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 SAIEDA ISLAM NABILA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Advancing SDG 4, SDG 10 & UNAI 2
" " Driven by compassion and economic insight, I strive to design solutions that address youth unemployment and other pressing social challenges. The Millennium Fellowship will strengthen my leadership and collaboration skills while expanding my global network connecting me with inspiring leaders, which will enable me to promote decent work, reduce inequality, and drive sustainable and inclusive change aligned with the SDGs. " "
Millennium Fellowship Project: YouthEM
In Bangladesh, ‘Graduate Unemployment’ problem occurs as graduates struggle to get jobs or pursue entrepreneurship due to lack of in-demand skills. Aligning with SDG-8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, our project, “YouthEM” aims to bridge the skill gap among university students by empowering them with career-ready skills to stand out in the rapidly evolving job market. In this project, through 16 interactive online workshops, participants will learn essential hard and soft skills: communication, creative and systems thinking, public speaking, Canva, article writing, presentation, etc. that will be designed in collaboration with experts and partner organizations to ensure high-quality training. To enroll in this program, learners will pay a small fee of 500 taka ($4.11) that will be pooled and distributed as funding among the winners of a post-workshop competition where participants will solve real-world challenges using their newly-learnt skills. Besides, we will build a network of like-minded youths by creating an online platform to keep participants connected with opportunities, competitions, and job circulars. Bridging the skill gap, fostering innovation and career-readiness; YouthEM will help university students to shape their future and make a positive impact in their life as well as in the economy.
About the Millennium Fellow
Saieda Islam Nabila is an undergraduate Economics student at the University of Dhaka, enthusiastic about leveraging economic knowledge beyond the classroom to solve real-world challenges. She has demonstrated inclusive leadership grounded in empathy and cultural openness while working with diverse teams on projects addressing youth empowerment, climate change, and economic issues. Her innovative approach to tackling graduate unemployment in Bangladesh highlights her ability to combine analytical thinking with social commitment. Equipped with strong communication, critical decision-making, and cross-cultural collaboration skills, she aspires to create sustainable and impactful solutions at both local and global levels.
