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From inception – in 1991 – the Limkokwing University of Creative Technology has been sensitive to market demands because it felt a strong responsibility to produce graduates who can smoothly transition from the classroom to the workplace. Here is a synopsis of its development and eventual global expansion. The Institute was the first step forward towards achieving a successful and rewarding career for students. For the next ten years, the Institute set the pace for the education community. The philosophy was to empower the individual. And in doing so, the Institute grew. It expanded. It upgraded. It reviewed. It revamped. Industry requirements and global trends were its yardsticks as the Institute introduced new studies relevant to the times and in anticipation of the future needs of the nation. Designing itself was a significant expansion – Graphic, Electronic, Product, Industrial, Interior, Multimedia, Information, Communication, and Animation. Industry collaboration gave excellent opportunities for students to engage their creative expressions in real work experience. These included work developed for restaurants, hospitals, manufacturers, resorts, publishers, humanitarian foundations, societies and clan associations, councils, public relations companies, municipal councils, government ministries, and non-government organizations. The work has been wide-ranging from the type of creative input needed to the organization that required the input. Every move made by the Institute has been strategic to match the aspirations of the nation. Being an educator, the responsibility adds pressure in that we have to keep several paces ahead to anticipate and provide the kind of environment, training, nurturing, and learning that the students need and faculty and staff. Besides, the Foundation for Creative Excellence creates a unique pathway for those with talent but without the financial support to realize their dreams. The Foundation helps the nation use the talent that may otherwise remain untapped and capable individuals unfulfilled. This was an era of knowledge. The University College had come into full grasp of its capabilities, especially in nurturing creativity. Creativity was at the core of knowledge because data and information needed to be converted into content. It takes creativity to present knowledge in various forms – books, newspapers, magazines, videos, film, Internet (such as websites pages), multimedia software such as CD-Roms, advertising materials, and other communication materials. The University College had now expanded its role to help the industry expedite its entry into the k-era. The setting up of the Malaysia Design Innovation Centre (MDI) provided the industry resources to explore and experiment with new ideas needed to upgrade its positioning in a world market. Limkokwing University has no parallel in how it has expanded and merged with the countries where it has set up campuses. The University matches its programs with the countries' national development plans to build the workforce they need to build their economies. We can do this because of our development and contribution to nation-building in Malaysia that overseas comes naturally. Our success can best be measured by UNESCO and the World Bank invitations to present our methodology in reinventing education.- From inception – in 1991 – the Limkokwing University of Creative Technology has been sensitive to market demands because it felt a strong responsibility to produce graduates who can smoothly transition from the classroom to the workplace. Here is a synopsis of its development and eventual global expansion. The Institute was the first step forward towards achieving a successful and rewarding career for students. For the next ten years, the Institute set the pace for the education community. The philosophy was to empower the individual. And in doing so, the Institute grew. It expanded. It upgraded. It reviewed. It revamped. Industry requirements and global trends were its yardsticks as the Institute introduced new studies relevant to the times and in anticipation of the future needs of the nation. Designing itself was a significant expansion – Graphic, Electronic, Product, Industrial, Interior, Multimedia, Information, Communication, and Animation. Industry collaboration gave excellent opportunities for students to engage their creative expressions in real work experience. These included work developed for restaurants, hospitals, manufacturers, resorts, publishers, humanitarian foundations, societies and clan associations, councils, public relations companies, municipal councils, government ministries, and non-government organizations. The work has been wide-ranging from the type of creative input needed to the organization that required the input. Every move made by the Institute has been strategic to match the aspirations of the nation. Being an educator, the responsibility adds pressure in that we have to keep several paces ahead to anticipate and provide the kind of environment, training, nurturing, and learning that the students need and faculty and staff. Besides, the Foundation for Creative Excellence creates a unique pathway for those with talent but without the financial support to realize their dreams. The Foundation helps the nation use the talent that may otherwise remain untapped and capable individuals unfulfilled. This was an era of knowledge. The University College had come into full grasp of its capabilities, especially in nurturing creativity. Creativity was at the core of knowledge because data and information needed to be converted into content. It takes creativity to present knowledge in various forms – books, newspapers, magazines, videos, film, Internet (such as websites pages), multimedia software such as CD-Roms, advertising materials, and other communication materials. The University College had now expanded its role to help the industry expedite its entry into the k-era. The setting up of the Malaysia Design Innovation Centre (MDI) provided the industry resources to explore and experiment with new ideas needed to upgrade its positioning in a world market. Limkokwing University has no parallel in how it has expanded and merged with the countries where it has set up campuses. The University matches its programs with the countries' national development plans to build the workforce they need to build their economies. We can do this because of our development and contribution to nation-building in Malaysia that overseas comes naturally. Our success can best be measured by UNESCO and the World Bank invitations to present our methodology in reinventing education. View full university
