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 ANTONIO EMILIO ESTÉVEZ VERGARA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW AND CAMPUS DIRECTOR FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Santiago, Chile | Advancing SDG 17, SDG 4 & UNAI 5

" "As Nelson Mandela once said, it is easy to break down and destroy, but the true heroes are those who make peace and build. I feel a strong call of duty to contribute my grain of sand to a mound that, with the help of like-minded individuals, has the potential of becoming the foundation of a great mountain, one dedicated to the hope for peace and sustainability. I believe being part of the Millennium Fellowship to be a key opportunity to both develop the crucial skills and meet the people needed to make such a dream a reality, guided by the values of SDG #16 and #17." "
Millennium Fellowship Project: NeuroDiplomacy
NeuroDiplomacy is a student-led project dedicated to breaking down barriers that limit the access of neurodivergent young people to the fields of international relations and diplomacy, recognizing both the unique challenges they face in traditionally rigid, soft-skill–intensive environments and the exceptional strengths they bring to analytical and creative problem-solving. Beginning at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, the initiative seeks first to identify neurodivergent students interested in diplomatic careers and, in the long term, to actively integrate them into existing academic and extracurricular spaces such as Model UN, youth forums, student organizations, and networks of professors and researchers. Through talks, workshops, and guided participation, NeuroDiplomacy aims not only to foster inclusion, but to cultivate talent, empower future professionals, and contribute to a more diverse, representative, and innovative practice of diplomacy in an increasingly complex world.
About the Millennium Fellow
Antonio Emilio Estévez Vergara is a responsible and dedicated pre-grad student at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. He is majoring in International Relations and World History, focusing mainly on the area of conflict and security studies, having been formed at his country's peace operation training centre. He served as a volunteer in two NGOs for over two years, working mainly with children, and is now part of his university's United Nations Society, in which he has taken an active leadership role, involving himself with his community and working on several initiatives regarding young diplomacy and social impact.










