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 LINESS PHIRI, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW AND CAMPUS DIRECTOR FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Malawi University of Science and Technology | Thyolo, Malawi | Advancing SDG 4, SDG 1 & UNAI 3
" "Innovation with purpose is the truest form of power". I'm excited to join the Millennium Fellowship 2025 to turn my passion for sustainable engineering into real impact for my community and beyond. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Youth Empowerment Project
The project was set to encourage students in secondary schools in our community to remind them of the value of education, but also motivate them to continue pursuing their studies. We would give them tips on how to succeed in school, but also given them direction on their road to further studies.
About the Millennium Fellow
Liness Phiri is 20 years old girl born in a family of 6. Liness has always liked science and leadership related programs. After her secondary school education, Liness found herself a place at Malawi university of science and technology where she is studying bachelor of engineering chemical engineering. Her dream for leadership didn't end there, she is now the general secretary for chemical engineering society at Malawi university of science and technology, the general secretary for MUST writers guild and the treasure for university funding initiative where she continues to grow in her leadership skills.
