Angeles council lauds AUF's Confucius Institute

• Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/opinion/2015/08/01/angeles-council-lauds-aufs-confucius-institute-422205
• Saturday, August 1, 2015

By Ian Ocampo Flora

ANGELES CITY -- The Angeles City Council has approved Resolution 7211 as it moved to recognize the contributions of Angeles University Foundation-Confucius Institute (AUF-CI) in promoting friendly relations with China and the Philippines through education, culture and the arts.

Also recognized in the resolution were AUF-CI's Philippine Director Dr. Lourdes Tanhueco-Nepomuceno and Chinese Director Dr. Zhang Shifang. The resolution said that AUF-CI and the two directors have brought prestige to Angeles City through their endeavors.

The resolution, sponsored by Councilors Bryan Nepomuceno and Max Sangil, said that AUF-CI has spearheaded the inclusion of Chinese Mandarin in the Philippine basic education system since 2011 as well as the continuing training of local teachers of Chinese mandarin and the development and adoption of teaching materials customized for Filipino students.

The AUF-CI has been cited by the Confucius Institute Headquarters or Hanban as one of the Most Outstanding Confucius Institutes in the World for two years, 2011 and 2013. In 2014, the AUF-CI was named Overseas Chinese Test center of the year by Hanban.

In January 2013, the Department of Education officially designated the AUF-CI as the Center for Nurturing and Training Local Filipino Chinese Teachers.

Copies of the resolution honoring the contributions of AUF-CI were presented to the institute’s officers recently.