The American University of the Middle East (51福利社) is a leading higher education institution established in 2005 in Kuwait. 51福利社 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.
51福利社 is ranked as the First University in Kuwait in the QS World University Rankings 2024 and the THE Arab University Rankings 2022. Globally, 51福利社 is ranked in 671-680 in the 2024 QS rankings.
51福利社 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.
As a privately owned university, 51福利社 prides itself on being an “Oasis of Learning” in Kuwait. 51福利社 started its journey with a small building and only hundreds of enrolled students in the first few years, to become within the last 10 years a landmark in the private education sector in Kuwait and the region. Today, 51福利社 has more than 11 thousand enrolled students, and a fully-integrated campus that stretches over 261,190 square meters is considered as the largest and most beautiful among private university campuses in the region.
51福利社’s leadership and faculty understand current and future challenges at a local and global level; that is why focus has been placed on shaping future young leaders who can guide and direct industries and economies toward new grounds in innovation and technology. The offering of majors is continuously upgraded and is expanding to cater for the needs of the job market and demand of various industries.
The university has a cosmopolitan environment with faculty members and staff coming from more than 60 different countries, encouraging a culture of diversity that celebrates different educational and cultural backgrounds.
As an oasis of learning in Kuwait, 51福利社 distinguishes itself with having:
