Free State Higher Education Consortium 
 
 

Introduction to the Free State Higher Education Consortium (FSHEC):
 
Since 2005 the FSHEC has been a consortium of the following participating institutions:
 
The Central University of Technology, Free State (CUTFS);
The Free State School of Nursing (FSSON); and
The University of the Free State (UFS)
 
The purpose of the FSHEC is to:

Facilitate and expand collaboration between the participating institutions with regard to the sharing of infrastructure and co-operative plans of action, as well as any other form of co-operation which may be beneficial to the participating institutions within the region.