Foundation of Tertiary Institutions of the Northern Metropolis

Foundation of Tertiary Institutions of the Northern Metropolis
FOTIM
Formation	1995
Type	Association of universities
Headquarters	Room 2002, Senate House, University of the Witwatersrand
Location	South Africa
Membership	9
Website	http://www.fotim.ac.za

Foundation of Tertiary Institutions of the Northern Metropolis, FOTIM, is the biggest academic association in South Africa. FOTIM consists of nine universities and universities of technology in the Gauteng, Limpopo Province and North West Province.

FOTIM was created during 1995. The purpose of its creation is for regional collaboration between universities and universities of technology in the northern region of South Africa.

Some major projects of FOTIM include: Gauteng and Environs Library Consortium and VUMA.

Projects

The Gauteng and Environs Library Consortium (GAELIC) remains the largest and most prominent project of FOTIM. As a result of the work of this project, all member institutions have now implemented the INNOPAC library system, which is funded by the Andrew W Mellon Foundation. A major challenge will be the rationalisation of purchasing policies through agreements of collaboration between member institutions that now have access to each other's holdings.

The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) project, under way in all member institutions of FOTIM, has as two of its major aims the fostering of flexible learning and the building of capacity through human resource training and skills development in the information technology area.

Other FOTIM initiatives include matters pertaining to access, quality assurance, disability, HIV/AIDS and regional clearance of academic programmes. A number of workshops and meetings addressing these topics took place in 2001.

On the issue of academic programme collaboration, FOTIM commissioned two consultants to investigate opportunities for collaboration in the region. A report entitled Academic Programme Collaboration in the FOTIM Region is being examined and discussed by the senior management of member institutions. A meeting will be convened early in 2002 to consider the consultants' recommendations.

The year 2001 saw a significant increase in the importance and recognition accorded by the Department to the regional consortia at a time when the tertiary sector faces some of its greatest challenges in recent decades.

Members

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Foundation of Tertiary Institutions of the Northern Metropolis

	Members	University of Johannesburg University of Limpopo North-West University University of Pretoria University of South Africa Tshwane University of Technology Vaal University of Technology University of Venda University of the Witwatersrand

South African universities

University alliances: CHEC; FOTIM; HESA; SERA

Public

Traditional universities	Cape Town Fort Hare Free State KwaZulu-Natal Limpopo North-West Pretoria Rhodes SMU Stellenbosch Western Cape Witwatersrand

Comprehensive universities	Johannesburg Nelson Mandela Unisa Venda Walter Sisulu Zululand

Universities of technology	Cape Peninsula Central Durban Mangosuthu Tshwane Vaal

Planned universities	Mpumalanga Sol Plaatje

Private

Design and Art Schools	AFDA Inscape Design College The Open Window School of Visual Communication

Theological seminaries	College of the Transfiguration Auckland Park Theological Seminary Baptist Theological College of Southern Africa Doxa Deo School of Divinity George Whitefield College South African Theological Seminary

Universities and colleges	CIDA City Campus CTI Education Group Damelin IMM Graduate School of Marketing Midrand Graduate Institute Monash Regenesys Business School St Augustine College of South Africa Stenden University South Africa

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