ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2023
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. 44,000+ student leaders from 3,300+ campuses across 170+ nations applied to join the Class of 2023. 260+ campuses worldwide (just 9%) in 38 countries were selected to host 4,000+ Millennium Fellows for the Class of 2023.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT LEILA LAI, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW AND CAMPUS DIRECTOR FOR THE CLASS OF 2023.
University College London | London, United Kingdom | Advancing SDG 10 & UNAI 4
" While globalisation and socialisation offers many young people opportunities to live, study, and mature in diverse countries and cultures from a young age, this experience isn't without its challenges. Indeed, these journeys can present myriad perspectives from which young people can grow and learn. However, it can also lead to fractured or conflicted sense of selfs during the crucial stage of identity formation in their psychosocial development. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Global Citizens Conscious for Change
Globalisation and social mobilisation have allowed many young people to live, study, and develop in different countries from an early age. This is a great opportunity to develop and learn from varied perspectives. However, such lifestyle changes during the important time of identity formation can lead to disassociated identities and feelings of insecurity, threatening young global citizen’s subjective well-being and making them feel like outsiders wherever they are.
Therefore, To mitigate feelings of isolation and disassociation that may arise from cross-cultural experiences among young adults going through crisis during their psychological identity development process. We have collected data from 200+ participants and are currently in the process of publishing A handbook, combining expert opinions, scientific evidence and stories from individuals that we engaged with. Future global citizens shall be able to obtain insights from this handbook when encountering culture-related identity crisis.
About the Millennium Fellow
Leila Lai is passionate about promoting social justice and positive social change through a psychosocial approach. She grew up in both China and the UK. The cross-cultural experience has significantly shaped her identity as a global citizen. She aims to help other global citizens to reach their full potential by being conscious about the conflicts and commonalities that exists between the cultures that they have been a part of.
