Limkokwing University of Creative Technology (also called Limkokwing and LUCT) is a private university that has a presence across Africa, Europe, and Asia. With its main campus in

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, the university has over 30,000 students from more than 150 countries.

History

LUCT was established and founded in 1991 by Tan Sri Dato' Sri Paduka Dr Lim Kok Wing. In 2002, it became the first private college to be recognised as a university college.

Campuses

As of December 2018, the university had the following campuses: * The Limkokwing Borneo campus in Kuching,

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. * The Limkokwing Botswana campus in

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. * Limkokwing Cambodia in Phnom Penh. * Limkokwing Lesotho in

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, Lesotho, the first Malaysian university campus in Lesotho. * The Limkokwing Malaysia is the flagship campus, in

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. * Limkokwing United Kingdom campus in

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. * The Limkokwing Swaziland campus is in Mbabane, Eswatini. * The Limkokwing Sierra Leone campus in

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. * The Limkokwing Uganda campus in Namataba.

Academics

As of 2022, Limkokwing offers two diploma programs and twenty-two bachelor's degree programs.

Rankings

Controversy

In light of the global

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and anti-racism movement, the university was panned for the erection of a billboard depicting its founder, Tan Sri Lim Kok Wing, as the "King of Africa". The billboard generated controversy as former students and staff at the university accused the university of having racist policies, such as not allowing African students to be ambassadors at open days and alleging that school administrators had made racist remarks on several occasions. The controversial billboard was taken down and the university apologised, saying that it "did not condone any discriminatory acts against any particular race". The institution was accused of issuing fake certificates and failing to meet legitimacy standards in Lesotho. It was followed by police investigation and court cases that showed cases of fraud. However, the Minister of Education and Training Lesotho stated that Limkokwing Lesotho is a legal and legitimate entity recognised by the Lesotho government, and graduates of the university are as well recognised. Earlier, an official statement was released by the Minister of Information of Sierra Leone, Mohammad Rahman Swarray, to address the government's position on Limkokwing University. Sierra Leone's ACC closed investigations of alleged corruption between Limkokwing University Sierra Leone with the previous Sierra Leonean Government. It was said that the university failed to honour the agreement made by the Government of Sierra Leone and the institution regarding scholarships, fee payment, hiring of 80% local staff, and the training of 200 public servants each year . The Minister of Information stated, "the government has reached the decision, that we'll no longer be blackmailed". Later on, Sierra Leone’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has confirmed that it is the country's former education science and technology minister, Minkailu Bah, who had enabled the campus to be set up without following due processes. In addition, cases of unjust work ethics, under-qualified lecturers, falsification of academic transcripts, inequality in pay and underpay raised concerns in Botswana where the Malaysian university has a campus. Limkokwing University Botswana reached an agreement with Botswana's Allied Workers Union and salaries and wages of employees were adjusted accordingly.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Limkokwing University Of Creative Technology Universities and colleges in Selangor Educational institutions established in 1991 1991 establishments in Malaysia Private universities and colleges in Malaysia