Description
| - EARTH University, located in Guácimo, Limón & EARTH University – La Flor, located in Guanacaste, Costa Rica is a private, international, non-profit university which offers an undergraduate program leading to a licenciatura degree in agricultural sciences and the rational use of natural resources.
EARTH University was created out of a conviction that the environmental and social challenges confronting the planet can be resolved through education that promotes science, technology and entrepreneurship while focusing on essential human values, leadership and a commitment to social and environmental service.
The Costa Rican Commission for Agricultural Affairs presented the proposal for the creation of EARTH University to the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica on April 2, 1986. The legislators deliberated for several months and finally approved the project in October of the same year.
The cornerstone of the first campus building was laid on April 2, 1989, initiating construction on the...
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