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 HERSON ANDRÉS FUENTES PINZÓN, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana | Bogotá, Colombia | Advancing SDG 4, SDG 10 & UNAI 8
" Being part of an unequal, unjust, and violent society creates in me a constant concern, and even more so, the deep urge to ask myself what I can do to change it. Perhaps my impact will be small, or perhaps it will be significant, through politics or academia; I don't know yet. But what I do know is that I don't want to be just a spectator in the face of the problems around me. Being a Fellow in a program that seeks to generate social impact, like the Millennium Fellowship, is a unique opportunity to create change in my society, grow as a person, and address the concern that drives me. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: The Academy of the Future
In my university classes, I realized something: academic knowledge often gets trapped in complex language, reserved only for those who have access to formal education. However, learning should not be a privilege; it should be an open possibility for everyone.
That’s how the question that gave birth to this project emerged:
What if we used social media not only to entertain, but also to educate in a simple and engaging way?
The main goal is to create short and dynamic videos that explain academic topics—especially in law, social sciences, and politics—in a clear, visual, and understandable way for anyone, regardless of their educational background. We want more young people to approach knowledge without fear, with curiosity and enthusiasm.
About the Millennium Fellow
Herson Fuentes is a young Colombian, a dreamer of a better world, a firm believer in social transformation, and a defender of justice and authentic politics. He currently lives in Bogotá and is studying Law and Political Science at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana.
His passion for social projects began in the academic institutions where he has studied. For this reason, he promotes the idea that social change is possible through knowledge, its understanding and application.
As a fellow of the Millennium Fellowship program, he aspires to embody his university’s magis: “be more to serve better.”
