Wafic Rida Saïd is a businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist.
Wafic Said gave the keynote address at the 2nd annual conference of Jusoor in London on 19 October 2013. Jusoor, which means “bridges”, is an NGO, founded in 2011 by young Syrian expatriates, which aims to harness the potential of Syrian expatriates to support the country’s development and help young Syrians realise their potential, in …
Wafic Said gives keynote address on Syria and higher educationRead More
The Said Foundation held its 2013 annual dinner on Saturday 20 April 2013 at the Royal Automobile Club in Pall Mall, London. The dinner was attended by over 40 students currently being supported by the Said Foundation. This included students from Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine and Syria who are taking postgraduate courses in a variety of …
In February 2013, the new wing of the Said Business School was officially opened by HRH the Prince of Wales. Designed by leading architects, Dixon Jones, the building adjoins the Business School’s original building next to Oxford’s railway station. It offers a large variety of teaching and meeting facilities, finished and furnished to the highest …
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
