Songdo Global University - South Korea

One of the university branch hubs emerging outside the Middle East is Songdo Global University.  Due to high demand among Korean families and youth, providing Western-style education at a more affordable price and in a more convenient and culturally comfortable environment, SGU seems to be only natural and will hopefully lead to success.

Some articles that chart the emergence of the Songdo campus chronicle how the idea is evolving:
http://chronicle.com/article/South-Koreas-Ambitious-Glo/66149/
http://masonglobal.gmu.edu/korea/korea-campus/songdo-campus/
http://www.sgu.or.kr/sgu/eng/main.htm

NYU's Global University

NYU continues to attract a range of perspectives.  The most recent is:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/03/11/nyu-establishes-campuses-and-sites-around-globe

Newsweek also entered the conversation with its latest article which references Qatar's Education City as well as NYU:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2013/03/04/should-top-u-s-colleges-expand-overseas.html

Back and forth - international students in the U.S. and branch campuses abroad

Insider Higher Education covers three issues of international engagement in articles covering international students' experiences in the U.S. and questions about branch campuses in the Arabian Gulf and elsewhere.  The articles can be accessed at:

• Srangers in a Strange Land - engagement experiences of international students on U.S. campuses
• Branch Anxieties - reactions of higher education meeting in Dubai
• Classifying International Hubs - explains different approaches to education hubs