The European Centre for Higher Education: A UNESCO Effort to Reduce Cold War Tensions and to Promote Co-operation in Higher Education in Europe

Authors

Leland Conley Burrows

Keywords

CEPES, UNESCO, Romania.

Abstract

The article examines the role that the European Centre for Higher Education (CEPES) played in fostering educational cooperation between East and West blocs in education during the Cold War. A unit of UNESCO and located in Romania, it later expanded its mandate to include North America, Turkey, and Israel in addition to its original European base. It existed between 1972 and 2012 and foundered in the latter year due to finances and less than full support.

Recommended Citation

Conley Burrows, Leland (2017) "The European Centre for Higher Education: A UNESCO Effort to Reduce Cold War Tensions and to Promote Co-operation in Higher Education in Europe," Comparative Civilizations Review: Vol. 76: No. 76, Article 10.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/ccr/vol76/iss76/10