The government has awarded 870 students scholarships to study at Limkokwing University of Creative Technology (LUCT) out of over 1 390 applications.
The scholarships were announced by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. According to the published lists, students were admitted for 16 courses of study, including Associate Degrees and Bachelor’s Degree programmes.
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The courses with the most students who were granted scholarships at the university were Business Management (BM), Public Relations (PR), Information Technology (IT), and Business Information Technology (BIT).
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IT had the highest number with 230, followed by PR with 172, and BM with 136.
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A total of 100 scholarships were granted for BIT.
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International Tourism had 83, Media and Journalism had 54, and Hotel Management had 41.
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Other courses such as Creative Multimedia, Event Management, Architecture Technology, and TV and Film Production each had between 18 and 21 scholarships.
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Music Design had only 4 scholarships, while Graphic Design had 14.
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Additionally, 16 Bachelor of Arts in Professional Communication scholarships were granted.
According to the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, only 3 550 scholarships will be granted by government from 5 659 applications across all tertiary institutions.
Applications for the new intake took place between May 1 and June 30. However, due to delays from some tertiary institutions in issuing admission letters, the process was extended to July 13.
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Records of Applications Received
| Institution | Applicants 2025 | Applicants 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| University of Eswatini | 1 734 | 2 453 |
| Limkokwing University | 1 393 | 1 331 |
| Eswatini College of Technology | 275 | 336 |
| Ngwane College | 185 | 204 |
| William Pitcher College | 166 | 190 |
| University of Botswana | 101 | 119 |
| Botswana International University of Science and Technology | 55 | 53 |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 19 |
| Kenya | 1 | 2 |
| Eswatini Medical Christian University | 150 | 255 |
| Botho University | 433 | 340 |
| Emergency Medical Rescue College | 272 | 238 |
| Gwamile Voctim | 71 | 189 |
| Good Shepard Institute | 81 | 92 |
| Institute of Development and Management | 276 | 141 |
| Southern African Nazarene University | 446 | 448 |
| Royal Science Technology Park | 3 | 48 |
| Total | 5 559 | 6 454 |






