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 SHUJIE TAN, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University | Suzhou, China | Advancing SDG 3 & UNAI 6
" Being part of the Millennium Fellowship fulfills my desire to turn empathy into concrete action, granting me the agency to act and connecting me with like - minded peers who share this purpose. During my studies at university, I have gradually cultivated a core motivation centered on women’s empowerment and advancing public welfare. Through the Millennium Fellowship, I will translate academic insights into tangible initiatives. This aligns with the UN Sustainable Development Goals—specifically Gender Equality , Life on Land , and Partnerships for the Goals —and will unite me with global change - makers, amplifying our collective impact. I am deeply excited to deepen this mission through cross - border collaboration, transforming compassion into sustainable change while gaining invaluable lessons along the way. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Healing Paws
This project includes two parts. Firstly, we invite students and friends as volunteers to save stray animals. This can reduce the conflict between people and stray animals. And volunteers will take stray animals to shelter. The shelter works with the clinic, spays and neuters , feeds regularly and treats sick animals. Secondly, for animals with affinity, professionals will conduct simple training for them to make them more willing to approach humans.The rescue station and the psychological counseling room jointly use animals to assist psychological treatment to improve the therapeutic effect. In addition, we plan to publish the latest situation of stray animals on the Internet to attract volunteers and professionals. And in cooperation with the relevant associations of the school, the launch of official rescue activities to attract students to participate. In this process, stray animals have been rescued, the efficacy of psychological treatment has become better, and volunteers have gained experience in rescuing animals.
About the Millennium Fellow
Shujie Tan is an intelligent,helpful and globally conscious student majoring in Economics and Finance at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University. Born in Chongqing, she is currently studying in Suzhou. She has a strong interest in helping others and researching feminism. In her spare time, she often engages in public welfare: rescuing stray animals, donating to rural girls, and actively discussing feminism-related topics with classmates on campus, spreading warmth and reflections with enthusiasm. Studying at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University has deepened her understanding of the responsibilities and significance of being a global citizen. She firmly believes that global collaboration can make the light of equality and the light of aid shine on more corners.
