ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2020
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. In the three months the application was open in 2020, 15,159 young leaders applied to join the Class of 2020 on 1,458 campuses across 135 nations. 80 campuses worldwide (just 6%) were selected to host the 1,000+ Millennium Fellows. The Class of 2020 is bold, innovative, and inclusive.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT VASILIKI STEFANIDI, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2020.
Deree The American College of Greece | Athens, Greece | Advancing SDG 11 & UNAI 9
" As a Millennium Fellow, I'm most excited to meet and collaborate with young leaders from around the globe. We all have the same vision and want to create changes that are needed in order to achieve the sustainable development goals in our local communities and our planet. I'm honored to be in this program, and I believe that we will successfully complete all of our goals. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: “United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Symposium: Exploring the DiverCity of Athens”
Project: During the Symposium discussions and workshops around SDG 5 Gender Equality, SDG 10 Reduced Inequality, SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities, and SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production will be facilitated at the Deree The American College of Greece premises to inform and educate the public regarding these SDGs, as well as to create meaningful initiatives to promote and help achieve these aforementioned goals. More specifically, the symposium will focus on what it means to ensure equal opportunities for all, as well as explore ways to make this a reality. Additionally, sustainability promoting groups, organizations, municipalities, policy makers, and leaders will be invited and asked to share what they have done to promote sustainability practices, responsible consumption, discuss the importance and benefits of green infrastructure and how it can be achieved through urban planning, bringing everything in the context of EU policy. Finally, Greek Sustainable Fashion brands will be invited to speak and focus on the damage caused by fast fashion. The entire event will be available via a live stream service for any and all who wish to watch it and plans for action around the discussed SDGs will be generated after the conclusion of the event.
About the Millennium Fellow
Vasiliki Stefanidi is an undergraduate student in the Department of Graphic Design in the school of Fine and Performing Arts in Deree ‚The American College of Greece. Vasiliki is currently part of the Honors Program at her university which provides her an excellent chance to explore co-curricular activities and expand her creative and critical thinking through different courses, workshops, lectures, and events. The purpose of the program is to motivate students to develop intellectual and civil leadership skills. As a designer, she wants to create designs that will communicate ideas and concepts to multiple disciplines.