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YEARTH University Academic Program
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YMISSION
Prepare leaders with ethical values to contribute to the sustainable development of the humid tropics and to construct a prosperous and just society.
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YACADEMIC PROGRAM
• 4 year program• Degree: B.S. • Title: Agronomy and
Natural Resources• 202 credits• 89 courses• 420 students• 1466 graduates
(2009)• 42 professors• Ratio
student/professor is 10:1
Our Priority: Youngsters who want to study agriculture and sustainability and are coming from under served parts of the world
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EARTHEDUCATIONAL MODEL
EARTHEXPERIENCE
EARTHStudent
(Entrance profile)
Graduate with
EARTH seal(Exit profile)
VocationEntrepreneurshipLeaderhipEthicsCommunication skills
Ethically and socially minded Sustainability conciousEntrepreneurially mindedTeam orientedLeaderEffective communicatorProblem solverSolid technical knowledge
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YACADEMIC PROGRAM
• Promotion Program• 1200 applications• 700-800 interviews• 250 candidates• 112 Freshmen class
• Academic Preparation Program
• 15-20 candidates
• Academic Support and Follow-up and Program
Our Priority: Youngsters who want to study agriculture and sustainability and are coming from under served parts of the world
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YFinancial Aid Program
50% Financial
Aid
Full Financial
Aid
50% - Full Financial Aid
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YPillars of our Educational Model
Ethicalvalues
Holistic educational
model
Technical and scientific
knowledge
Entrepreneurial mindset
Social and environmenta
l responsibility
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Year 2 CONSOLIDATE AND
CONTINUE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS BUILDING
- Sustainable management of production
Year 3COMMUNITY INTERACTION - Social awareness
- Apply and share knowledge with communities
- Integrate and apply basic knowledge
Year 4DEMONSTRATE
INTELLECTUAL AND PROFESSIONAL CAPABILITIES
- Analysis and synthesis- Professionalism
- Responsibility and independence
AGENTS OF CHANGE
Year 1KNOWLEDGE AND
BASIC SKILLS- Agriculture & natural resources
- Complementary sciences- “Holistic” vision- Entrepreneurship- Communication
Internship
Community
Experience
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YLearning System
• Experiential Learning• Multidisciplinary• Student Centered• High learning levels
– Creativity and Innovation– Search for answers and solutions– Critical Thinking– Independence and Responsibility
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YLearning System
• Focus on Process– Continuous and Progressive– Constant Evaluation and
Monitoring– Creation of Opportunities for
Experimentation and Innovation
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YExperiential Learning (Keystone Courses)
1. Work Experience
2. Entrepreneurial
Projects
3. Service Learning
4. Internship Program
5. Professional
Experience
6. Graduation Project
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YEntrepreneurial Projects
• In their 1st year, students craft a business idea, structure and defend a feasibility study, and found an agribusiness company.
• In their 2nd and 3rd they operate their company, evaluate and close operations.
• Take 7 modules which include: accounting, project administration, marketing and project evaluations
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YEntrepreneurial Projects
Food Industry19%
Animal17%
Services3%
Agriculture61%
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YEntrepreneurial Projects
• Loan of up to: $3,000.00 / Project• Interest rate: 22% on the balance (in CR colones)• Disbursement according to cash flow• Labor to be paid at end of project• Distribution of net profits:
• 80 % to the entrepreneurial projects (students)• 20 % to the entrepreneurial projects Fund
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YService Learning
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YService Learning
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Service LearningLa Flor
Service Learning
Internship
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YService Learning: La Flor
- Seven Weeks off campus
- What was required:- Switching to a seven week “trimester approach” during 3rd year- Arranging course loads for faculty- Faculty spending a week off campus- Thinking of practical academic activities while off campus
- While in La Flor- Home stay- Community Engagement (2 days)- Entrepreneurial consultancy (2 days)- Academic assessment (1 day)
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YInternship
• Takes place in the last quarter of third year
• Sequence:• Orientation (7 weeks)• Internship (15 weeks)• Analysis (full trimester)
• Students find and negotiate internship options & conditions
• components: professional and social volunteering
• Evaluated by a on-site supervisor and a faculty advisor
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YInternship
• Countries of origin• Latin-America• Europe:
• England, Poland• Italy, Spain
• Asia: Japan, Philippines, Lebanon, Syria• Africa: Malawi, Mozambique, Uganda• United States• Australia, New Zealand
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YWork Experience
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YWork Experience
- Two half days a week, 11 hours of practical activities
- Working under supervision of faculty and seniors
- Topics (seven week rotations)
YEAR 1
Crop Management
Forest Management
Animal Husbandry
Sustainabily and Agriculture
YEAR 2
Pest Management & Pesticides
Animal husbandry
Service learning
Agricultural engineering
Natural resource management
Topography
YEAR 3
La Flor Experience:
Community Engagement
Entrepreneurial Consultants
Internships:
15 Week Practical Experience
Volunteering
YEAR 4
Personnel Management
Professional Experience
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YProfessional Experience
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YGraduation Project: Objectives Demonstrate analytical
skills in the planning and development of a study within the framework of EARTH’s Research Program
Demonstrate communication skills in the preparation of a final report
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YACADEMIC PROGRAM
Profile of our graduate◦ Ethically minded ◦ Socially and environmentally engaged ◦ Entrepreneurially minded◦ Capable of working in teams◦ Leader◦ Effective communicator◦ Capable of assessing, analyzing and proposing
solutions◦ Solid technical knowledge and willing of addressing
sustainability concerns