Type Private Phone +60 3-8317 8888 Founded 1991 Color Black | Established 1991 Founder Lim Kok Wing Number of students 30,000 | |
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Former names Limkokwing University College of Creative Technology (2000–2010)
Limkokwing Institute of Creative Technology (1991–2000) President Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Paduka Dr Lim Kok Wing Location Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia Campus Cyberjaya, Kuching, Melaka, Jakarta, Bali, Phnom Penh, Beijing, Gaborone, Maseru, Sierra Leone, Yemen, London Address Inovasi 1-1, Jalan Teknokrat 1/1, Cyberjaya, 63000 Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia Motto Driving Innovation for Education Notable alumni Sazzy Falak, Acha Septriasa, Maya Karin, Janet Mbugua Similar Multimedia University, Taylor's University, UCSI University, SEGi University, INTI International University Profiles | ||
Limkokwing University of Creative Technology (referred to as LUCT, LKW or just Limkokwing) is a private international university with a presence across Africa, Europe and Asia. With its main campus in Malaysia, the university has over 30,000 students from more than 150 countries, studying in its 12 other campuses in Botswana, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Lesotho, Sierra Leone, Swaziland and the United Kingdom accredited by Accreditation Service for International Colleges and Universities (ASIC).
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Founder
Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Paduka Dr Lim Kok Wing is the founder and president of Limkokwing University of Creative Technology.
He established Wings Creative Consultants in 1975.
History
Limkokwing Institute of Creative Technology (as it was then known) was established in 1991 by founder and namesake Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Paduka Dr Lim Kok Wing.
In 2002 the institute became the first private college to be recognised as a University College.
Campuses
Limkokwing University has a presence across three continents with over 30,000 students coming from more than 150 countries, studying in its 12 campuses. It has campuses are:
Courses
Limkokwing offers courses in Foundation, Diploma, Degree, Masters, DBA, PHD, Language and professional courses.
The university offers these programmes through seven faculties:
And through three schools:
Global University Campus
The Global University Campus programme provides students with a short but intense learning experience in the design and business capital of the world: London.
Students who sign-up for the programme will take part in specialised workshops, cultural visits, and lectures by guest speakers from leading industries. Expect to learn new strategies, design ideas, key business ethics and develop skills needed to give you an edge upon graduation.
Previous groups of Global University Campus students have visited and listened to industry speakers from HSBC, Adidas, Apple, Bank of England, Jaguar, Aardman Animations, BBC, Google and other multinational companies on top of visiting world famous historical and cultural landmarks in London.
Awards
The university has been granted a number of awards:
Consortium
The consortium is made up of institutions that partner with Limkokwing University. These include:
Industry partners
Limkokwing through its training arm, Malaysia Design Innovation Centre (MDI), have signed memoranda of understanding (MoU) with industry partners. One of the objectives is to lend support to state governments, quasi-government organisations, multinationals, and small- and medium-size industries or enterprises in enhancing their creative capacity.
Through the resources of the university and MDI, the partners co-operate in areas such as brand development, packaging design and research and development.