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Introduction of the Campus

Takatsuki Muse Campus where the Faculty of Societal Safety Sciences is located

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    Campus Overview 　The Takatsuki Muse Campus was opened in April 2010 in front of JR Takatsuki Station located between Osaka and Kyoto. This campus is composed of three parts, the East Building consisting of the elementary, junior high, and high schools, the West Building consisting of the Faculty of Societal Safety Sciences, and the Graduate School of Societal Safety Sciences, and the North Building consisting of a restaurant, the Arena, and a disaster storage warehouse. We have a unique, integrated education system within the same campus. In order to support Takatsuki City’s efforts to develop a safe and secure living environment, we have disaster prevention functions in the facility to fulfill its role as an emergency evacuation place; and to be a base for lifelong learning, the children’s library and the lifelong learning center are provided on the campus. We aim to become a social contribution type city campus.

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    North Gate (Front Gate) 　Muse campus is a convenient city-type campus, which is a 7-minute walk from JR Takatsuki Station, or a 10-minute walk from Hankyu Takatsuki-shi Station. We use a sophisticated security system. It is necessary to present a student ID at the entrance to enter the campus. If you are not a student, you must wear the entry badge on the campus after signing in at the entrance.

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    West Gate 　Muse campus is a convenient city-type campus, which is a 7-minute walk from JR Takatsuki Station, or a 10-minute walk from Hankyu Takatsuki-shi Station. We use a sophisticated security system. It is necessary to present a student ID at the entrance to enter the campus. If you are not a student, you must wear the entry badge on the campus after signing in at the entrance.

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    Overlooking scenery 　You can look out at nature and the entire Takatsuki City from the campus. People can enjoy its beauty that uniquely changes through morning, noon, evening, and night. It is very refreshing.
    Left: View from the south of the campus
    Right: View from the north of the campus

Learning facility

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    University Library 　The library is spacious and has about 50,000 books on low book shelves for people to easily reach. Especially, there are abundant collections of case examples of disasters and accidents. If the book that you’re looking for is not available, the library staff can order it from another campus or university.

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    Kids’ Library 　The Takatsuki City Central Library Muse Kids’ Branch Library is open to citizens. Of course, students, faculty, and staff of the Muse Campus can use the library by following the prescribed procedures. Solidarity with the libraries in the city, automatic lending machines, and automatic return post are also provided. Books in the municipal library can be reserved, borrowed, and returned here.

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    Career Center, Extension Reed Center (Branch office) 　We offer consultations and courses for various qualification acquisitions, such as lectures on career design for 1st and 2nd year students, and support for job hunting for 3rd and 4th year students. We also provide information on companies and consultations.

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    Muse Hall 　The Muse Hall can accommodate 500 people and is the largest classroom at the Muse Campus. It is spread across the 4th and 5th floors. It is equipped with a large screen and the latest AV equipment. The room is carefully designed to create a bright atmosphere with colorful tones.

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    Student Lounge 　The Student Lounge is a conversation or rest space for students. Students eat lunch and chat in their free time here.

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    Study Room 　The study room is available for students to study on their own anytime. Individual booths are installed, and each booth is equipped with a LAN cable.

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    Open Space 　There are many open spaces on each floor on the campus. Students often chat there with friends. The design of the chairs differs for each floor. The view from the upper floor is beautiful and ideal for relaxing and being refreshed after lessons.

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    Small Classroom 　Small classrooms are for small research groups and exercise groups to study. Many of the small classrooms are located on the 7th and 8th floors. The learning environment is not different from the larger classrooms. Projectors and AV equipment are installed.

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    Middle-sized Classroom 　There are many middle-sized Classrooms, which are used for lectures on languages and special subjects. The accommodation capacity is about 60 to 100 people.

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    Large Classroom 　There is one classroom each on 6th and 7th floors, with a capacity of 177 students. There is also one classroom on 9th floors, with a capacity of 257 students. Lighting sensors in the rooms sense light to automatically adjust the brightness in the rooms. Also, many monitors are installed not only at the front of the classroom, but also in the ceiling at the back of the room. Students can sit anywhere in the room and can have a comfortable view and a good study environment.

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    IT Classroom 　An IT classroom is a facility for practicing IT . There are three IT classrooms, IT 1 and IT2 (36 people each), and IT 3 (104 people). IT classrooms are open to any student of the facility, and they can be used privately. We have prepared a good learning support system for students of the faculty and the graduate school.

    Open times (during the semester)
    Monday - Friday: 8:30-20:00, Saturday: 8:30-17:00, Sunday and holidays are closed.
    *Not available when the room is used for a class. Details for the class schedules are posted at each IT classroom’s entrance.
    **Available dates and times are different during school breaks (summer, winter holidays, etc.). (Notification will be given at the appropriate time.)

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    Science and Engineering Laboratory 1, 2, Human Behavior Laboratory 　These are laboratories used for experimental lessons. There will be more opportunities to use them in highly specialized lessons in the senior year. We provide classrooms suitable for practical training in each application.

