ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2021
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. In 2021, over 25,000 young leaders on 2,000+ campuses across 153 nations applied to join the Class of 2021. 136 campuses worldwide (just 6%) were selected to host the 2,000+ Millennium Fellows. The Class of 2021 is bold, innovative, and inclusive.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT AHMAD ARMAN AL HUZAIFI BIN SAKIR HUSEIN, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2021.
Columbia University | New York, United States | Advancing SDG 17 & UNAI 3
" I love jumping off cliffs and learning how to swim on my way down. Joining the Millennium Fellowship allows me to get better and better at doing just that. I look forward to fostering connections with like-minded youths in solving complex problems plaguing humanity. The skills I gain from the fellowship, both soft and hard, enables the social impact I make on the Malaysian community more tangible and aligned with the UNAI principles and the SDGs. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Siswa Empowerment Summit
It is an exciting time of change driven by Malaysian youths. As the aspiring student-led volunteering organization that aims to be at the forefront of this change, MRA Siswa is proud to organize its inaugural Siswa Empowerment Summit, which aims to inspire Malaysian students to find their voice and passion in volunteerism as a means to effect meaningful change in different areas.
Mission and Vision
Mission
To cultivate a generation of individuals acutely aware of the importance of student volunteerism by initiating conversations and discussions on issues in the third sector that affect Malaysia.
Vision
To serve as a platform for the past, present and future generations to engage in intellectual discourse on prevalent third sector issues, thereby encouraging Malaysian students to make a change for the betterment of our shared futures.
Objectives
To network with leaders of the public, private and third sectors as well as peer NGOs
To raise awareness about the act of volunteerism
To increase awareness of developments in the third sector
To develop the capacity of student-volunteers and their organizations
To publicize MRA Siswa
To position MRA Siswa as a leader of the third sector among students
About the Millennium Fellow
Arman Husein was born and raised in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Currently, he is pursuing his undergraduate degree in Economics and History at Columbia University, US. His areas of academic interest include development economics, economic history, public policy, political economy, and Islamic law and finance. More specifically, he is excited to investigate how indigenized knowledge systems could carve the path towards sustainable economic development in postcolonial countries. Upon graduating, he plans to join the consulting industry to advise the public, private, and non-profit sectors to improve intersectoral dynamics.
