Limkokwing SWAZILAND - Empowering a digital generation of creative Swazi graduates

Limkokwing
   SWAZILAND

Empowering a digital generation of creative Swazi graduates
     with 21st century skills to achieve Vision 2022

Swaziland: achieving global standards in
                  human capital development
Swaziland has outlined                                                               unavailable.
its vision for the future “The      importance        of  education      in  a  na-  Among key strategies
in Vision 2022, a blue-   tion’ s development        cannot     be  overempha-       include the need to
print for the country’s   sized   as  it enables   the  people   to   reach   their  build the nation’s capa-
concerted efforts to re-  full  potential     and    make    proper     decisions    city for innovation and
vamp and accelerate the   about     their  lives. It is on  that  score   that  we   competitive participa-
development of human      urge    everyone       to  take   the  opportunities       tion in the globalised
resources in the country. for  education       very    seriously   as   this   is  a economy. It is, there-
Vision 2022 sits at the   major     investment      into  the  nation’  s future.    fore, imperative that the
core of Swaziland’s goal  I  therefore     encourage       all learners    not    to nation builds its human
to create a sustainable   allow    any    negative   influences    to  get  in  the  capital in a manner that
economy and improve       way     of  their   success    and   future.    We    are  will enable the nation
its world standing in     confident       that  the  resources    government         to venture successfully
human development.        is putting      towards     your   educational      sup-   into the production of
Swaziland’s economy,      port    will   be  appreciated      by  all  recipients    goods and services. And
traditionally reliant on  and    thereby     yielding    positive   results.”        at the same time add-
agriculture and manu-                  His Majesty King Mswati III ress poverty issues by
                                                            Kingdom of Swaziland
facturing, must embrace      At official opening of Parliament, 12 February 2010
                                                                                     empowering its next
a new age of technolo-                                                               generation to take ad-
gical innovation and spur the growth of vantage of opportunities now arising globally
knowledge-based industries within the coun- in the area of new technologies and creative
try and create new opportunities previously content creation.
       Limkokwing: empowering a new generation of
              creative and innovative Swazi
The Limkokwing Uni-                                                           person’s education in
versity is a global insti- “An institute like Limkokwing is very Swaziland.
tution of higher educa- important because it enables us to The Limkokwing Uni-
tion that is changing bring out the creative capability in us. versity in Mbabane will
the way people are We know thousands of students, not be a campus where our
educated worldwide. only from Malaysia but from all over Swazi students will be
We feel very strongly the world are being trained at Limkok- able to acquire indus-
that every country is wing and the result is, indeed, very try relevant skills in
different with dissimi- impressive.”                                          addition to a learning
lar priorities. Therefore        Tun Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad that emphasizes creati-
education must play its                 Former Prime Minister, Malaysia. 2001 vity, talent develop-
part to ensure that the                                                       ment and leadership
next generation of a country receives learning qualities. We nurture our graduates to be-
that will prepare it adequately to participate in come responsible adults who will contribute
building the economies of its countries. The to the well-being of an industry by using
world is using technology not only to interact creative thinking to solve problems and
but also to generate wealth. Technology must provide fresh new perspectives to build the
now become a vital part of every young business.

Building digital skills to expand Swaziland’s economy
We are here in Mbabane with a mission to             talents through special projects as extra-
transform Swazi into confident, skilled, techno-     curricular involvement that will build their
savvy individuals who can contribute to build        confidence. The next phase of the country’s
Swaziland’s economy by expanding it with             growth can be shaped by today’s generation of
new industries. These will be industries that        Swazi; they must grab the golden opportunity
are increasingly being managed by young              to acquire the best of 21st century education
people with the digital skills to operate a glo-     and professional skills and so transform Swa-
bal business from their laptops. Limkokwing          ziland into a beacon of light in the African
has the flexibility to build entrepreneurial         continent.
skills through an exciting, stimulating campus
environment purposefully built to stimulate            “An innovative country simply means a
creativity and innovation.                             country that has adopted creative think-
                                                       ing pervasively and has a culture of looking
To face the challenges of this century, Swazi-         for better solutions, and has the systems
land must consolidate its limited human capi-          to support it. Innovation takes place where
tal resources and transform them into unli-            new ideas are encouraged, recognized and
mited sources of power to move forward. In             celebrated. Creativity has no boundaries
today’s world education is not just about              and respects no borders. And, it can come
getting the right qualifications, it is also about     from anywhere, certainly it can come
developing appropriate talents of an indivi-           from here.”
dual. At Limkokwing University it is our                                    Professor Emeritus
responsibility to ensure that our students are            Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Dr Limkokwing
                                                                     President, Limkokwing University of
given every opportunity to get the best aca-                              Creative Technology Worldwide
demic qualifications as well as develop their

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Learning that will broaden
                                 your mind and unlock your
                                  creative potential
                                        Limkokwing University focuses on creativity and
                                         innovation to equip students with leadership
                                         and entrepreneurial skills to develop new busi-
                                         nesses. Today, thousands of Limkokwing gradu-
                                        ates are playing active roles in many important
                                       aspects of nation-building in their home coun-
                                    tries. Here is your opportunity to acquire an interna-
                                  tionally recognized qualification at one of the world’s
                               innovative institutions of higher education.

Associate Degree Programmes
• Graphic Design         • International Tourism
• Event Management       • Business Information Technology
• Public Relations       • Information Technology
• Advertising            • Creative Multimedia
• Journalism & Media     • Architectural Technology
• TV & Film Production
• Business Management
• Hotel Management

Limkokwing: University of the Future
Education is evolving worldwide to match a          government organizations. The career market
growing demand for a new kind of human              has changed quite drastically over the last de-
capital. Digital skills, an entrepreneurial mind-   cade as industries become more defined be-
set and a global outlook are some of the attri-     cause technology has compressed entire depart-
butes that are increasingly been sought by not      ments that can be handled by one person or
just industry but governments and non-              out-sourced to be more cost-effective.

     Instituting a paradigm shift in global education
The Limkokwing University of Creative Tech-         sity in 2009.
nology is creating unique pathways that offer       • Worldwide the university is empowering
different ways for young people from around         30,000 students from 165 countries.
the world to build a future where they can fit      • One university, three continents, eight coun-
into the fast moving global economy. Essen-         tries - Mbabane, Gaberone, Maseru, London,
tially it is about talent building and character    Kuala Lumpur, Kuching in Borneo, Beijing,
development together with acquisition of digi-      Phnom Penh, Jakarta, Bali .
tal skills and new knowledge that is needed to      • www.limkokwing.net - 240 million hits from
empower the world’s next generation.                222 countries/territories.
• For its unique approach to education QS-          • Global recognition for innovation in educa-
APPLE that benchmarks the global ranking of         tion - multiple awards from Europe and Asia
universities presented its inau-                                  for quality of education as well as
gural award of University of the                                  innovative approach in higher
Future to Limkokwing Univer-                                      education.

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