LUCT was established and founded in 1991 by Tan Sri Dato' Sri Paduka Dr Lim Kok Wing. In 2002, it became the first private college to be recognised as a university college. Dr. Tan Sri Lim Kok Wing was the founder and president of Limkokwing University of Creative Technology. He was a Malaysian artist, designer, author, entrepreneur, educationist and philanthropist who was officially recognized by the Malaysian government as the Father of Innovation in Creative Education. Limkokwing University has a presence across three continents with over 30,000 students coming from more than 150 countries. As of December 2018, the university had the following campuses: The Limkokwing Borneo campus is in Kuching, the capital city of Sarawak, Malaysia's largest state on the island of Borneo. The campus was launched in Kuching on 19 February 2009, marking the second campus for Limkokwing University of Creative Technology in Malaysia. The Limkokwing Botswana campus is in the country's capital, Gaborone, and was launched on 14 May 2007. Limkokwing Cambodia, located in Phnom Penh. Limkokwing Lesotho is located in Maseru, the capital of Kingdom of Lesotho. The campus was launched by the Right Honorable Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili on 15 October 2008. The occasion marked the first entry of a Malaysian university into Lesotho and the establishment of Limkokwing's second campus in Africa. The Limkokwing Malaysia is the flagship campus. It is in Cyberjaya, a township in Malaysia. The Limkokwing campus in Cyberjaya is home to 9,500 students from nearly 145 countries. Limkokwing United Kingdom campus is in the center of London at 106 Piccadilly. The Limkokwing Uganda campus in Namataba, which opened in 2021, due to the insurgence of COVID-19 pandemic.