ALU is privileged to have Dr. José A. Zaglul, President of EARTH University, on the Global Advisory Council. EARTH University is an international, private, not-for-profit institution in Costa Rica, dedicated to preparing leaders with ethical values to contribute to the sustainable development of the tropics and to construct a prosperous and just society. Dr. Zaglul has been President of EARTH University since its inception in 1989 and has provided the vision and leadership for this innovative institution and its unique educational environment that encourages the development of responsible leadership based on values, social commitment, environmental consciousness, academic excellence and an entrepreneurial and enterprising spirit.
Dr. Zaglul holds a PhD in Animal Science from the University of Florida. In addition, he obtained two Masters degrees: an M.S. in Food Science and Human Nutrition from the University of Florida and an M.S.in Animal Science from the American University of Beirut in Lebanon. He completed his undergraduate studies at the American University of Beirut.
Prior to serving as EARTH University’s President, Dr. Zaglul was Head of the Animal Production Department at the Centro Agrícola Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE) in Costa Rica, an international center for tropical research and the oldest postgraduate school of agriculture in Latin America. He was also a Food Science professor and later Vice President of Research and Extension of the Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica (ITCR) from 1981 to 1985.
Dr. Zaglul is the former President (2005-2007) and a current Executive Committee member of the Global Consortium of Higher Education and Research for Agriculture (GCHERA), the founder and president of the Central American and Caribbean Meat Processing Simposia (1983-2005) and serves on the Boards of the American University of Beirut, Citizens in Solidarity and United World College. He served as the co-chair of the five-year SEMCIT international seminar series (Sustainability, Education and the Management of Change in the Tropics) and travels extensively around the world to present EARTH University’s innovative educational model and raise funds for the institution.
We are excited to have Dr. Zaglul on the Global Advisory Council Board and are confident that his experience in educating ethical leaders will help achieve our mission to develop the next generation of African leaders.
