Temple University is a large, well-known, highly respected comprehensive public research university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1884, the university is today one of the nation's leading centers of professional education. Temple University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, which accredits colleges and universities in the eastern part of the United States. This accreditation includes Temple's campus in Japan and assures that the university maintains high-quality academic programs internationally.
In 1982, Temple offered its first graduate courses in Japan, courses leading to the degree of Master of Education in English Education (currently Master of Science in Education) with a concentration in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages).