<P> In 1991, Aguiluz gained accreditation for AMA Computer College in the American League of Colleges and Universities (ALOCU), thus, making AMA the first Filipino and non-American school to do so . AMACC became an official member of the John F. Kennedy Educational Institute in Japan . AMACC is accredited by the National Computing Centre United Kingdom . </P> <P> AMACU's Quality Management System has been ISO 9001 - certified since March 1999 by Société Générale de Surveillance International Certification Services Canada, Inc . </P> <P> AMA Computer College of Quezon City became AMA Computer University following the conferment of university status by the Philippine government's Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on 20 August 2001 . </P> <P> In 2003, AMA Computer University inked a partnership with Carnegie Mellon University's iCarnegie to use its curriculum and courses through e-learning . Previously, ICarnegie had approached STI for the agreement, but opted to stick with AMACU instead . As stated by iCarnegie President and CEO Allan Fisher, "the academic relationship between STI and iCarnegie went well, the business side of the agreement did not go as planned". </P>

When was ama granted a university status by the commission of higher education