Marwan Mikdadi
BSSc Business Economics, 1994; MSc Information Management, 1995; PG Cert Education, 1997

“My main motivation for my legacy gift is to mark the fantastic time I had at Queen’s. I completed an undergraduate degree, a post-graduate degree and a post-graduate certificate during my time there, so it was a big part of my educational and social life for five years.

I made many good friends and enjoyed experiences that I just wouldn’t have had otherwise. I have been a regular donor to the annual fund for many years, a gift in my will seemed like a natural extension of that support.

As the beneficiary of an assisted place at an independent school in England, I believe in paying it back…or in the case of a legacy gift, paying it forward!

I have worked in schools since 1997, starting out as an economics teacher in Guildford, before moving to London. In 2010 I moved to Bancroft’s School to become Deputy Head before moving in 2017 to become Executive Principal of Astrum Education, setting up Kensington Park School. I have recently moved to Westminster School to do what I enjoy most, teach economics and continue to live in Loughton, England.

I have decided to leave an unrestricted percentage gift in my will to Queen’s. I trust that my legacy will be used to fund the most urgent need of education or research at the time it is received. And I know that it will help change students’ lives or support life-saving research. In my experience, it’s just the right thing to do.”

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