About 30 American universities established branch schools in Japan during the 1980s and early 1990s, and although many of them have since departed, the new dean of Temple University Japan is seeking to expand enrollment.
"We have roughly 1,700 students now, and I'd like to more than double that," Kirk Patterson said.
The Philadelphia-based university's Tokyo campus, established in 1982, has over the years faced challenges attracting enough students to allow it to stay in business. But Patterson said those problems are now sorted out and the school is concentrating on meeting the needs of students who want to study in English and pursue international careers.