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 ADEMOLA STEPHEN BABALOLA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Federal University of Technology Minna | Minna, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 6, SDG 11 & UNAI 3
" "Learning and actively engaging in activities that contribute to personal and community development has become a personal norm to me, which the Millennium Fellowship provides the platform. The skills and experience I gain from this fellowship will be further developed into expertise, enhancing my abilities. I believe graduating from this cohort will further draw me closer to the dream I envision." "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Global Goals Classroom
The Global Goals Classroom is a youth-led sustainability education initiative executed by the Millennium Fellowship Cohort B, Federal University of Technology Minna (FUTMinna) under the Millennium Campus Network (MCN). Co-led by Campus Directors Ayoola Timilehin Israel and Victoria Aliu, the project was designed to raise awareness and deepen understanding of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) among secondary school students.
The team visited Model Secondary School, Bosso, Niger State, where they engaged students through interactive teaching, storytelling, and real-life discussions centered on the SDGs. The sessions helped participants connect global goals to their immediate environment and explore how they can contribute through local action.
In alignment with SDG 4 (Quality Education), the project also supported students with learning materials to encourage active participation and academic growth. Through dialogue, games, and Q&A sessions, students developed a clearer understanding of sustainability and their role in achieving the goals before 2030.
The initiative not only equipped students with knowledge but also inspired a sense of responsibility and leadership among them. Its impact was so remarkable that the FUTMinna Millennium Fellowship Cohort B was officially spotlighted by the Millennium Campus Network (MCN) for excellence and innovation in community impact.
The Global Goals Classroom stands as a testament to the power of education, teamwork, and youth-driven change — fostering awareness, building understanding, and inspiring action toward a more sustainable future.
About the Millennium Fellow
Ademola Stephen Babalola is a 4th-year student at the Federal University of Technology, Minna, and the lead researcher at the Herypenhub Ventures Consultancy, specialising in sustainable energy and data analytics, with applied experience in prototype design, experimental validation, and instrumentation-driven research aligned to SDGs 4, 9, and 16. With a keen mind for research and innovation, he has participated in diverse projects that span from sustainable energy solutions to data science, artificial intelligence, and blockchain applications in healthcare. He applies rigorous methods to bridge prototypes and publishable results, including experimental design, statistical/ML analysis (Power BI and Python)
Complementing his technical work, he leads active campus initiatives such as #TheSmartSecretariat, which projects Advocacy, Inclusiveness, Foresight, Absolute Representation, and Leadership with Proficiency in the institutional community, driving a student-centric agenda, and contributes to media and reporting outputs that support stakeholder engagement.
