Ten UB students participate in Millennium Fellowship

University of Botswana students completes the Millennium Fellowship Program as the 1st ever cohort to be selected from Botswana by Millennium Campus Network (MCN)
University of Botswana students completes the Millennium Fellowship Program as the 1st ever cohort to be selected from Botswana by Millennium Campus Network (MCN)

Ten University of Botswana (UB) students were selected for the Millennium Fellowship which they completed in December 2023, making Botswana to be listed amongst the participating countries for the programme.

Millennium Campus Network (MCN), Inc., is a global student network advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. MCN programmes convene, challenge, and celebrate student leadership for social impact. Its network has worked directly with over 9,000 young leaders from 300 universities and supports hundreds of projects every year.

Young leaders lead these projects through the Millennium Fellowship programme delivered in partnership with the United Nations Academic Impact. This year the programme is supporting 4,000+ Millennium Fellows across 260+ campuses in 38 countries with Botswana included on the list for the first time represented by 10 UB students whom are working on different Sustainable projects that focus on SDG goals.

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