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 XIAOYE PAN, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW AND CAMPUS DIRECTOR FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University | Suzhou, China | Advancing SDG 15, SDG 11 & UNAI 6
" I believe biodiversity doesn't only thrive in wilderness—it also belongs in the everyday spaces we share. As a Millennium Fellow, I'm excited to explore how ecological thinking can take root in our communities, and how small, local actions can contribute to global sustainability." "
Millennium Fellowship Project: XJTLU Biodiversity-Friendly Campus Construction
Our project is based at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) in Suzhou Industrial Park, China—a rapidly urbanizing area where biodiversity is declining due to excessive development. On campus, birds frequently collide with glass buildings, and green spaces lack ecological diversity. Stray cats (not considered wildlife) dominate, further disrupting the local ecosystem. To address these issues, we’re: 1) Preventing bird collisions by applying anti-bird collision stickers to high-risk windows. 2) Collecting bird collision data on all campus buildings to identify hotspots. 3) Using infrared cameras to study wildlife distribution (excluding birds and insects, which are monitored separately). 4)Building an XJTLU campus network to promote biodiversity awareness and action among students. Our goal is to make XJTLU a model for urban biodiversity conservation while inspiring long-term ecological stewardship.
About the Millennium Fellow
Xiaoye Pan is an Environmental Science student at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU). Her interests center around biodiversity in human-influenced ecosystems, especially in farmlands and urban landscapes. She believes biodiversity conservation can happen not only in remote wilderness but also in everyday fields and communities. With practical experience in wildlife monitoring, camera trapping, and field surveys, she is also skilled in science communication and community engagement. As an observer, recorder, and participant, she is committed to exploring synergies between agriculture and ecology, and to fostering biodiversity-friendly spaces through research and action.
