The UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America (IESALC) and the Caribbean and The University of the West Indies have organized the Third Sub-regional Meeting regarding Higher Education in the Caribbean to take place at the Mona Visitors Lodge and Conference Centre on November 14 – 15 , 2006. One of the main objectives of the meeting is to present studies carried out on certain priority areas for higher education in the Caribbean, within the framework of the programme observatory of higher education in Latin America and the Caribbean implemented by IESALC. The meeting will provide an opportunity to exchange information and evaluate progress and improvements achieved in the higher education systems in the Caribbean since the last sub-regional meeting held in Dominica in June 2004. The sub-regional meeting will receive reports on higher education, mainly on topics such as the national report on the higher education system; financing of tertiary education; diagnosis of the degrees and certificates and accreditation and evaluation systems. Other objectives include promoting a forum for the reflection, analysis, and discussion of the problems, challenges and possibilities of higher education in the Caribbean and contributing to the discussion of the regional integration trends in higher education in the Caribbean, focusing on policies and strategies to be implemented.