Toma Paulauskaite first arrived in the country as a foreign exchange student from Lithuania. This beautiful but small Baltic state in Europe is in stark contrast with tropical Malaysia and its culturally-diverse, 3-million inhabitants.
While she loves her home country, Asia was a whole new experience that she could not resist.
Conducive Learning Environment
Upon completing her studies in Creative Industry in Lithuania, Toma decided to go back to Malaysia to pursue a career in advertising by studying Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Professional Design (Visual Communication).
“Limkokwing is a conducive place for me study and I like Malaysia for its warm weather and friendly atmosphere.”
She said that she very was impressed by Malaysia’s multicultural environment and the University’s creative learning approach.
Studying Product Designs and Branding
When asked what she loves best about her major, Toma explained that a product can only communicate by sight and that is why visual placement is crucial for any product packaging.
“I have noticed that at Limkokwing, we focus more on practical work than theoretical studies. And in my opinion, this is really great because it gives me the opportunity to learn while doing instead of memorising from reading.”
Her favourite project was the one about Typography wherein she designed a typeface based on Lithuanian culture featuring different Baltic symbols. This also enabled her to understand holistically the various stages of professional design—from conceptualising until the final printing.
Teamwork and Understanding
“This University teaches students to perform as a team.”
Toma adds that while it may be hard at first to create a solution for a product because each person in the team has a different opinion, the University’s multicultural learning approach comes in handy.
All Limkokwing projects foster interaction—enabling students to overcome language and cultural barriers to find new answers to various problems.
Growing as a Person
For Toma, the University not only gave her a chance to understand how different people from different cultures think, it also offered her a chance for tremendous personal growth.
“The whole experience here was an eye-opener for me. The University enabled me to become a responsible and independent person. It also helped me to plan my future.”
