the needs of higher education of UNESCO's Member States in Central, Eastern and South-East Europe. On 31 December 2011, the centre was closed as funding was not ensured by the Government of Romania or other countries in the region, which is a requirement for all UNESCO Regional Centres. Mission The UNESCO European Centre for Higher Education/Centre européen pour l'enseignement supérieur (CEPES) promotes co-operation and provides technical support in the field of higher education among UNESCO's Member States in Central, Eastern and South-East Europe. Specifically UNESCO-CEPES: Undertakes projects relevant to the development and reform of higher education, specifically in view of the follow-up to the 2009 UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education, and the Bologna Process aiming at the creation of the European Higher Education Area; Promotes policy development and research on higher education and serves as a forum for the discussion of important topics in higher education; Gathers and disseminates a wide range of information on higher education; Coordinates, within the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme, relations with a designated number of UNESCO Chairs relevant to its activities; Provides consultancy services; Participates in the activities of other governmental and non-governmental organizations; Serves as a link between UNESCO Headquarters and Romania. Recent Events UNESCO Institutes and Centres for Education around the world Including UNESCO-CEPES, there are many institutes and centres on the world that UNESCO established. following lists work as part of UNESCO's Education Programme to assist countries to tackle challenges in education. Global International Bureau of Education (IBE), Geneva, Switzerland. – Enhancing curriculum development and educational content. International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP), Paris, France and Buenos Aires, Argentina. – Helping countries to design, plan and manage their education systems. The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL), (former UNESCO Institute for Education), Hamburg, Germany. – Promoting literacy, non-formal education, and adult and lifelong learning. Institute for Information Technologies in Education (IITE), Moscow, Russian Federation. -Assisting countries to use information and communication technologies in education. International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (UNEVOC), Bonn, Germany. – Improving education for the world of work. UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), Montreal, Canada. -Providing the global and internationally comparable statistics that reflect today's education needs. The Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development in New Delhi, India Regional Africa International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa (IICBA), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. – Strengthening Africa's educational institutions. Europe and North America European Centre