The local branch of an American university opened in one of South Korea's free economic zones (FEZ) Monday, offering management and economics classes. George Mason University is the second foreign university to open a local branch at the Songdo Global University Campus at Songdo FEZ in Incheon, about 40 kilometers west of Seoul. The State University of New York at Stony Brook opened in 2012 and currently offers graduate and undergraduate classes to both foreign and local students.