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EARTH has a network of more than 3,000 alumni from 56 countries in Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa and Europe, who contribute to the sustainable development of their countries and who construct a prosperous and just society.

Alumni Stories

Dreaming Big and Thinking Differently to Empower Communities in Madagascar

04/2026

Growing up in a community where most people relied on subsistence farming, Jean Fernando Randriamiajason (Class of 2018, Madagascar) was always encouraged to dream big, work hard, and help those he could. At EARTH, Fernando deepened not only his knowledge of agricultural sciences but also his ability to think critically and interact with others. He has incorporated all these lessons in a variety of sectors in his country, and he hopes to continue to keep building opportunities for his community.

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Two Graduates Applying Their EARTH Education to Fruit Production in Sierra Leone

02/2026

Emmanuel Mark Fornah (Class of 2014) and Aiah Umar Konoboy (Class of 2015), both from Sierra Leone, are two examples of how EARTH’s hands-on approach goes beyond the classroom and translates into real impact. Today they work in fruit production in their country, applying the knowledge, technical skills, and leadership capacities gained at the University.
From crop management to supporting work teams, they are demonstrating how a learning-by-doing education prepares professionals capable of creating opportunities, strengthening communities, and transforming production systems.

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Agribusiness as a Tool for Sustainable Community Development

02/2026

Through her leadership in sustainable agribusiness programs and initiatives across Latin America, Adriana Escobedo (Class of 2007, Costa Rica) has built a career defined by community development, entrepreneurship, and education. Her experience shows how agribusiness—when people are placed at the center—can strengthen local economies and generate long-term impact.

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EARTH Graduate Profile

Once graduated, an EARTH professional has the following skills:

Exercises leadership

Ability to make decisions, promote change and ensure that others do so at local and global levels, influencing decision makers in a constructive and participatory manner.

Behaves in accordance with EARTH values and principles

Respect towards the principles that govern the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, driven by EARTH University’s values to contribute to sustainable development and build a prosperous and just society.

Is sensitive and committed to solving social and environmental problems

Ability to identify needs and commit to opportunities that promote human and the planet’s welfare.

Communicates effectively

Capacity to communicate in an effective, assertive and multimodal manner.

Builds effective interpersonal relationships and teamwork

Ability to interact collaboratively and with emotional intelligence, in diverse, intercultural and interdisciplinary contexts, motivating and leading teams towards common goals.

Has a commitment to lifelong learning

Attitude to learn and keep themselves permanently updated.

Solves problems in a structured way

Ability to identify, raise and solve issues in a critical, creative and structured way.

Has a solid technical foundation

Ability to solve agricultural, community development and environmental management problems.

Possesses managerial and entrepreneurial capacity

Ability to develop and manage projects based on the identification of rural community development and environmental management opportunities, with a global and entrepreneurial perspective.

Works for the sustainable development & management of agriculture & natural resources

Ability to create and manage businesses and agricultural processes as well as manage natural resources with a commitment to sustainable development.

Applies science and technology

Ability to create, promote and manage technological change, produce new scientific knowledge and apply technologies for sustainable rural development.

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