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News: International Campuses on the Rise - Inside Higher Ed

The international branch campus, the report says, is a relatively recent phenomenon: Only 35 of the campuses in the study existed prior to 1999. Branch campuses vary widely and involve leading universities. But they also have been controversial, with faculty groups warning that branch campuses may not always reflect the academic standards or missions of home universities. (And there are plenty of fans of branch campuses who agree that some are shoddy, and plenty of skeptics who agree that some are outstanding.)

The new report documents the continuation of some key trends with regard to these branch campuses. Anglophone countries, led by institutions from the United States with 78 such campuses, lead the way. The United States is followed by Australia (14), Britain (13), and France and India (each with 11). The United States not only leads overall, but also in spawning the new campuses, with American colleges and universities sponsoring 15 of the 49 created in the last three years.

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