Not surprisingly, many of those tenants are foreign-based and are paying well over $52 a foot in Tokyo, London or other overseas financial centers.

The first overseas Chinese center was opened in Mauritius in 1988.

In overseas centres, the education officer is often more directly involved in organising tuition.

Hong Kong remains the largest overseas centre, with over 6,700 members.

The company is closing some of its American call centers while adding jobs to cheaper overseas centers, company executives have said.

The architectural foundations major accomplishment was the overseas center in Genoa, Italy where many graduate students are very active in the local community.

Examinations are held throughout the UK and in overseas centres.

Behind a two-way mirror on the door of a freshly painted house here, intelligence experts say, is North Korea's new overseas center for espionage.

Friends World was founded as a four-year college with seven overseas centers.

The idea for the overseas center came about in May 1992 and was implemented in the fall of 1993.