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.
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.
Collaborating with industry gave opportunities for students to engage
in real work experience. In 2002 the institute became the first private
college to be recognized 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:
- The Limkokwing Bali campus in the island of Bali, Indonesia.
- The Limkokwing Borneo campus is in Kuching, the capital city of Sarawak, Malaysia's largest state on the island of Borneo.
The campus was launched in Kuching on 19 February 2009, marking the
second campus for Limkokwing University of Creative Technology in
Malaysia.
- The Limkokwing Botswana campus is in the country's capital, Gaborone, and was launched on 14 May 2007.
- Limkokwing Cambodia is in Phnom Penh,
the capital city of Cambodia. The campus facilities consist of two
blocks of buildings containing classrooms, offices, a multimedia
library, and lecture halls.
- Limkokwing Lesotho is located in Maseru, the capital of Kingdom of Lesotho. The campus was launched by the Right Honorable Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili
on 15 October 2008. The occasion marked the first entry of a Malaysian
university into Lesotho and the establishment of Limkokwing's second
campus in Africa.
- The Limkokwing Malaysian campus is the flagship campus of
Limkokwing University. It is in Cyberjaya, a township in Malaysia. The
Limkokwing campus in Cyberjaya is home to 9,500 students from nearly 145
countries. The campus is the winner of the Highest Enrolment of Foreign
Students Award and Special Award for Globalizing Malaysian Education
from the Malaysian Ministry of Education and the Export Excellence Award
from the Ministry of International Trade and Industry.
- Limkokwing London is in the centre of London, England, in Piccadilly, across Green Park just opposite Buckingham Palace. The campus was launched by the former Malaysian prime minister, YABhg Tun Abdullah Haji Ahmad Badawi
on 1 October 2007 and was the first Asian and Commonwealth country to
set up a university and deliver its degrees in the country.
- Limkokwing Sierra Leone the campus is located at Hill Station on the Western part Freetown, the capital city. The campus was established in April, 2014, but it will open to students on the 7 October, 2014
