Betting on the humanity of everybody
Nadja at the WHT 15th Anniversary Dinner
Nadja Skaljic (Magister Juris, 2013) has been a WHT board member since 2020, representing the alums. She is a practicing international lawyer, based in Switzerland. Among other contributions, Nadja has helped integrate the WHT more closely with the healthcare company Roche Holding, where our scholars now enjoy valuable training and employment opportunities.
In a world where education and opportunities are not equally accessible, the Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Trust stands tall as a beacon of hope and change. The WHT's journey began fifteen years ago when two visionaries, George Weidenfeld and André Hoffmann, merged their passions for education, sustainability and social change.
Their shared vision was simple yet profound: to provide exceptional graduate scholars from around the world with a first-rate education at the University of Oxford. Equipped with their Oxford diploma and trained in WHT's rigorous Leadership Programme, WHT scholars are prepared to become change-makers and bridge-builders in their communities—and by extension, the world.
A decade and a half later, the Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Trust is home to the largest philanthropic scholarship supported by the University of Oxford.
The Trust has transformed the lives of 382 scholars from 91 countries, completing 78 graduate courses in subjects critical for the world's transition towards sustainable, inclusive prosperity for all. From empowering marginalised communities and healthcare initiatives to tackling environmental issues and promoting sustainable practices, the Trust's alums have become catalysts for the systemic transformation of society everywhere from Lima to Beijing.
It is, therefore, with great joy and reverence that in 2023 we mark the 15th Anniversary of the Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Trust with several celebrations.
On this happy occasion, our trustees and advisory board members can announce that the Weidenfeld-Hoffman Trust will continue awarding 30 graduate scholarships to extraordinary individuals from most of the world for as long as the University of Oxford stands—in perpetuity. As a WHT board member and alumna, I could not be prouder of this legacy and its future promise.
The world is yet again at a critical juncture: wars, pandemics, climate emergency, and new economic and political unrest. I invite you to join me in supporting the Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Trust as it paves the way for inclusive prosperity within planetary boundaries, a world in which we bet on everybody's humanity—yours, mine and that of future generations to come.
