Kingston, March 3 (RHC)-- Jamaica will host the Second Higher Education Conference of the Caribbean, a forum that will focus on pending needs to improve the sector in the region, according to local media.

The forum will be held May 8th and 9th in the capital, Kingston, under the auspices of the UNESCO Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean and by the University of the West Indies.

Under the slogan “Good Practices in Higher Education: The Path to Follow by the Caribbean,” the conference will target quality and recognition of studies, diplomas, research and financing of higher education, according to the organizing committee.

The forum will be attended by higher education experts from the Caribbean and other countries, who will work on strategies to strengthen the capacity of regional institutions.