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 JIAYI CHEN, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | Advancing SDG 10, SDG 4 & UNAI 3
" I am driven by a profound belief in education as a force for equity—a conviction shaped by teaching coding in Xinjiang and witnessing a young girl gain confidence through creating her first game. This commitment fuels my work with Dyslexia Lens, where we bridge understanding gaps and provide learning tools for dyslexic individuals. As a Millennium Fellow, I aim to use this platform to scale our impact, advance UN SDGs 4 and 10, and ensure no learner is left behind. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Dyslexia Lens
Our project, Dyslexia Lens, is all about helping people better understand dyslexia and supporting those who experience it. Many people don't realize what it's like to live with dyslexia, so we're working to bridge that gap. We plan to organize workshops in Hong Kong in 2026 to teach more people about dyslexia—what it is, how it feels, and how we can be more supportive. Most importantly, we have created a mobile app called Dyslexia Lens during the fellowship. The app allows users to experience what reading is like for someone with dyslexia and provides practical help by scanning everyday text and turning it into fonts that are easier for dyslexic readers to understand. Our goal is to raise awareness and make life a little easier for people with dyslexia.
About the Millennium Fellow
Jiayi Joyce Chen is a senior student majoring in English, Applied Linguistics, Artificial Intelligence, and Data Analytics at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She is passionate about how individuals can positively influence their communities through communication and educational initiatives. With a interdisciplinary background in linguistics and AI, her studies focus on the transformative impact of innovative technologies on linguistic research and language teaching methodologies. Through her projects, Joyce aims to position the region as a pioneer in language therapy and increase public awareness in this field. After graduation, she plans to pursue a postgraduate degree in educational technology and pursue a career in second language education.
