IREA was established as a Rumanian pedagogic research institute in the field of adult and continuing education, aiming to provide scientific and methodological support for all adult education institutions in Romania and to strengthen the link between the academics and practitioners in adult learning area. Its main purpose is to conduct research and to publish materials regarding the field of adult education, to offer counselling services, documentation, communication and information services. Accordingly, you can find a broad service sector on the institute’s website with weblinks, information about the course of studies, events, projects and publications of the IREA.