The Sustainable Development Goals are a joint action of nations that aim to improve all those aspects essential to human health. The motto of this initiative is "a plan to achieve a better and more sustainable future" they were also established in 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly for the year 2030. The goals cover three dimensions: economic growth, social inclusion, and environmental protection, derived from 17 essential aspects. Nowadays, concern for human health and well-being has been improving, and the world has become aware of the importance of health and well-being. Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, making the highest attainable standard of health one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, nationality, or creed.

The American University of the Middle East (AUM) is a leading higher education institution established in 2005 in Kuwait. AUM has two colleges: the College of Engineering and Technology and the College of Business Administration, in addition to a Liberal Arts Department and an English Preparatory Program. AUM offers world-class academic programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and is designed to provide an intellectually challenging yet engaging and authentic academic environment with the student as the fulcrum of everything that happens there.

AUM is characterized by being a high-quality educational institution that provides students with academic resources, trained teachers and the necessary guidance to create optimal professionals who will have an impact in the different labor and social fields. AUM is committed to the dissemination and implementation of the SDGs by carrying out and creating activities and strategies that seek to achieve compliance with the 2030 agenda. AUM provides activities to people who do not belong to the university free resources, bookstores and virtual courses, additionally educational that develop skills and new knowledge, AUM promotes quality education each year in this way.

AUM has carried out various activities, events, and projects aimed at the wellbeing of its students, staff, and the local community. These efforts are reflected in the construction of its central clinic, the launching of its coaching and training platform, the development of its sports center, and other activities related to health care, such as antismoking campaigns and mental health care in its agreement with REMEDY, among other activities.

AUM provides each of its workers with a decent job, which implies an adequate paid salary, rights that must be respected, equality. Opportunities for growth, freedom to express disagreement, contracting controls and compliance with these. The university follows stipulations of the laws imposed by the Government Kuwait.

AUM for future years will continue to implement new strategies to better adopt and implement the SDGs, through alliances and partnerships that promote knowledge and experience about the 2030 vision.