A cohort of students have been selected for Millennium fellowship from Brac University the year 2021 by the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) and Millennium Campus Network (MCN) Fellowship program. This is the first-ever cohort of Millennium Fellows from Bangladesh as well.
Presented by the United Nations Academic Impact and MCN, the Millennium Fellowship is a semester-long leadership development program to support student leadership for the UN Sustainable Development Goals. This program convenes, challenges, and celebrates bold student leadership advancing the Sustainable Development Goals on campus and in communities. UNAI works with higher education institutions and research around the globe to further the realization of United Nations goals and objectives. On the other hand, MCN is a global student network. It addresses humanity’s greatest challenges through programs; MCN convenes, challenges, and celebrates student leadership for social impact.
Professor Vincent Chang, Vice-Chancellor, Brac University, congratulated all the Fellows and appreciated the Millennium Fellowship community. “It’s a delight to see Brac University participating in the Millennium Fellowship Scheme. We are deeply committed to the fulfillment of the UN Sustainable Development Goals”, he said.
More than 25,000 applicants from 2,209 campuses around the world applied this year for this global fellowship program. Brac University will be one of 136 campuses in 30 nations hosting more than 2,000 Millennium Fellows this year. This opportunity will allow Brac University to further strengthen its profile on the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in upcoming days. Over the next 4 months, the fellows will connect with students and professionals across the globe creating a social impact. These engagements are curated by the campus Directors for the fellows that show leadership potential, providing them with concrete tools and skills that they can leverage as they work to advance the United Nations SDG's.
The Class of 2022 application is open here and the program will run August-November 2022.
The list of United Nations & MCN's Millennium Fellows from Brac University:
Name |
Department |
BRACU ID |
Project Names |
SrijanBanik |
CSE |
19101062 |
|
Arisha Hossain |
CSE |
19101061 |
|
Shafin Ahmed Shourav |
BBS |
17204110 |
|
Sartaz Islam Shovon |
CSE |
17101178 |
|
Prosun Kumar Basu |
ESS |
18305005 |
|
Rumaiya Tabassum Emu |
ESS |
17105067 |
|
SaimunAlam |
CSE |
17301060 |
|
Shaoni Safin |
ESS |
17105065 |
|
Shahriar Tahsin Nasif |
BBS |
17104112 |
|
Tahmid Rahman |
BBS |
19204067 |
|
Aaron Masuba |
EEE |
21121017 |
|
Mehrab Mohsin Khan |
CSE |
19101378 |
|
Farhin Ahmed |
ENH |
20103083 |
|
Md.Tanzeem Ul Alam |
CSE |
20301228 |