2020 – The Next Leap of Expansion in Africa


Lim (middle) receives a rapturous welcome at the Limkokwing University in Sierra Leone on his arrival.

IT’S a record for a Malaysian educationist, probably even the world, to single-handedly set up seven universities in Africa – and Tan Sri Lim Kok Wing has done just that.

What’s more, this is not the end of it as the 73-year-old continues his African journey, one which many other businessmen still have lingering doubts about, coupled with a deep hesitance when it comes to putting money in the continent.

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