Wafic Rida Saïd is a businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist.
The University of Oxford has secured a critical professorship in vaccinology for the future following a gift of £3.33 million from the Saïd family. The gift will enable Professor Sarah Gilbert, the inaugural post holder, to continue her ground-breaking research in the field, while also helping to ensure that Oxford remains at the forefront of …
Oxford’s vaccine research and development boosted by donation from Wafic SaïdRead More
Mr and Mrs Wafic Saïd hosted the Said Foundation’s Annual Dinner on Saturday, 22 June at Drapers Hall in London. The night was a celebration of the work of the Foundation, its partners and scholars. Over 220 guests attended the dinner including ambassadors and other dignitaries, friends and representatives from partner organisations such as Save …
Said Business School’s naming founder, Wafic Said, today signed a Deed of Gift for £15m to support the redevelopment of Oxford’s Osney Power Station into the Global Leadership Centre, a new teaching and residential facility for the School’s prestigious executive education programme. Featuring state-of-the-art facilities and 121 bedrooms, the Global Leadership Centre will bring leaders …
Amman— The University of Oxford in England is opening its doors to talented Jordanian students through its latest call for applications for its Rhodes Scholarships for Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine (SJLP). Launched in May 2016 in partnership with the Saïd Foundation, the scholarship allows two outstanding young people from the Middle East each year …
Prestigious Oxford University offers scholarships to Arab studentsRead More
The following opinion piece by Wafic Said appeared online in TIME on 31 January 2017: “As someone who came from Syria more than half a century ago to make a new life in Europe, I am deeply saddened that the new President of the United States has introduced orders temporarily banning refugees in general and …
On 13 June 2016, Oxford University’s Somerville College gave a dinner to celebrate its award to Wafic Said of a Foundation Fellowship. A Foundation Fellowship is the highest honour that Somerville College can bestow and is given to those whose philanthropic support has had a transformational effect on the College. The Fellowship was awarded to …
On 31 May 2016, Wafic Said and the trustees of the Said Foundation celebrated a new partnership with the Rhodes Trust at a dinner at Rhodes House. Also attending were trustees of Rhodes, the Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University and the heads of several Oxford colleges, as well as current Rhodes and Said Scholars. Wafic Said …
The Rhodes Scholarships in partnership with the Said FoundationRead More
On 9 May 2016, a fundraising initiative by the Said and Asfari Foundations, the Hands Up for Syria Appeal, concluded with £4 million raised from generous donors. This amount was matched pound for pound by the Foundations, making a fund of £8 million for the education of internally displaced and refugee Syrians. The total was …
