Higher education in Venezuela has been object of study from different perspectives of analysis, however, which have to do with the formation of public policies to transform this area are scarce. In this sense, exploring the policies aimed at the transformation of the higher education in Venezuela in the period 1999-2006, promoted by the State through the National Council of Universities, is the purpose of this investigation. Thehypothesisthat can be handled is being pursued an alternative model in the field of education, in the framework of a project of social transformation seeking greater inclusion, equity and quality. This research is based on analysis of official documents such as: resolutions, official gazettes, and documentary sources. Preliminary results show that topics of greater inclusion for discussion on the agenda of the CNU focuses mainly on: 1) outline policies and strategies for the development of higher education, 2) the designof a programme of improvement to the quality and equity, 3) assessment and accreditation systems 4) creation of universities and 5) the modernisation of higher education, but some of them have not achieved the expected based on inclusion, equity and quality impact. It is concluded that despite there are topics that have transforming characteristics, these are not discussed enough within organization, overlapping the debate on fundamentallyissuesof order administrative financial, which has been slowing the transformation of the Universitary sector in Venezuela.