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 ARHAM MAHAJAN, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Netaji Subhas University of Technology | New Delhi, India | Advancing SDG 11 & UNAI 9
" Being a part of Millennium Fellowship will connect me to the people who share a similar vision. It will provide me a host of opportunities where I can make a more tangible social impact. The skills I gain from Millennium Fellowship will help me realise my passion for the community even further. I am excited for everything that the Fellowship has for me, every learning opportunity, every session with fellow members, every session with my campus cohort and most importantly the knowledge I will gain. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Zero Waste Zone
It actively improves waste segregation and disposal to minimize landfill contributions by introducing four bins: black for plastic and metal, green for biodegradable wet waste, white for paper and cardboard, and red for hazardous waste like sanitary napkins and lab chemicals. An organisation called Chintan in New Delhi, recycles e-waste and plastic waste. By establishing a tie-
up with Chintan we could send across our black bin waste for recycling. Green waste could be turned into manure by composting. And can also be used to make bio enzyme which provides a greener alternative for surface cleaning purposes over chemical disinfectants. Lastly, the paper and cardboard waste can be easily recycled through locally available paper recycling plants. Through implementation of this project, waste reaching the landfill is limited to the red category.
We also aim to advance the utilisation of technology for waste disposal and management on campus, which includes smart bins, IOT-enabled composters, and pyrolysis units, to convert waste into usable energy.
About the Millennium Fellow
Arham Mahajan is an insightful young man born and brought up in India. He is currently pursuing his Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering at the Netaji Subhas University of Technology, New Delhi. Arham has always taken a keen interest in science and technology. For as long as he can remember, Arham has been passionate about the community. Ever since school, he would donate old clothes, books, toys to local NGOs at the start of every academic session. He was also among a group of few students who were sent to Raigad, a small district in Maharashtra to teach children from a school for the underprivileged and help them with career counselling. Additionally, he had also carried out a crowdfunding campaign on Fueladream to fund the lofty hospital charges of cancer treatment for underprivileged patients in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Arham aspires to carry forward this sentiment of community service and provide his meaningful contribution in the development of the United Nation's Sustainable Goals.
