Introduction/objective:

The purpose of this research is to analyze the impact of the sustainable development goals (SDG) and its application in higher education as a key element in its implementation and the same time to emphasize the importance of raising awareness of existence of these objetives for survival of humanity, since the university is an institution with a markedly social caracter, because of the influence that the generation of knowledge and technology that is projeted in the direction of institutions, organizations and countries in their evolution and progress, positively impacting society, promoting its permanence in the global and local context.

The methodology

is proyective, with a caological approach, is carried out in two phases: a first phase is carried out through a systematic documentary review and a second stage in the analysis of the key factors in 20 scientifics articles base on the paradiggm of design science.

Results:

in the sustainable development goals: indicate the problem in 5 studies (50%) it is essential to establish plans and policies for its implementation; the suggestion: Eco-efficiency is important in the activities and emphasis on environmental management with 8 (80%) studies; in university management : the problema with 7 (70%) studies it advocates that the university must increasingly achieve an education that can be perfected in the service of humanity and in relation to the suggestion : the university is an ideal setting to contribute to sustainable higher education with 6 (60%) studies.

Conclusions:

iniversity management must apply plans and policies design pedagogical proposals and implement them according to sustainability criteria for the good of all living beings.