客座教授 (kè zuò jiào shòu) — visiting professor; adjunct professor

Definition

A professor invited from another university for a limited term, not a permanent faculty member. The visiting role is what makes 客座 different from a regular 教授.

noun

visiting professoradjunct professor

Measure word · 位

Examples

客座教授。
Zhè wèi kè zuò jiào shòu lái zì měi guó hā fó dà xué.
This visiting professor comes from Harvard University in the US.
客座教授。
Xué xiào jīn nián pìn qǐng le wǔ wèi kè zuò jiào shòu.
The school hired five visiting professors this year.
客座教授。
Tā zài qīng huá dāng le yì xué qī kè zuò jiào shòu.
He served as a visiting professor at Tsinghua for one semester.

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