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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.

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UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT JUAN SEBASTIAN RUIZ GONZALES, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.

Moscow State Institite of International Relations | Moscow, Russia | Advancing SDG 17, SDG 4 & UNAI 2

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" I am very passionate about the promotion and protection of human rights. I believe that every individual holds immense potential, and when their rights are respected, protected, and upheld, people can achieve far more than society often anticipates. I am where I am today because my rights and freedoms were recognized and safeguarded. That foundation gave me the chance to grow, to dream, and to pursue my aspirations. I now want to be the person who ensures that others can also live with dignity, equality, and justice because believing in human rights is believing in humanity itself. "

Millennium Fellowship Project: International Students Union

International Student’s Union (ISU) will be a non profit organization with the main objective of solving the challenges often faced by international students (in МГИМО university and eventually in Moscow) and integrating them into the university environment and broader society. These problems include: language barriers, cultural differences, limited access to academic and professional development. Therefore, ISU will be aligned with SDG 17 by strengthening cross-cultural collaboration, SDG 10 by bridging the gaps between international and local students, SDG 4 by promoting academic support. In another hand ISU will cover the UNAI Principle 3, by ensuring international students thrive academically and socially, and the UNAI Principle 9 by ensuring intercultural dialogue and understanding. The organizational structure of ISU will be a flat board where the decisions will be made collectively and board members will handle the technical and organizational tasks. It will have 3 main sectors: Events sector, which will be in charge of creating and organizing social, cultural and educational events and programs. Social Media, which will be responsible for outreach, digital communication and visibility. Scientific sector, responsible for collaborations in research, conferences, and academic opportunities. ISU’s short term goals are, developing “Buddies program”, cultural/historical trips and “Academic Bridge Initiative”.

About the Millennium Fellow

Sebastian Ruiz, a resilient and competitive student of international relations, politics and law at the Moscow Institute of International Affairs (MGIMO) in Russia. He was born in the vibrant city of Lima, Peru, where he resided until his choice to move to Moscow, Russia; a person with a developed perspective. Since he was little, he developed in an environment which made him gain interest in inclusion and the defence of human rights. Therefore, nowadays you can see and read about him participating or directing different activities surrounding those spheres. Sebastian aspires to be in a professional field where he can contribute to developed these advocates further, and establish a significant legacy in the UNSG's history.

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