UMT logo has been designed by incorporating several essential elements that have been streamlined in forms and arranged aesthetically.

The Colour Orange
Symbolizes technology, indicating that UMT is ever ready to embrace new technologies capable of boosting the research at the university.

The Colour White
Symbolizes knowledge in its purest form, indicating that UMT is an institution that serves to impart complete all-encompassing knowledge that can be utilized by all societies and races in this country.

The Colour Light Grey
Symbolizes the students at the university, with a strong willpower to acquire knowledge and spread it across the nation and to the younger generation.

The Colour Purple
Symbolizes the natural resources that have become synonymous with the university and play a role in helping the students acquire relevant knowledge pertaining to their fields of studies.

The Colour Red
Symbolizes bravery and readiness to face the challenges.

The Triangle
Symbolizes an academic institution that is dynamic and firm. The atomic circle coiling the triangle is a representation of technological elements wave, fibre, and wireless.

The Coral
Symbolizes the niche area of the university, which is marine science and aquatic resources.

The UMT Abbreviation
Abbreviation for Universiti Malaysia Terengganu.

Three Coloured Stripes
Three stripes of different colours from the logo, light grey, orange, and red are arranged above the letter M, taking the shape of the letter V to signify the word Victorious.