Let’s extend a warm welcome to the group of eight students and Professor Lisa Dohm from Northwestern Michigan College – Freshwater Studies program. This course explores water management, water quality, water and agriculture, community organization in relation to access to fresh water resources. Throughout the course students will be exposed to different scenarios, and will […]
#SummerAtEARTH kicks off with students from University of British Columbia, University of Missouri, Michigan State University, Colorado State University, and University of Florida. They join us for a 4-week long, intensive course where they will learn about Tropical Forests, Carbon Management Tools, and Sustainable Agriculture under the instruction of professor and researcher David Skole–Michigan State […]
We welcome a group of 15 students from the National Learning Service (SENA) in Colombia. The students come from the Hotel and Tourism Management, Tourist Guide and Events Coordination programs, and will be participating in the short course “Sustainable Tourism and Community based Rural Tourism.” The course will take place from Monday, October 19th 2015 and […]
As part of this year´s summer program we received a group from Chatham University. They came to EARTH in order to learn more about global agriculture, sustainability and food studies. During their stay, from August 2-15, they participated in activities such as Work Experience with EARTH students, field trips on and off campus and had […]
In the second summer session of the short course “Sustainability in the Latin American Business Environment,” EARTH welcomes eight students from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. This is the fifth consecutive year of the program, which is taught by both EARTH and visiting professors.
From July 5–15, a group of students from Tuskegee University and Alabama A&M University are participating in the summer program “Environment and Natural Resources in the Tropics.” Professors Ndonkeu Tita Walter, Alex Gilman, and Jorge Arce from EARTH University will lead the different activities, both in the classroom and in the field. Among the planned […]
From June 21 to July 18, a group of students from California Polytechnic State University, University of Missouri, Michigan State University and the University of Florida are participating in the second session of the Consortium for Sustainability Summer Program at EARTH. They are learning about methods of researching and analyzing community issues and how to […]
As part of an effort led by EARTH alumnus Dr. Francisco Aguilar, professor of Forestry at the University of Missouri, a group of professors, students and professionals from the forestry industry join us this week on campus for a comprehensive trip as part of an initiative on the Internationalization of Forestry Education, Research and Extension: US-Costa Rica […]
From May 17 to June 13, a group of students from University of British Columbia, University of Missouri, Michigan State University and North Carolina A&T take part of our first session of the EARTH-Consortium Summer Program. During this time, they will learn about “Carbon Management Tools in Tropical Forests and Sustainable Agriculture” under the leadership […]
From May 17 to May 31, EARTH hosted a group of 13 students and two professors from Northwestern Michigan College. They participated in a short course called “Integrating Drone Technology with Water, Soil and Plant Analysis” organized by the International Academic Relations Office (RAI) of EARTH University.
Four students from Northeastern University join us for a 5-week long program, from May 24 to June 26, to learn about “Sustainability in the Latin American Business Environment”, a course taught by EARTH faculty and visiting professors. During this time they explore our campuses in Guácimo and La Flor, as well as visiting the neighboring […]
From May 11-15, EARTH hosted a group of 18 students of engineering, banking and finance and two professors from the University of Panama. The group covered topics such as: biodigesters, carbon neutrality, waste and water management, entrepreneurship and business projects.
After 12 days exploring our campus and neighboring communities, today we said good bye to a group of 12 students and two professors from the School of Construction Management at Colorado State University. The group arrived at EARTH on January 3rd and were joined by four EARTH students on a short course on Sustainable Construction […]
We welcome the second group of 10 students from Northeastern University to our campus. For a period of five weeks, they will be learning about sustainability in the Latin American business environment. EARTH has been offering this course for several years and received another group of students from Northeastern University earlier this summer from May […]
In July, EARTH received its first group of incoming freshman students from Michigan State University (MSU). These students will begin their studies at MSU this fall, and have been given the unique opportunity to study abroad internationally before their clases even begin. The group of 15 students are accompanied by three professors, and will be […]
¨The Global Sustainability Fellows Program¨, a pioneering educational program developed by The Sustainability Laboratory, launched its pilot session in collaboration with EARTH University with 20 students from all over the world. We are very happy to welcome on our campus a very varied group with students from Germany, Kenya, Mexico, Israel, France, Switzerland, USA, Australia, […]
As part of our summer course—offered in collaboration with the University of Florida—a group of 11 students from the Holy Spirit University in Lebanon, Colorado State University, the University of Missouri, and Northwestern Michigan College in the USA participated in coursework and experiential learning activities in the province of Guanacaste. After the first week at […]
Let’s extend a warm welcome to the group of 10 students and one professor from the University of Panama, from the Agribusiness and Watersheds Program. This group will be participating in a short course that will cover subjects such as: biodigesters, renewable energies, waste management, entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial projects. The course will take place from […]
We welcome on our campus a group of nine students from different US Universities. For a period of four weeks, they will be participating in two courses in Session I of our EARTH Consortium summer program: Carbon, Climate and Livelihoods in Tropical Agro-Forestry Systems, taught by Michigan State University professor Dr. David Skole Making Agriculture […]
We are starting off this summer by welcoming five students from Northeastern University to our campus. For a period of four weeks, they will be learning about sustainability in the Latin American business environment. EARTH has been offering this course for several years and we will receive a second group of 10 students from Northeastern […]
On March 25, the Office of International Academic Relations (RAI) organized a guest lecture by Stina Herberg, Headmaster of Richmond Vale Academy, entitled: “Lessons from the St. Vincent Climate Compliance Conference 2012-2021”.
As part of our collaborative program with IES Abroad, we welcome on our campus this group of 7 students. For a period of 4 weeks, they will be learning about sustainable development as the result of the integration of community, entrepreneurship, and natural resources.
Congratulations to the four professors from Haiti with the completion of the program “Professional Development for Faculty Members from Selected Faculties of Agriculture and Natural Resource Management in Haiti”, that took place from February 3rd to March 2nd, 2014 at EARTH University, Guácimo Campus.
