Minerva University is proud to announce that 19 of its students have been named 2025 Millennium Fellows, a selective global leadership development program presented by the United Nations Academic Impact and the Millennium Campus Network (MCN).
The Millennium Fellowship recognizes student leaders worldwide who are advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through bold and innovative projects. This year’s cohort was selected from a competitive pool of over 60,000 applicants across more than 160 nations, reflecting the growing urgency and global collaboration required to address today’s most pressing challenges.
“At Minerva, our mission is to educate aspiring global leaders who are committed to building a safe, sustainable, and just future,” said Mike Magee, President of Minerva University. “We achieve this by combining rigorous academics, immersive global experiences, and hands-on projects that tackle real-world challenges. Seeing 19 of our students named Millennium Fellows is a testament to their creativity, leadership, and dedication, and we are excited to watch them expand their impact on communities around the world.”
The 19 Minerva Millennium Fellows will collaborate with peers from around the world while advancing initiatives on issues such as climate action, educational equity, public health, and sustainable cities. Participation in the fellowship includes semester-long leadership training, mentorship, and opportunities to amplify their projects’ reach and effectiveness.
Minerva University students bring a unique perspective to programs like the Millennium Fellowship. Their experience living and learning across multiple global cities, including San Francisco, Tokyo, Buenos Aires, and Berlin, gives them the cross-cultural insight and problem-solving skills that help make their fellowship projects especially impactful.
About Minerva University
Minerva University is redefining global higher education through a bold, outcomes-focused model designed to empower the next generation of leaders, thinkers, and changemakers. Headquartered in San Francisco and operating across four continents, Minerva offers an intensive undergraduate experience that combines rigorous academics, real-world engagement, and a global rotation that immerses students in diverse cultural and professional contexts.
Minerva’s interdisciplinary curriculum emphasizes critical thinking, creative problem solving, effective communication, and global collaboration. Through fully active, discussion-based seminars and applied learning projects in major cities around the world, students develop the habits of mind and practical skills needed to address the most pressing challenges of our time.
The university has built a vibrant, international student body representing over 100 nations, and graduates have gone on to launch high-impact startups, lead civic initiatives, earn Rhodes, Schwarzman, and Knight-Hennessy scholarships, and pursue graduate study at institutions such as Oxford, Harvard, and Stanford.
Minerva also offers a graduate program focused on equipping working professionals with the tools to drive innovation and impact in their fields.
Ranked the #1 Most Innovative University for four consecutive years by the World University Rankings for Innovation (WURI), Minerva is pioneering a scalable, equitable, and transformative model of higher education for the 21st century.
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