Limkokwing announced recently that it is the first Malaysian University to be on the top of the Twitter followers’ list and is the fastest moving in popularity with a weekly growth average of +30,000 likes, moving three times faster than Harvard University. These rankings, particularly the sustained upward movement by the University over the last several years with its recognition as a 21st Century ready University, show Limkokwing University’s continuation of excellence worldwide.

Data from the Twitter Analytics page showed that Limkokwing University currently has 648K followers, even beating some Ivy League Universities. Based on the Socialbakers’ social media analytics page, Limkokwing University has the highest number of Twitter followers among higher educational institutions in the world, surpassing even the Top 5 higher educational institutions in the US: Harvard University (637K followers), Khan Academy (511K followers), Stanford University (427K), MIT (379K followers) and Coursera (322K followers), and even the Top 2 UK Universities: Oxford University (301K followers) and Cambridge University (269K followers).

With more than 300 awards for creativity and innovation in education from the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia and Africa over the last three years, the essence of the University has brought the world to Malaysia.

Started in March 2009, the @Limkokwing_MY Twitter page has become a valuable tool for providing information to the public and its students with the current news about the University.

The University is unbelievably proud to have received this rank, and believes that its social presence plays a part in the bigger picture that draws to fostering innovation and pioneering leadership in creative education through social technology.

For more on Limkokwing’s innovative courses, awards and achievements visit www.limkokwing.net another University award winning website which receives over 330 million hits a year from 222 countries and territories.