1. http://www.ase-fund.org info@ase-fund.org

2. The Foundation seeks to enhance American and Slovenian education activities, uniting Slovenian and American scholars and educators.

3. ASEF brings together highly talented students and scholars to build a diverse community of educators and leaders of excellence, character, and service.

4. ASEF  Founded in 2014  ASEF leadership includes: – Slovenian Ambassador to U.S. – U.S. Ambassador to Slovenia – Slovenian Honorary Consuls – Slovenian professors in U.S. – U.S. congressmen

5. ASEF Promotes Exchange

6. Empowering Students Student scholarships in the U.S. – We work with 6 universities: UC Berkeley Georgia Tech UC San Francisco Stanford University Uni. of Southern California Santa Clara University

7. ASEF Research Fellowships  Slovenian undergraduate and graduate students visit U.S. for a two month summer research exchange – 2014: 3 fellows – 2015: 4 fellows Aljaž Gaber, UC San Francisco, Biology Filip Kozarski, UC Berkeley, Astrophysics Andraž Hribernik, Stanford, Computer Science Peter Us, UC Berkeley, Computer Science

8. Empowering Education  Exchange programs for U.S. students (new in 2015) – Support summer language/culture immersion in Slovenia

9. ASEF Organizes Events  ASEF Gala – Sofitel Redwood city in February  ASEF East coast chapter – In cooperation with Slovenia Embassy  Other events in U.S. and Sloveni: – Lecture series – Round tables – Concerts

10. GALA

16. Help us!  Establishing a network  Forming regional chapters  Building contacts with universities and businesses – Help us find individuals and institutions to sponsor our students and programs

17. Empowering students 2016 Exchange programs for U.S. students – Support summer language/culture immersion in Slovenia – 5 companies and universities interested in hosting  Exchange programs for Slovenian students – Keep expanding the program

18. Events  February 28 2016 – Gala in San Francisco Save the date!

19. Follow ASEF at http://www.facebook.com/asefund http://www.ase-fund.org