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 VISHNU ACHYUT MANAGOLI, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW AND CAMPUS DIRECTOR FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Vellore Institute of Technology | Vellore, India | Advancing SDG 4 & UNAI 3
" I always had a dream to serve the world and the people to lead a better life. I have 3 ambitions, bring either joining ISRO (India's Space Organisation), Joining Foreign Services, or Joining and working in the United Nations. Sustainability Development has been a topic of discussion widely, yet I find new hurdles and unheard disasters everyday, this motivated me to apply for this Fellowship and educate the world about such unheard disasters which our mother earth faces everyday, and make our world a cleaner and sustainable one for the upcoming generations. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: EduVantage
EduVantage is a social impact initiative aimed at fostering sustainability awareness among students and communities through creative, scientific, and engaging experiences. The project blends education with action, focusing on three core components — a Talk on Sustainability, a Sustainable Fashion Show, and a Scientific Mentoring Session. Each segment was designed to inspire conscious thinking, showcase eco-friendly creativity, and build scientific understanding for real-world sustainability solutions.
EduVantage emphasizes that sustainability is not a burden but a lifestyle choice and a path to innovation. The project sparked meaningful conversations, encouraged behavioral change, and cultivated a community of young sustainability advocates.
About the Millennium Fellow
Vishnu Achyut Managoli is a Computer Science and Engineering (AIML) student at VIT Chennai, passionate about sustainability, technology, and global collaboration. A Kaun Banega Crorepati winner and lead of the Hindi department in VIT Chennai’s podcasting club, Voice It, he combines problem-solving with a drive to address environmental challenges, particularly ocean pollution. Vishnu has represented his university in national hackathons and aspires to work at the intersection of space technology and policy, contributing to organizations like ISRO, the UN, and beyond.
