Committed to empowering the young
and transforming the world
Professor Emeritus Tan Sri Dato’ Dr Lim Kok Wing is an extraordinary entrepreneur whose journey has been closely linked with the economic and social development of Malaysia. And more recently with that of developing economies in Asia and the African continent.
His aspirations touch the growth of industry itself. Whether it is SMEs, creative industries or the education sector he has helped to raise the quality benchmark. He brings large-scale changes and evokes social innovation.
His businesses are built upon creativity and innovation. Most entrepreneurs succeed in one or two focused areas of expertise. But Tan Sri Lim has been able to build a formidable corporation under which its companies excel in design, publishing, film/video production, brand management, industry innovation, cultural preservation and education.
In Malaysia the name Limkokwing is a brand that is widely associated with creativity and innovation. For over 35 years Tan Sri Lim has applied the principles of innovation to not just build his business but to move hearts and minds on national issues as well as nurture innovative capability of the next generation in nations across the world.
Revolutionising Global Education
He is President of the Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, a global university with 12 campuses in 3 continents, including one in UK, that offer international degrees and diplomas in a wide range of design, multimedia, communications, business and IT disciplines. About 9,000 students from 130 countries intermingle in a new kind of learning that encourages cross pollination of ideas and inspires universal tolerance in the world’s next generation of leaders and industry professionals. Worldwide the University has about 25,000 students from 144 countries.
World Bank shows interest in Limkokwing formula for global education
His unique approach to education has attracted organisations around the world such as the World Bank which has expressed interest in the University’s emphasis on industry relevancy of student learning and its bold initiatives to take the non-traditional approach to higher education that is now creating deep interest in governments of the developing world.
UNESCO singles out Limkokwing University for its modern infrastructure
At a forum on higher education research and knowledge conducted by UNESCO in Dublin, Ireland on March 2008 the Limkokwing University was singled out by as an exemplary university with modern infrastructure for research and knowledge management.
Fusing knowledge, creativity and technology to create the campus of the future
Tan Sri Lim has impressed the global academic community with his philosophy of the Best of East and West. “We are Asian, African and European all at once in the way we think, in the way we see and do things. I believe that if you know only one side of the world but not the other, you will spend your lives knowing only half the story, seeing only half the picture and missing out on half the opportunities,” he said at the official opening of the University in London.
In Africa, especially, Tan Sri Lim has made huge strides in bridging the education gap between the continent and the rest of the world. He is working closely with African governments, such as Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland and others to set up campuses where the continent’s next generation gain new skills and the confidence to set up new ventures in creative industries.
Tan Sri Lim is a successful entrepreneur but a trusted citizen sought by the Malaysian Government for over 20 years to help find solutions to national issues. Limkokwing is a household name in Malaysia and across the world in many countries - an extraordinary entrepreneur who has balanced his business success with social consciousness.
