Wafic Rida Saïd is a businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist.
Za’atari Camp is the largest camp accommodating Syrian refugees in Jordan. Tens of thousands of Syrians, the great majority of them women and children, are living in tents in the harsh conditions of a highly exposed desert area. Winter temperatures are below freezing. Moved by the plight of those in the camps, Wafic Said visited …
Wafic Said visits Syrian refugees at Za’atari camp in JordanRead More
The Saïd Foundation held its annual dinner and prize giving ceremony on Saturday 14 April at the Victoria and Albert Museum. The dinner was hosted by Wafic and Rosemary Said to celebrate the success of the Foundation’s current students who are being supported for postgraduate studies at universities across the UK. The winner of the …
The Saïd Foundation’s annual dinner was held on Saturday 7 May at the Wallace Collection, London, to celebrate the achievements of the Foundation’s scholars and alumni. For over 25 years the Foundation has been granting scholarships for postgraduate studies in the UK to talented young men and women from the Middle East and it now …
The Saïd Foundation honours Professor Fawaz Gerges with 2011 Lifetime Achievement AwardRead More
On 27 February 2011, the newly restored Al Madraj building at Damascus University, which is the main administration building together with its historical amphitheatre, was opened by the Prime Minister of Syria, Dr Naji Otri. The ceremony was also attended by the Ministers of Higher Education, Information, Health and Culture. Newly restored Al Madraj building …
Oxford University’s Saïd Business School celebrated the completion of the first stage of work on a new building with a topping out ceremony held on 16 June. The building designed by leading architects Dixon Jones who also created the award-winning main building will provide additional facilities for teaching and executive education activities including lecture theatres, …
Saïd Business School Topping Out Ceremony for the Phase II BuildingRead More
On 28 May 2008 the University of Oxford launched “The Campaign for the University of Oxford” which seeks to raise £1.25 billion for: supporting students; academic posts and programmes; and infrastructure and buildings. The University announced a number of significant gifts including from Wafic Saïd who is creating a Strategic Development Fund for the Saïd …
Wafic Saïd pledges further support for the Saïd Business SchoolRead More
The School celebrated the 10th anniversary of its naming with a series of events held on 16 January 2008. These included presentations by Professor Tim Morris, Professor Alan Morrison, Dr Linda Scott and Dr James Taylor on current research highlights and a Gala Dinner. Wafic Saïd and the Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University Wafic Saïd, the …
10th Anniversary of the Naming of the Saïd Business SchoolRead More
Wafic Saïd has endowed The Saïd Graduate Scholarships in Business Studies at Trinity College, Oxford. The endowment will fund the college fees of three students resident at Trinity and studying for an MBA at the Saïd Business School. The first scholarships were awarded in October 2006 to students taking their MBAs in the 2006/07 academic …
First Saïd Graduate Scholarships in Business Studies awardedRead More
