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 KEREN JOHN, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW AND CAMPUS DIRECTOR FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Christ (Deemed To Be University) Kengeri Campus | Bengaluru, India | Advancing SDG 4 & UNAI 3
" I am passionate about leveraging technology and creativity to address real-world challenges. Being a Millennium Fellow excites me as it offers a platform to collaborate with like-minded peers and align my projects with the UNAI principles and SDGs. The Fellowship will enhance my ability to transform ideas into meaningful social impact, especially in education, sustainability, and inclusive innovation, while strengthening my leadership and global perspective. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Youth Education Collective
An integrated, student-led initiative aligned with SDG 4, designed to supplement formal education. The Collective empowers youth by delivering essential knowledge in three core areas: Holistic Wellbeing (mental health, sex ed, financial literacy), Digital Empowerment (tech skills and safety), and Peer-to-Peer Skills (practical talents shared by students), using a hybrid model of workshops, online resources, and peer mentorship.
Objectives:
1. Skill Swap Initiative: Organize one peer-to-peer Skill Swap event per semester, where students teach each other practical and creative skills in a fair-like or session format, ensuring active participation and community-building.
2. Digital Empowerment Toolkit: Develop and share a starter digital resource kit (PDF/website) with guides on digital literacy, online safety, scholarships, and productivity tools. Make it accessible to at least 200+ students online/offline.
3. Organize 1-3 collaborative campus events focused on holistic wellbeing, such as stress management, financial literacy, sex education, and consent, to provide students with practical knowledge and safe spaces for dialogue.
About the Millennium Fellow
Keren John is a third-year B.Tech Computer Science and Engineering student at Christ University, Kengeri, pursuing Honors in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Born and raised in Qatar, she brings a multicultural perspective and strong communication skills, honed through debating, emceeing, and performing arts. She is actively involved in the university choir and dance teams while also exploring tech fields through internships and projects in areas like web development, object detection, and cloud computing. Keren aspires to blend technical expertise with leadership to make a meaningful impact.
