ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2022
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. Over 31,000 young leaders on 2,400+ campuses across 140+ nations applied to join the Class of 2022. 200+ campuses worldwide (just 8%) were selected to host the 3,000+ Millennium Fellows.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT EYAS ZAID AYESH, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2022.
Georgia Institute of Technology | Georgia, United States | Advancing SDG 11 & UNAI 9
" Being part of an ecosystem of ambitious, young change-makers who see the world, not for its flaws, but for its opportunities to make a difference - that is what excites me about the Millennium Fellowship. For me, this will be an opportunity to develop my social impact skills and combine them with my technical knowledge to bring about the changes I want to observe around me. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Sustain U
Sustainability U is an online open-learning, open-collaboration platform that focuses on teaching and advancing the field of sustainability. Whether it is the overwhelming amount of technical information to sort through or the lack of well-designed open-source devices/projects, people are discouraged from taking part in this global initiative. That's where Sustainability U comes in.
Sustainability U is a non-profit that provides online users free modules that will educate them on various topics revolving around sustainability; topics may range from distinguishing recyclable plastics from non-recyclable plastics to the long-term macroeconomic effects of the SDGs. Another feature is the DIY/projects section. This part of the platform will provide various projects and challenges that people of varying skill levels can do. This project will be completely open source and very detailed to allow any individual to follow along. As users provide us with feedback about these projects, enhancements and improvements can be made to the instructions. In the future a Connect and Collaborate feature can be added where people can communicate together in the form of forums and suggest their own DIY projects for others to follow along.
About the Millennium Fellow
Eyas Ayesh is a young, passionate and aspiring researcher currently studying mechanical engineering, with a minor in robotics, at the Georgia Institute of Technology. As a third culture kid born in the US to Palestinian parents, and growing up in the United Arab Emarites, Eyas has always considered himself to be a citizen of the world. In turn he has always been an advocated for accessibilty of information & technology and a champion global economic empowerment and resource equity. In his career, Eyas aspires to revolutionize the open-source capabilities of various technologies to improve accessibility opportunities for more people around the world. He is excited to be working on a project that educate his world view while simultaneously advancing the UN's sustainability development goals.
