CI-AUF, jointly organized by Fujian Normal University in China and Angeles University Foundation in the Philippines, was established in January 2010, and the opening ceremony was attended by the then President of the Philippines, Ms. Arroyo, the then Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines, Mr. Liu Jianchao, and the then Director General of Hanban (Confucius Institute Headquarters), Ms. Xu Lin. CI-AUF is the only Confucius Institute in the Philippines that has been awarded three times the title of "Global Advanced Confucius Institute", "Outstanding Overseas Examination Center" and "Outstanding Contribution to Chinese Language Testing". It is the official partner of the SPFL-Chinese Mandarin of the Philippine Department of Education and has been awarded the license of "lead Institution for the Training of Local Chinese Teachers". At present, it is also the only Confucius Institute that is fully responsible for the construction of the Chinese curriculum system, training of local Chinese teachers, development of Chinese syllabus, development of Chinese teaching materials and quality assessment of Chinese teaching in public secondary schools of the Philippine Department of Education. "It has gradually become an important bridge for "people-to-people" relations between China and the Philippines.