Facebook is partnering with Major League Hacking (MLH) to sponsor scholarships for applicants who self-identify as Black or of the African diaspora to participate in the MLH Fellowship. The MLH Fellowship is a remote educational program that provides up-and-coming developers with real world hands-on experience working on open-source projects hosted by Facebook Open Source and many others with the mentorship of experienced engineers.
This year, MLH has made significant progress in advancing the diversity of its program – increasing the representation of Black developers who participate in the MLH Fellowship by 60%. It’s so important that diverse representation is present at all levels in tech and we hope to ignite real and lasting change toward equity and diversity.
Spring applications for new fellows and mentors are now open! https://fellowship.mlh.io/
The Energy Policy and Development Centre (KEPA) of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), a UN Academic Impact member institution and UN Academic Impact SDG 7 Hub Co-Chair, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Municipality of Elefsina, Greece. The partnership will support tree planting, youth engagement and cooperation on Sustainable Development Goal 7, including energy poverty, circular economy, electromobility and hydrogen in transport.
Nagaoka University of Technology (NUT), UNAI SDG 9 Hub Vice-Chair, hosted a series of events highlighting youth-led engineering and global collaboration, including a visit by UNU Rector Dr. Tshilidzi Marwala and a hybrid SDG 9 Hub event featuring student innovations and international partners. Mount Kenya University (MKU), UNAI SDG 9 Hub Chair, complemented these efforts through a global webinar, bringing together partners to strengthen collaboration and advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).