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One World Week (student event)
{{about|the University of Warwick student event|the UK development education charity|One World Week (development charity)}}
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{{Infobox University
|name = One World Week 
|type = '''The World's Largest Student-run International Event'''
|image_name = OWW generic logo.jpg|thumb|
|caption = 
|established = [[1995]]
(contracted; show full)f theorist, [[Paulo Freire]]. The initial success of the event lead to a rapid expansion in subsequent years to what is now regarded as the '''World’s Largest Student-run International Event'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/content/articles/2006/01/16/one_world_week_launch_feature.shtml|title=BBC Coventry and Warwickshire - Students - One World Week launches|publisher=[[bbc.co.uk]]}}</ref>, involving 120 nationalities, more than 220 blue-shirted 
volunteercareerists and in excess of 20,000 participants. 
[[Image:OWWBalloons.JPG|thumb|<center>The balloon release during UK Day 2009</center>]]
The success of One World Week made it a model for cooperation between students, student unions, universities and institutions across the [[United Kingdom]].  It is also a proud actor of [[UNESCO]] in its decade for a Culture of Peace. On previous occasions One World Week has hosted speakers such as ''Professor Raghuram Rajan'' (Chief Economist, [[In(contracted; show full)==External links==
*[http://www.oneworldweek.net/ One World Week 2010]
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