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#1 Submitted by graff.... on October 27, 2025 - 10:26pm

Please glance at university crests, seals, logos, trademarks, etc., and then reconsider this piece. Please

Do elite Korean universities’ logos have too much cultural power?

The rampant unauthorised use of the SKY university branding is testament to how it has become shorthand for excellence, says Kyuseok Kim

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Do elite Korean universities’ logos have too much cultural power?

The rampant unauthorised use of the SKY university branding is testament to how it has become shorthand for excellence, says Kyuseok Kim

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