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 VISHAL KR, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras | Chennai, India | Advancing SDG 11, SDG 13 & UNAI 8
" My passion lies in designing solutions that blend sustainability, accessibility, and human-centered innovation. The Millennium Fellowship will help me amplify this impact by connecting with like-minded change makers and aligning my work with the UNAI principles and SDGs, turning ideas into scalable, real-world change "
Millennium Fellowship Project: EVolve for Sustainability
EVolve for Sustainability is a community-driven initiative aimed at promoting electric mobility as a key solution for building cleaner and more sustainable cities. The project focuses on increasing awareness of electric vehicles (EVs), addressing infrastructure-related challenges, and encouraging environmentally responsible commuting habits through education and community engagement.
The project follows a structured, multi-phase approach. Initially, the team examines the environmental, technological, and policy aspects of EV adoption to understand existing barriers and opportunities. Building on this foundation, the project moves into an outreach phase between August and December 2025, during which three community workshops and two public demonstration events will be conducted to educate students, commuters, and policymakers.
Through these activities, EVolve for Sustainability aims to directly engage at least 300 individuals and develop a digital toolkit summarizing EV-related resources, with a target reach of 1,000 online views or downloads. The project supports Sustainable Development Goals 7, 9, and 11, and advances the UNAI principle of Sustainability by promoting cleaner energy use and resilient urban transportation systems.
About the Millennium Fellow
Vishal is an innovative engineer and designer recognized for developing sustainable, safety-focused, and user-centered solutions that address real-world challenges. He was the National Runner-Up at the Road Safety Hackathon 2025, where he designed accessibility-first pedestrian crossing facilities, and a 3rd Prize Winner at the IIT Madras Shaastra BioGen Hackathon, contributing to a biomimetic, storm-resilient building framework inspired by natural systems.
His experience spans vehicle dynamics modeling using Simscape Multibody, web and UI development, and the creation of educational tools for neurodiverse children. In addition, Vishal has hands-on work experience in building agentic AI systems, focusing on intelligent decision-making, automation, and human-in-the-loop design.
By combining technical expertise with empathy-driven design, Vishal integrates behavioral insights, tactile learning principles, and data analysis to create solutions that are not only technically robust but also socially inclusive and impactful.
