FOTIM, the higher education academic consortium in Gauteng, Limpopo and Northwest provinces, actively promotes collaboration amongst universities and universities of technology. It encourages debate, best practice and capacity building through the sharing of knowledge and commitment to academic excellence in the region. Vision To proactively create opportunities for the benefit of higher education through collaborative projects and initiatives. Mission FOTIM enables higher education institutions to maximise their synergies by providing quality, collaborative, resource leveraging projects and related services.