Limkokwing appointed Creativity and Innovation Ambassador
Staff Writer | Thursday December 18, 2014 12:07
He embarked on his creative journey at a young age when he challenged a number of aspects that influenced the mindset as well as the quality of life of Malaysians.
He has also played a crucial part in ensuring that the Malaysian government functioned productively, a service saw four decades of creativity and innovation in governance.
“While he spent his early years honing skills in strategic communications, the first major call to assist came when he was 28.
“The project was a ground-breaking initiative that required expertise in touching the hearts and minds of Malaysians.
“The country’s ground-breaking New Economic Policy of 1970 needed to be simplified so Malaysians from all walks of life could understand and embrace its vision,” reads a media release statement from the institution’s Regional Director of Corporate & Media Relations Mercy Thebe.
The statement further reads: “It was during this period that the youthful Limkokwing was introduced to gorvenment thinking while working with the country’s various prime ministers, chief ministers, ministers and corporate leaders to develop Malaysia into an internationally respected state and among the top trading nations in the world”.
The statement further says that Limkokwing’s previous honors were attributed to his use of education as the major weapon with a significant emphasis on capacity development as a vehicle that moves forward with tangible results. “The Limkokwing University brand is designed to address the weaknesses faced by most developing countries through the production of talent and capability needed to grow sectors in emerging economies. He believes that education is the most effective way to eradicate poverty because it empowers people.
Speaking at world conferences organised by the Commonwealth of Nations and the United Nations he has pointed out that educated people are more likely to be employed and to remain employed,” reads the statment.