The emblem is comprised of the word "DAIGAKU" and reed around it. It is said that reed represents Kansai University’s academic culture - simple, earnest, and sturdy - which has developed since its foundation as Kansai Law School in Osaka in 1886. Reed is known as a strong plant, which withstands wind and rain, growing in shallow water of Yodogawa running through Osaka.
Emblem encased by Latin words
The emblem encased by three Latin words - seal, Kansai University, and 1886 - was originally designed as a seal for a pamphlet in English aimed at promoting international academic exchange with overseas universities, including Columbia University. Late president Uichi Iwasaki earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree at Columbia University as one of the first overseas students from Kansai University.
Latin words were commonly used as the design of a seal in Ivy League universities, like Columbia University, where the studies of Latin language and Latin classics were regarded as one of key majors.
*Ivy League is a group consisting of eight prestigious private universities in the Northeastern United States.
School color of the university was set as Blue in January, 1924 and it is now fixed as Global Purple.
In the 100th anniversary of the university in 1986, the color was defined as: FG58 primary indigo: 51%, FG14 purple: 49%, and the recommended color as DIC225 or FG14 purple: 45%, FG58 primary indigo: 40%, and CG magenta: 15%.
Its practical standard is now defined as: cyan: 100% and magenta: 100%.
Kansai University Hokuyo Senior High School/
Hokuyo Junior High School
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Prohibited cases
- 1: Commercial use for merchandise development and other purposes without permission from Kansai University,
- 2: Inadequate use damaging the credibility and dignity of Kansai University, and
- 3: Other uses which are recognized as inadequate.
Prohibited matters in use
- 1: Changing horizontal to vertical ratio,
- 2: Altering the image or combining with other images, and
- 3: Changing the color.
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*The reprinting of Emblem without authority is prohibited.
Kansai University introduced a communication mark "Global ‘KU’" and a tag line "THINK×ACT" in April, 2009 with the aim of further improving its brand image.
