Then there are a certain number of students from Temple (USA) who come to Japan for a year or two. Added to this are expat kids with parents working in Japan. At the grad level almost all the students are people with full-time jobs looking to further their education -- and hopefully get out of the job they currently have.

As to how one gets these jobs, I'm not really sure. Both of the full-timers I met (both on contracts) were hired locally (I think) -- that is, they were already in Japan. Both have now moved on to tt jobs in the US. While Temple Japan operates largely according to the policies and regulations of Temple USA, legally they have to comply with Japanese laws and the administration follows many Japanese practices.

At the undergrad level, Temple Japan is like any typical S(mall)LAC. So they need all the usual liberal arts classes. I'd guess that's fairly typical of these overseas branches of US universities.

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