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In 1990, EARTH University initiated a new model for higher
education designed to promote sustainable development in Latin
America and the Caribbean.Perhaps one of the best indications of
the model’s success has been the recognition and influence
EARTH has achieved beyond the region in recent years.
For instance, in 2010:
• EARTH President, José Zaglul, was the only representative of a
foreign institution invited to deliver one of six keynote addresses
at the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in
Higher Education Annual Conference, which gathered 2,000
presidents, deans, faculty and students from universities in the
United States.
• The Aga Khan Network approached EARTH to become a
partner in a project to reform the Bilibiza Technical Secondary
School in Northern Mozambique and incorporate aspects of the
EARTH educational model. Since then, retired EARTH professor,
Panfilo Tabora has been contracted by the Aga Khan Network to
promote entrepreneurship and agro-business in Mozambique.
• The German Ministry of Environment financed a collaboration
between EARTH University and the Renewables Academy in
Berlin to promote renewable energy, including: the equipping of
a laboratory, visiting professors and renewable energy training
in Germany.
•Provost Daniel Sherrard and Leif Christoffersen, member of
the University’s Board of Directors, were invited to speak at the
Ministerial Conference on Higher Education in Agriculture in
Africa held in Kampala, Uganda, during which EARTH was
positioned as a model for African higher education in agriculture.
• In a collectionof studies, entitled:“TheNewHarvest: Agricultural
Innovation in Africa,” Harvard University professor Calestous
Juma, referenced EARTH as the pioneer of a new generation of
universities that combine research, training, commercialization
and farmer outreach under one roof.
These and other activities featured throughout this report
demonstrate how in just twenty years, EARTH has evolved from
a regional university into an institution of global relevance.
FROMLOCAL IMPACT TO
GLOBAL RELEVANCE
Mayra Vallecillo (10, Nicaragua)
Demonstrating the impact of EARTH alumni around the
world, on June 5, 2010, EARTH and its alumni, friends and
partners planted nearly 1.2 million trees in 34 countries.