 ASEF is funded by annual voluntary contributions from the 53 ASEM Partners and shares the financing of its projects with its civil society, public and private sector partners across Asia and Europe.ASEF reports to a Board of Governors whose members are appointed by each of the 53 ASEM Partners and who meet twice a year.At its permanent office in Singapore, ASEF is composed of 4 program departments, a Culture Department, an Education Department, a Governance & Economy Department, and a Sustainable Development & Public Health Department as well as a Communications Department, a Finance & Administrative Department, a Human Resource Department, and an Executive Office.