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 AYAKA DUNN, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW AND CAMPUS DIRECTOR FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Griffith University | Brisbane, Australia | Advancing SDG 15, SDG 11 & UNAI 6

" What motivates me is the idea that events can have the potential to bring cultural, social, and environmental change. Being a part of the Millennium Fellowship would help me improve the leadership, collaboration and communication skills needed to create and implement inclusive and sustainable initiatives that align with the UN’s SDGs, and I'm really excited to join a community that wants to shape a more sustainable future. Overall, I hope to use the lessons I learn from the Fellowship to help make a sustainable impact in my community, as well as, in the future, the events industry. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Conserve and Connect
Our project aims to create a platform that connects Griffith University students with their local Landcare or Coastcare volunteering groups. We believe that for these groups to achieve greater results in green space restoration, they need stronger partnerships with universities and schools to help recruit more young volunteers. By identifying and collaborating with local restoration groups that need volunteers, this project serves as a bridge between the university and community-based environmental groups. Through partnerships with Griffith academic programs, student clubs, and wellbeing services, we promote volunteering opportunities via our Conserve and Connect social media platform. Updates are shared regularly, outlining what each group is working on, how students can get involved, and when and where they meet. These updates are tailored to young students, encouraging participation as a fun, social, and meaningful activity during the semester. By implementing this initiative at Griffith University, we aim to create a model that can be replicated by other institutions, fostering stronger university-community partnerships and deeper student engagement in environmental restoration and wellbeing. Ultimately, we hope to promote individual student wellbeing by encouraging connection with nature, community, and purpose through environmental action.
About the Millennium Fellow
Ayaka Dunn was raised in a multicultural household, which has given her a cross-cultural perspective and people-focused communication skills that have developed into a passion for culture, community and collaboration. She’s also passionate about sustainability and inclusivity, sparked by her involvement in organising events since high school. Studying a Bachelor of Business / Bachelor of International Tourism and Hotel Management at Griffith University, (majoring in marketing and events management), Ayaka hopes to bring her passions to both local and large-scale events, and be involved in helping create a more socially, environmentally, and culturally sustainable events industry.












