Delhi University to take decision on paying honorarium to international adjunct faculty

During a meeting in August, the Academic Council and Executive Council had approved the recommendation for empanelment of adjunct faculty in the university for value addition and internationalisation of academic activities.

Delhi University's executive council will be discussing a proposal for paying honorarium and extending other facilities to international adjunct faculty. The DU Executive Council is the highest decision-making body will be holding a meeting on December 17.

During a meeting in August, the Academic Council and Executive Council had approved the recommendation for empanelment of adjunct faculty in the university for value addition and internationalisation of academic activities.

The proposal for fixing their monthly honorarium will be discussed in the December 17 meeting.

The ten adjunct faculty members whose names have been shortlisted are Prof. Christopher Len, Chimie ParisTech, Institute of Chemistry for Life and Health Sciences, University of Paris; Prof. Erik V Van der Eycken, Department of Chemistry, University of Leuven (KU Leuven); Prof. Reiser Oliver, Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Regensburg; Prof. Debasish Sinha, Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh; Prof. Pradip Raychaudhuri, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics, University of Illinois at Chicago; Prof. Christian Betzel, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Hamburg; Prof. Eddy Arnold, Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University, Prof. (Dr.) Hilary Inyang Inyang, Global Institute for Sustainable Development, Global Institute for Sustainable Development, Concord; Prof. Shanta Pandey, School of Social Work, Boston College and Prof. Hussein Payandeh, Allama Tabatbai University.

During the meeting held in November, the committee for empanelment of adjunct faculty recommended a monthly honorarium up to a maximum of Rs 80,000 (at Rs 4,000 per day). It proposed one visit to the department per semester i.e. at the most, two visits per academic year for a maximum stay of one month per visit and minimum of two weeks for the appointed faculty members and footing their cost of air travel in economy class.

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