Limkokwing Film and Television Academy captures media and
film awards

10 November 2008

Creativity reaps rewards…again and again. Limkokwing Film and Television Academy (LFTA) proved recently that it paid to think outside the box. And it made a great difference in competitions.

The LFTA won the MSC Malaysia APICTA’s Best in Media & Entertainment Award for its production of the music video, Barricade, by Malaysian rock band, Love Me Butch, in the Media and Entertainment Category.

At the Bangkok International Film Festival, the academy...

Limkokwing bags excellence award

6 November 2008

It is not the winning streak but the proud culture of excellence that enables Limkokwing University of Creative Technology to gain recognition for its achievements constantly. Thus time and again, it has captured awards at home and abroad.

The university was in the limelight again recently (31 October) when it received the Technology Business Review ASEAN Award for Excellence in the ASEAN Education Management Sector at a ceremony held in the Putrajaya International Convention Centre.

The latest honour was a clear acknowledgement of the university’s never-ending pursuit of excellence in tertiary education, a trait it is well-known for...

Limkokwing captures two outstanding awards at Business of the Year event

13 October 2008

The president of the Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, Tan Sri Dato’ Dr Lim Kok Wing received the Mentor Entrepreneur of the Year award at Hotel Istana, Kuala Lumpur, tonight.

The university also won the Superior Company award presented by SMI & SME Worldwide Network in conjunction with the 3rd Business of the Year 2007 Award.

Senior vice-president for future cities William Low represented Tan Sri Lim to receive the awards from the Deputy Housing and Local Government Minister, Datuk Robert Lau Hoi Chew...

50 years of fashion trends
captured in series of prints

15 October 2008  

Zeitgeist Becomes Form. That’s the spirit of the times, spelling changes in lifestyle, morality and outlook. It’s the appropriate title of a one-month fashion photography exhibition held at the Gallery on Limkokwing campus from 15 October.

Organised by the Institute of Foreign Relations (IFA) and co-hosted by the Goethe Institute Malaysia and Limkokwing University, the exhibition is a 50-year photographic journey that began in 1945. It features 188 photographs from 39 photographers highlighting the many facets of German fashion.

The event, which is part of the university’s Indusity...

Top performers commended for outstanding efforts overseas

27 September 2008

They are mostly young, highly enterprising, industrious and dedicated. Each shows traits of leadership and the pioneering spirit. It is such qualities that have enabled Limkokwing University to blaze a trail abroad in its globalisation drive.

For their exemplary efforts, the University commended 47 high achievers today when it held its inaugural Annual Global General Gathering at the Hall of Fame. The recipients of the certificates come from various parts of the world, including Botswana, China, Indonesia, Iran, Kenya, Mauritius, Palestine and the UK...