Angeles University Foundation

Angeles University Foundation, a non-stock, non-profit educational institution, was established on May 25, 1962 by Mr. Agustin P. Angeles, Dr. Barbara Y. Angeles, and family. In less than nine years, the Institution was granted University status on April 16, 1971 by the Department of Education, Culture and Sports.On December 4, 1975, the University was converted to a non-stock, non-profit educational foundation -- the Angeles couple and their children executed a Deed of Donation relinquishing their ownership. AUF was incorporated under Republic Act No. 6055, otherwise known as the Foundation Law, and became a tax-exempt institution approved by the Philippine government. All donations and bequests given to the AUF are tax deductible.

On February 14, 1978, AUF was converted to a Catholic University. As the first Catholic university in Central Luzon, AUF ensures not only professional success but total development which is anchored on Christian education that is holistic, integrated and formative. On February 20, 1990, the five-storey, 125-bed AUF Medical Center was inaugurated which now serves as a private teaching, training and research hospital, the first ever in Central Luzon.AUF is a world-class higher education institution committed to excellence in instruction, research and community service. It is the premier university in the region and is among the best universities in the Philippines. It has among the highest percentages of faculty with graduate degrees in the Philippines.

AUF graduates have the highest weighted average passing rate in government administered licensure examinations in the region, and among the highest passing rates in the country. AUF offers relevant academic programs responsive to the demands of the local and global markets. This quality education is accessible to ALL --- a philosophy institutionalized through various scholarships and grants.Inspired by the teachings and tradition of the Catholic Church, the Angeles University Foundation envisions to emerge as a Center of excellence in instruction, research, and community extension services in the region and in the global community.

Foreign students are those belonging or owing allegiance to a country other than the Philippines and studying in any educational institution recognized or owned by the government of the Philippines (MECS Memo, No. 183, s. 1983). A student, having means sufficient for his education and support in the Philippines, who is at least eighteen years of age and who seeks to enter the Philippines temporarily and solely for the purpose of taking up a course of study higher than high school at a university, seminary, academy, college or school approved for such alien students by the Commissioner of Immigration (Section 9(f), Philippine Immigration Act of 1940, as amended).

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED), in its advocacy to enhance the research capacity and productivity of Philippine higher education institutions in order to contribute towards advancing the country's development and global competitiveness, has decided to adopt a differentiated and two-pronged approach to research promotion. This involved transforming and dividing the Zonal Research Centers into two groups: one group of national research centers were clustered into a Philippine Higher Education Research Network (PHERNet), and another group of regional centers to be called Higher Education Regional Research Centers (HERRCs).

Angeles University Foundation (AUF) was chosen as one of the CHED Higher Education Regional Research Center for Central Luzon. Accompanying this recognition is CHED's commitment for support in Research funding in tandem with AUF's commitment to performing research of international standards.

The growth and development of every country depends largely on its available resources, its kind of leadership and governance, and the innate ability of its people to meet their basic needs and respond to the demands of modern times.For Filipinos, this line of thought has been challenged many times over by socio-economic, political, cultural, religious and environmental forces. Home to about 100 million people today, the Philippines is still a nation struggling to attain sustainable development and economic stability in the face of seemingly endless adversities.

Despite the well-meaning efforts of the government to provide accessible social services to the people such as education, health, livelihood and infrastructure development, much more needs to be done to alleviate poverty and improve the lives of the Filipinos.This was the same compelling reason that fueled the establishment of the Angeles University Development Foundation, Inc. (AUDF) 32 years ago on November 29, 1984. The core function of the AUDF is to provide management and financial support to Angeles University Foundation (AUF) and the AUF Medical Center (AUFMC), both private non-stock, non-profit institutions based in Angeles City, Philippines. AUDF was granted recognition by the US Treasury Department on August 23, 1985 to receive donations and be exempted from paying federal taxes.The purpose of the office is to oversee all the non-academic endeavors of the students on and off-campus; the enforcement of discipline and proper decorum among the students; recommendation of appropriate disciplinary action against offenders; and, the processing of scholarship grants and other financial aids given to students. It is also tasked to supervise and coordinate the activities of the AUF-Federation of Alumni Associations (AUF-FAA) and of the different college alumni associations.

The Guidance and Counseling Center of Angeles University Foundation aims to assist students with a variety of personal, educational and career concerns. Its purpose is to promote self-awareness and self-expression in students. Counselors work closely with students individually and in groups to help them identify their strengths, reach their greatest potential and eventually emerge as mature and responsible individuals ready to meet the challenges and make important decisions.The mission of Angeles University Foundation is the harmonious development of man for services to God and Humanity. In keeping with this mission, the Guidance and Counseling Center of the university aims at the optimum development of the human person so that he may live with dignity and integrity.

The Office of the University Health Services envisions to provide a healthy academic community by promoting health, prevention of diseases and curative services, thereby inculcating health consciousness through self- empowerment leading to efficiency and productivity.

The AUF Performing Arts was initially organized by Dr. Emmanuel Y. Angeles in 1963 at the former Angeles Institute of Technology in Angeles City to provide a venue for young Kapampangan artists to share and develop their talents, while pursuing college education under scholarship.Now under the umbrella of the AUF Center for Culture and the Arts, the AUF Performing Arts boasts of six power groups namely: AUF Concert Chorus, AUF Dance Troupe, AUF Rondalla, AUF High School Glee Club, and the AUF Brass Band.