Limkokwing University was named World’s Most Popular Online University at the Malaysia Social Media Awards 2017 gala dinner in Kuala Lumpur on 9 November 2017.
At the same event, Founder and President of Limkokwing University, Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Paduka Dr. Lim Kok Wing was given recognition as Social Media Icon of 2017.
Vice President of Brand Creativity and Talent Development, Dato’ Tiffanee Marie Lim received both awards on behalf of the University.
The Minister of Communications and Multimedia, YB Senator Datuk Seri Panglima Dr. Mohd Salleh Bin Tun Said Keruak was the guest of honour at the gala dinner. Guests from government and corporate companies as well as members of the media were also in attendance.
The Malaysia Social Media Awards is an elite event to recognize the nation’s top social media corporate companies for their achievements in the interactive media arena.
Over the past years, Limkokwing University’s social media sites received a number of recognitions.
In 2015, Limkokwing University won two prestigious awards at the World Bloggers and Social Media Award. For its quality content and excellent community engagement efforts, the University won the ‘Social Media Excellence Award for Education’ and the ‘Social Media Excellence Award for Social Media Campaign – BE SMART’.
Last year, it had the highest number of Twitter followers among English speaking institutions in the world. It ranked at third place on Facebook, just behind Harvard and Oxford universities.
Limkokwing’s social media presence plays a part in the bigger picture that focuses on fostering innovation and pioneering leadership in providing its students with creative education. It is also instrumental in engaging its student population from over 150 countries.
Currently, Limkokwing is followed by 3 million fans across 14 platforms in 11 languages.