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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.

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UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT SHIVAM MITTAL, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.

Delhi Technological University | New Delhi, India | Advancing SDG 2, SDG 13 & UNAI 1

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" I do this work because I have seen how silence around mental health and social challenges can hold back even the most talented individuals. I believe change begins when people feel safe to share their stories and collaborate on solutions. The Millennium Fellowship excites me because it is not just about ideas, but about building a global community of change makers who turn empathy into action and transform challenges into opportunities for collective growth. "

Millennium Fellowship Project: Project Milan

Project Milan is a sustainability-driven initiative focused on promoting aquaponics, an innovative farming method that combines fish and plant cultivation in a closed-loop system while using significantly less water than traditional agriculture. The project aims to enhance food security, reduce resource consumption, and foster environmental awareness through practical demonstrations, affordable DIY kits, and hands-on educational workshops. Between August and December 2025, the initiative will work on establishing functional aquaponics units within the DTU campus, conducting regular educational sessions for students and community members, distributing DIY aquaponics kits to households, cafés, and small businesses, achieving measurable reductions in water usage at pilot sites, and building partnerships with local organizations and businesses to expand its reach. Progress will be tracked by the number of installations completed, workshops delivered, community members engaged, and the percentage decrease in water consumption recorded at operational sites.

About the Millennium Fellow

Shivam Mittal is an undergraduate student at Delhi Technological University in New Delhi, India pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering. He is passionate about driving social impact through youth empowerment, sustainability, and mental health advocacy. As a founding member of SMILE, a student-led initiative dedicated to fostering dialogue and awareness around mental health, Shivam works to build inclusive and supportive communities. Through the Millennium Fellowship, he hopes to expand these efforts while collaborating on projects that address global challenges. After graduation, Shivam aspires to continue working at the intersection of social innovation, community development, and leadership.

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