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 ELENA FERNÁNDEZ DOMÍNGUEZ, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Universidad Intercontinental de la Empresa | Galicia, Spain | Advancing SDG 12, SDG 13 & UNAI 9
" The climate crisis reminds us galicians every summer, with all the wildfires happening right now, of the urgency to act. Being part of the Millennium Fellowship will allow me and my peers to take action, working from the university to engage and empower students and communities in addressing climate challenges and achieving sustainable solutions, in line with the SDGs and UNAI principles. I am honestly very excite to work with my friends and to learn and gain all the skills that this great opportunity gives us. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: AquaPure
AquaPure is an initiative designed to ensure free, sustainable, and continuous access to purified drinking water within the campus of the Intercontinental University of Business (UIE). By installing water fountains equipped with advanced filtration systems and digital ecological counters, the project aims to reduce the use of single-use plastic bottles, promote more responsible consumption habits, and raise awareness among the university community about the environmental impact of daily choices. AquaPure aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs 6, 12, and 13) and aims to position UIE as a leader in sustainability and social innovation within the academic environment.
About the Millennium Fellow
Elena Fernandez Domínguez is a young woman in her twenties from her beloved homeland , Galicia. She was born in Ourense, but after graduating from high school she moved to A Coruña to study Business Administration. There, she fell in love with the people around her and with the beautiful city she had visited so little before. Elena Fernández Domínguez is a kind and generous person, but also organized, conscientious and somewhat controlling. She loves reading, as it allows her to escape from reality and dive into a thousand different worlds , living countless lives where anything is possible and there is always a glimmer of hope. She also enjoys spending time with his friends and going on ski trips. She has always been known for her need to protect and help others, something that characterized her since childhood. If she had to be defined in just few words, they would be: thoughtful, sociable and hardworking
