14 UEW Students Win Millennium Fellowship Awards
Fourteen students of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) have earned selection into the 2025 cohort of the Millennium Fellowship, one of the world’s most competitive student leadership programmes jointly implemented by the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) and the Millennium Campus Network (MCN).
The achievement marks a major milestone for UEW, as it is the first time the University has secured representation in the prestigious global fellowship. The UEW cohort is drawn from various academic departments across the University’s campuses, reflecting the institution’s growing commitment to nurturing student leadership and social impact initiatives aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Globally, the Millennium Fellowship received over 60,000 applications from more than 7,500 campuses in 160 countries, out of which only 4,000 students from 290 campuses were selected, representing an acceptance rate of just 7%. UEW’s inclusion in this elite group underscores the University’s rising profile as a centre for transformative education and community engagement.
The UEW fellows are implementing a diverse range of community-impact projects spanning inclusive and quality education, environmental sustainability, public health, gender empowerment and disability advocacy. Their initiatives are designed to tackle some of Ghana’s pressing social challenges while advancing the global SDG agenda.
The selected fellows include Evans Adu (“Proper Ear Care and Hearing Loss Prevention Awareness”), Simon Agator (“Quality Education for All”), Reuben M. Makabu (“The Green Advocacy Project”), Habakkuk Kofi Agyakwa (“Promoting Inclusive Education for All and Reducing Stigma for Persons With Disabilities”), Belinda Halahala (“Girlchild Empowerment Network”), Esther Mintah (“Creating Awareness on the Impacts of Child Labour”) and Benjamin Korley Martey (“Deaf Access Initiative”).
Others are Doris Hammond (“Dignity and Independence Project”), Emmanuel Boateng (“Academic Research Awareness”), Fredrick Boateng Acheampong (“Empowering Children to Pursue Education”), Sakinatu Alhassan (“Empowering Women and Children with Disabilities Through Awareness Creation”), Peter Oppong (“Environmental Sustainability Through Waste Management”), Mathew Kankwanam (“Education for All”) and Emmanuel Koram Okyere (“Pollution and Waste Management”).
The UEW cohort is led by Campus Directors Mr. Evans Adu (Department of Special Education) and Mr. Simon Agator (Department of Procurement and Supply Chain Management) under the mentorship of Dr. Emmanuel K. Acheampong, Head of the Department of Special Education, who serves as the campus advisor. Together, they are guiding the fellows through the four-month leadership programme which runs from August to November 2025.
The Millennium Fellowship provides intensive training in leadership, project design, monitoring and evaluation, teamwork and fundraising. Fellows also gain access to a global network of mentors and peers committed to creating sustainable social impact. At the end of the programme, they will submit final impact reports to UNAI and MCN, demonstrating measurable contributions to the SDGs.
The success of the UEW cohort in this competitive fellowship is a testament to the University’s investment in developing globally minded graduates who combine academic excellence with civic responsibility. It reinforces UEW’s mission of producing transformational leaders capable of using education and innovation to drive national and global development.
