Angeles University Foundation
| Pamantasan ni Angeles | |
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Former names
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Angeles Institute of Technology (1962-1971) |
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| Motto | Total Development of Man for God and Humanity |
| Type | Private, Catholic University |
| Established | 25 May 1962 |
| President | Atty. Joseph Emmanuel L. Angeles |
| Vice-president | Nicanor C. Austriaco, Ph.D. |
| Students | 6,500+ |
| Undergraduates | 5,500 |
| Location |
Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines
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| Campus | 5 hectares, Urban |
| Colors | Blue and White |
| Nickname | AUF Great Danes, The Angeleneans |
| Mascot | Great Dane |
| Website | www |
The Angeles University Foundation (Abbreviated as AUF), is a private Roman Catholic university in Angeles City, Philippines. It is a non-stock, non-profit educational institution that was established on May 25, 1962 by Mr. Agustin P. Angeles, Barbara Yap-Angeles and family. After only less than nine years of operation, the Institution was granted University status on April 16, 1971 by the Department of Education, Culture and Sports.
It is one of few Philippine universities granted autonomous status, with a number of its degree programs having been duly recognized as Centers of Excellence and Centers of Development by the Commission on Higher Education.
AUF has been granted Autonomous Status since 2003; Institutional Quality Assurance Monitoring and Evaluation (IQUAME) certification from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED); Accreditation by the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU); ISO 9001-2000 Certification by TUV-SUD; Center of Excellence in Information Technology, Teacher Education, Criminal Justice Education as accredited by the Commission on Higher Education; and Center of Development for Computer Engineering and Nursing from the same government arm. Now on its 50th year of operation, AUF has a total of 63 academic programs scattered across 8 colleges excluding a Medical and Law school.
Angeles University Foundation was established on May 25, 1962 by the prominent Angeles family of Angeles City, Pampanga in the Philippines. It began as the Angeles Institute of Technology (AIT) but after 9 years of operation, the institution was granted University status on April 16, 1971 by the Department of Education, Culture and Sports.
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