The Southeast Asia Interdisciplinary Development Institute, now known as SAIDI School of Organization Development (OD), is an expansion of the Summer Educational Media Institute (SEMI) which began operating in Manila, Philippines in 1965.

SAIDI - School of OD, as a graduate institute, uses the professional experience of multinational learners who occupy key positions in education, government, community, church, industry and business as a basis and focus for acquiring graduate and postgraduate degrees. The Institute provides the curriculum design to working professionals who apply the concepts and principles of organization development in the organization to which they belong.