Kindai University
Kindai University (Japanese: 近畿大学, Hepburn: Kinki daigaku) is a private non-sectarian and coeducational university based in Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan with campuses in five other locations: Nara, Nara; Ōsakasayama, Osaka; Uchita, Wakayama; Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima; and Iizuka, Fukuoka.
近畿大学 | |
| Motto | 「実学教育」と「人格の陶冶」 |
|---|---|
Motto in English | ‘learning for the real world’ and ‘nurturing intellectual and emotional intelligence’ |
| Type | Private |
| Established | Founded 1925, Chartered 1949 |
| President | Hiroyuki Hata |
Academic staff | 920 full-time |
| Undergraduates | 30,379 |
| Postgraduates | N/A |
| Location | , Osaka , 34°39′05″N 135°35′13″E |
| Campus | Urban / Suburban, 271 acres (1.1 km²) |
| Athletics | 48 varsity teams |
| Mascot | Devils (American football) |
| Website | www.kindai.ac.jp/english/ |
The English name of the university had been Kinki University since its establishment in 1949 to refer to "the surrounding area of the capital city (Kyoto)". On May 20, 2014, the university announced that its English name would officially change to Kindai (近大), to avoid the implications of the word "kinky", as the university was planning to globalize with the establishment of a new Foreign Language school. The name change took effect on April 1, 2016.
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