Welcome!

EARTH, located in Guácimo, Limón, Costa Rica is a private, international, non-profit university dedicated to training professionals in agricultural sciences and natural resources in order to contribute to sustainable development in the tropics.

The University offers a four-year program and graduates earn a licentiate degree with the title of Agronomist. EARTH aims to train leaders that promote sustainable development in the tropics.

Student Life at EARTH

EARTH’s campus in Guácimo provides an excellent learning environment. Just over 400 students (about 100 in each class) from more than 20 countries live on campus. This living arrangement increases the students’ opportunities to learn from other cultures, develop lifelong friendships and expand their perspectives about the world.

Beginning in their first year, students share a dorm room with a classmate from a different country. In addition to rooms, the dormitories have bathrooms, showers, study areas with wireless Internet access and common areas, and are surrounded by green spaces

During weekends and holidays, students can leave campus, and during their free time they can participate in any number of artistic, cultural, recreation and sports activities.

Contacts

Junior Acosta Peña
Professor and Coordinator of the Admissions Office
Extension: 3701
admision@earth.ac.cr


Daniel González
Administrative Assistant
Admissions Office
Extension: 3701
dgonzalez@earth.ac.cr