Students Eva Kenyon, Akshaan Mazumdar, Munisa Akobirova and Helena Woodvine will represent the University of Bath at this year’s One Young World (OYW) summit in Cape Town.
Funded by each of the University’s Faculties and the School of Management, the delegates will join over 2,000 young leaders from 190 countries. At the summit, delegates will address global challenges across themes including food security, AI, gender-based violence, peace and security, and the future of Africa.
A longstanding partnership continues
Bath has the longest-standing university partnership with One Young World, which was established by the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences over a decade ago.
This year’s delegates are:
- Eva Kenyon (BSc (Hons) Economics)
- Akshaan Mazumdar (BSc (Hons) Management)
- Munisa Akobirova (BEng (Hons) Chemical Engineering)
- Helena Woodvine (BSc (Hons) Biology)
Organising OYWB 2027
Eva, Akshaan, Munisa and Helena will also act as Co-Chairs of the University’s Student Organising Committee and lead preparations for the One Young World Bath (OYWB) Forum on 20 March 2027.
They have already started planning for the 2027 Forum and will soon be joined by the full Student Organising Committee.