ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2025
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. This year, 60,000+ young leaders applied to join the Class of 2025 on 7,000+ campuses across 170 nations. 290+ campuses worldwide (less than 5%) were selected to host the 4,500+ Millennium Fellows.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT METZLI CELESTE LOPEZ, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
CETYS Universidad Tijuana | Tijuana, Mexico | Advancing SDG 11 & UNAI 9
" Being a Millennium Fellow is a chance to turn conviction into action, into building something meaningful and leaving a measurable mark on my community. Being part of this global network is an honor and a reason to challenge myself into bringing positive impact with the help of the leaders of the world. I'm excited to sharpen my skills with such inspiring minds, as a reminder that curiosity fuels progress and shared leadership transforms lives. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Journey
Journey is an app currently under development created for people moving in difficult cities like my own. The public transportation in my city Tijuana is an unconnected mess, official stops and schedules don't exist, the infrastructure is old and the drivers are disrespectful. Journey offers a solution by improving safety for passengers by helping them understand routes, locate unofficial stops, and be able to view real-time updates on active vehicles in a map. Security is increased by showing the drivers’ profiles and authenticating them, with reviews written by other passengers. It also offers route suggestions based on the safety of the areas the ride passes through, giving our users the option to choose safer paths. Finally, it has a SOS button to alert your contacts and authorities in an emergency. There is also a side project we want to merge with Journey. A tool that serves as a carpool manager for students of CETYS Universidad. Students will be able to connect with other registered parents and students that live nearby and have similar class schedules to commute together to the University. Drivers and their passengers will be able to decide on the right amount of money the passenger should pay.
About the Millennium Fellow
Metzli Celeste López Verdugo is a computer science student at CETYS Universidad Tijuana who turns code into social impact. Blending rigorous software engineering with a drive for change, she has earned national and international honors for projects advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Metzli is currently part of the WeDo&Care initiative as a workshop facilitator at her university, a program created to empower the next generation of girls in STEM.