Restaurants and Shops

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    Restaurant 　This is an open area restaurant that students and the public can use. The restaurant has a reasonable and varied menu. The open cafe corner where you can relax while viewing the beautiful scenery of the park is very popular.

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    Convenience Store 　This convenience store is convenient for light shopping, and it has many kinds of cup ramen that is a highlight of the store. In addition, a 24hr convenience store vending machine is located in front of the store.

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    Muse Book Center (Kinokuniya Book Store) 　You can find not only textbooks and specialized books, but also a large number of novels and magazines. Besides books, stationery and Kansai University original goods are also available. In addition, special campaigns are always planned, such as book fairs for qualification exams.

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    Muse Café 　Muse Café is a glass-walled relaxation space next to the Museum of Safety. Students and citizens can relaxingly enjoy watching the JR trains go by and the seasonal scenery.

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    Café Exchange Salon 　This café is open to everyone and it reflects the feature of this open campus community. Students can associate with the locals here. You can spend a pleasant and relaxing moment among the comfortable sofas and tables.

Other facilities

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    Elevator Hall 　There are six elevators that move at high speed in the elevator hall. All visitors are surprised at the appearance of the elevator hall, which is like a hotel.

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    Muse Office 　Muse office is the point of contact for students and staff. The office provides consultations on student life in general, such as classes and grades, scholarships, and extracurricular activities (volunteering, etc.).

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    Museum of Safety 　The Museum of Safety exhibits a lot of material on the academic fields such as "disaster prevention, disaster reduction, crisis management" handled by the Faculty of Societal Safety Sciences and the Graduate School of Societal Safety Sciences. Visitors are amazed at the special food, disaster prevention goods, accident vehicles, emergency buttons at train stations and railroad crossings, and signals for trains. In addition, the museum is open to the public as a regional base for lifelong learning.

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    Staircase 　Bright light comes in from the large windows and shines on the staircases. They are designed as if the light leads people to the corridor to switch feelings when they move to other classrooms. A gap is present under each step, which makes it easy to recognize the presence of a person. The gaps also help people to know the direction of escape against any suspicious person(s).

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    Research Room Floor 　There are private laboratories for full-time faculty and research groups of The Faculty of Societal Safety Sciences. The private laboratories of the faculty are very close to the students. This is a unique characteristic of The Faculty of Societal Safety Sciences. Students are comfortable with the environment and that makes it easy for them to ask questions at any time.

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    Disaster Storage Warehouse 　As a regional disaster prevention base, not only emergency food and goods needed at the time of a disaster but also other necessary things, such as generators and emergency lights, are stored here. Rescue evacuation equipment is also prepared for the security of people’s lives and reduction of damage.

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    Manhole Toilets for Use in Disasters 　Manholes in the premises can be used as temporary toilets in emergencies. That is one of the functions as an evacuation place in case of a disaster. Lines leading to an underground water reservoir and to the sewers are provided, so hygienic requirements are secured even in the event of a disaster.

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    Wind Power and Solar Power Generators 　The Muse Campus is designed as an ECO campus equipped with solar power and wind power generators. There are solar panels on the rooftops, and three wind turbines for wind power generation are installed in front of the sports ground. 1,000 watts of electric power is secured per turbine and they can be used even in the event of a disaster. Also, electricity generated by them is used for the air conditioning and electricity supply even at normal times.

Introduction of Takatsuki Muse Campus

Establishment
April 2010
Address
7-1 Hakubai-cho, Takatsuki-shi, Osaka
(About 7 minutes on foot from JR Takatsuki Station, or about 10 minutes on foot from Hankyu Takatsuki-shi Station)
Areas
Site area: 17,454 m² Building area: 7,759 m² Total floor area: 53,034 m²
Buildings
[East Bldg. (Primary school, junior high school, and high school buildings)]
[West Bldg. (University and graduate school buildings)] Steel-framed structure (S structure)/ 13 stories above the ground / Approximately 59 m tall
[North Bldg. (Physical education and welfare building)] Reinforced concrete structure (RC structure) / 4 stories above the ground / Approximately 25 m tall
[Other facilities] Sports ground, parking lot, bicycle parking lot, disaster storage warehouse , etc.
Name of Campus
Takatsuki Muse Campus of Kansai University
The campus is named after the Muses, the Greek goddesses of science.
*Muse
English name of goddesses Mousa who control all intellectual activities including Greek mythology, academics, music, fine art, poetry, etc.

  1. To visitors of the Muse Campus

    For a safe and secure campus, the Takatsuki Muse Campus carries out predetermined entry procedures at the entrance.

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    To visitors of the Muse Campus

  2. Contribution of the Muse Campus to Local Society

    To contribute to the “safe and secure city plan" advocated by Takatsuki City, the Takatsuki Muse Campus has disaster prevention functions in the facilities and plays a role as an emergency evacuation place in the event of a disaster.

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    Contribution of the Muse Campus to Local Society

Schools

Kansai University Elementary School Kansai University Junior High School Kansai University High School Kansai University Faculty of Societal Safety Sciences Kansai University Graduate School of Societal Safety Sciences.