The Right to Belong: Apat’s Story
Apat Bul Kiir Aguer (Class of 2027, South Sudan) grew up with refugee status, which made her strong and resilient. Get to know her inspiring story and learn how EARTH is shaping her future…
07/2024
EARTH Stories
A personal revolution: How Irene found her voice and identity at EARTH University
When Irene del Carmen Suazo Salazar (Class of 2026, Nicaragua) was a child, she fled Nicaragua with her family and sought refuge in Costa Rica. At EARTH, she found the path to pursue her passion…
07/2024
Studying Soils to Improve Agricultural Production
En tercer año, las y los estudiantes de EARTH aprenden sobre agricultura de precisión y análisis de suelos para que, al graduarse, puedan aplicar la innovación y la tecnología para mejorar las prácticas agrícolas globales…
07/2024
An Afro-Indigenous Entrepreneur Benefited by the project Nurturing the Future IV
As a participant in Nurturing the Future IV, one of EARTH Futures’ projects, Shamelia Serrú Cabraca has acquired skills and knowledge in both business and personal areas to grow her business…
06/2024
EARTH grad in regenerative farming
Obed Azofeifa (Class of 2020, Costa Rica) finds purpose in bringing life back to soil. He manages Osa Verde, a 10-hectare wildlife-friendly farm that models mindful eating, climate-smart strategies, and…
05/2024
Second-generation EARTH graduates
When our doors first opened 30 years ago, EARTH University became the alma mater (Latin for “generous mother”) to hundreds of Central, South, and Caribbean American youths. Since…
05/2024
Walter Picado’s Story
Walter Picado Portuguez (Class of 1997, Costa Rica) was a teenager in rural Pocora when construction trucks began arriving at a dilapidated banana plantation nearby. He and the…
05/2024
EARTH alumni: Guiding the future
“EARTH turned my life around. More than just teaching me a profession,” says Joel Tejeda (Class of 1993, Honduras), a member of EARTH University’s pioneering cohort, “it gave me a…
05/2024
A symbol of freedom
Chi Brenda (Class of 2021, Cameroon) came to EARTH University in hopes of becoming a leader of change and an accomplished agricultural scientist. Not long after arriving, she…
05/2024
Working for farmers
Yecenia Vega (Class of 2005, Colombia) has always been clear: she strives to improve farmers’ lives by giving them the tools to make better decisions in the fields, ensure their products are…
05/2024
Return to Zimbabwe
Precious Nemutenzi (Class of 2020, Zimbabwe) has always been an exemplary student. While in high school, she participated in the debate club, religious groups, and the…
05/2024
Creativity on the table
Have you ever tried jackfruit “meat”? Artocarpus heterophyllus or jackfruit is a large, round, green fruit that, when cooked unripe, has a meat-like texture. It is…
05/2024
An internship in Ethiopian rose gardens
Mekdes Gelete Tiyuke (Class of 2023, Ethiopia) knew that her country was full of riches, but she never imagined how diverse they were. In December 2021, while finishing her…
05/2024
Learning to Become Leaders
One of the things that distinguishes our University is that our Academic Program focuses on learning by doing, and on transforming students into professionals with vast technical knowledge and…
05/2024
EARTH students’ fruitful Graduation Projects
Every year, the students in the last stage of their degree at our University work for months on a Graduation Project (GP) that focuses on their primary professional interests. This time of…
05/2024
A Honduran dreamer
Selvin was born into rural life in a small coffee-growing village in the Department of La Paz, Honduras. As a child, he helped his family cultivate coffee and was very enthusiastic about studying. It was…
05/2024
Providing Food for Families in Rwanda
Norman Mugisha (Class of 2018, Rwanda) founded a social project based in Kigali, Rwanda that trains and helps rural youth create their own sustainable businesses in agriculture, reducing…
05/2024
Yahaya Alhassan – Putting an EARTH Education into Practice in Ghana
Yahaya Alhassan (EARTH Class of 2020 & Fellow 2022, Ghana), has long known the challenges of farming in a region with an intense dry season. Yahaya grew up in Tamale city, the capital of the northern region of Ghana, where 60% of livestock is produced. In addition to teaching Arabic, his…
05/2024
The African Students Union: A Way to Build Community
Florence Ongaya (Class of 2025, Kenya) dreamed of the opportunity to receive a university education since she was a child. Still, she never imagined that life would take her to Costa Rica to become an Agricultural Engineer. Many…
05/2024
Life at EARTH: Sharing a Campus With Over 40 Nationalities
Walking around EARTH University’s Guácimo campus feels like visiting the United Nations. As you enter the cafeteria, you may hear people speaking Spanish at one table and Shona, Swahili, French, or Quechua at another. The EARTH community has learned to say thank you in many languages, and this cultural richness can be seen in…
05/2024
Sergio González: A Student who Loves and Protects Bees
On Wednesday and Saturday mornings, students at our University split up across the various academic farms of the Guácimo Campus to attend the Work Experience course, where they put into practice the knowledge acquired in each course in real-life contexts. On these…
04/2024