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 BEZA YESHANEH ZENEBE, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2020.
Northeastern University | Massachusetts, United States | Advancing SDG 5 & UNAI 4
" I am excited to be a part of the Millennium Fellowship because it is a great way to connect to those with similar global interests. I am eager to collaborate with others and use their insights to improve upon my project—promote goal 16 through civics education. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Strengthening Institutions Through Global Citizenship
This project will work to build a curriculum that promotes global citizenship, democracy, and the rule of law. The Millennium Fellow hope to encourage people to become globally conscious and politically involved, especially women. The Fellow hope to achieve this project by working alongside educators and nonprofits (particularly Generation Citizen) to introduce this into high schools starting with Boston
About the Millennium Fellow
Beza is a fourth year political science major with a minor in computational social science at Northeastern. She is passionate about promoting democratic processes and strengthening the rule of law. In her free time, she writes for the Northeastern Political Review and plays the flute.
