Officials

SEARCA is headed by a Director who is assisted by two Deputy Directors, one a non-Filipino, but a national of any of the other SEAMEO member countries, who takes charge of SEARCA's programs, and the other a Filipino by citizenship, who takes charge of administration.

Governing Board

The SEARCA Governing Board (GB) is SEARCA's highest policy-making body. The GB is composed of representatives from each SEAMEO member country who are nominated by their respective Ministers/Secretaries of Education and appointed by the SEAMEO Council.

The GB is responsible for defining general policy guidelines for the Center (e.g., staff and scholar recruitment and the establishment of priorities for graduate study and research) and reviewing and evaluating annually SEARCA's programs and budgets, among others.

The SEAMEO Secretariat (SEAMES) Director and SEARCA Director serve as ex-officio members of the Board.

SEAMEO

The Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) was established on 30 November 1965 as a chartered international organization whose purpose is to promote cooperation in education, science and culture in the Southeast Asian region.

SEARCA is SEAMEO's center of excellence in agriculture.