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 BENJAMIN ANDRES AGUILERA PEREZ, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Santiago, Chile | Advancing SDG 17, SDG 4 & UNAI 8
" I am thrilled to be a Millennium Fellow because it amplifies my commitment to empowering young leaders and creating spaces where youth can transform their communities with purpose, collaboration, and impact "
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
Benjamín Aguilera is a Business Engineering student at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and a social leader passionate about positive transformation in Latin America. As the founder and general coordinator of Liderazgo UC, he has worked daily to develop young leaders who generate a real impact in their communities, especially in vulnerable contexts.
Benjamin is motivated by the conviction that youth are a fundamental driver for building more just, inclusive, and sustainable societies. He believes in the power of ethical leadership, collaboration, and innovation as essential tools for addressing current challenges.
Furthermore, he deeply values diversity and inclusion and seeks to create spaces where all voices, especially those that have been historically marginalized, can participate and be heard.
This is why he is an active member of the WEF's Global Shaper Hub Santiago and the FEUC leadership committee.
At his university, he represents more than 400 students as a student representative and is a PUC admissions ambassador. He is also a member of the PUC United Nations Society. He also serves as co-logistics coordinator for Atlas Global NGO.
