Objectives of the organization are:

education of citizens, especially students and young professionals, socially active young people, interested in the research of the Danube region
strengthening the capacity of young people connection in order to create an inter-regional dialogue and cross-border academic collaboration
promoting multiculturalism, tolerance, multi-nationality and multi-confessional society and the fight against any form of discrimination in the Danube region
implementation of projects
organizing activities in the areas of intended goals of the organization
advocacy in the field of cultural heritage of the Danube region
partnerships with academic communities of the Danube region and civil society

To achieve objectives, DAReC, in particular:

collects and processes scientific and technical literature in the fields in which the organization is active
organizes, alone or in partnership with other organizations, professional meetings, conferences, seminars and other forms of education in it´s areas of interests
publishes, prints and makes multimedia publications on issues relating to the Danube region, in accordance with the law
organizes campaigns to promote the values of the Danube region
cooperates with universities, schools, professional associations, youth organizations in the country and abroad, dealing with the implementation of the objectives of the Danube Strategy

DAReC is organized and managed by the Assembly, the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board. The function representative performs Chairman of the Board (Executive Director), and in his absence the Deputy President of the Management Board (Deputy of Executive Director).

The Supervisory Board controls the financial operations of the organization and notes irregularities without delay, and notifies the Board of Directors.

The Supervisory Board consists of three members elected by the Assembly. The duration of membership of the Supervisory Board lasts four years and they may be re-elected.