Prof. Rajiv
Saxena
ACADEMICS
TEACHING PROFILE
Currently teaching as a Professor and Chairperson of the
Centre of Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Latin American Studies at Jawaharlal
Nehru University, New Delhi and heading the Centre since February 2017 to-date.
Prior to joining JNU in 2001, taught at:
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University of Delhi
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Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
(IIFT), Delhi.
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Lady Sri Ram College (LSR), Delhi.
More than 28 years
of teaching experience till the year 2020.
Job
responsibilities at JNU:
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Programme: |
B.A.(Honours), M.A., M.Phil. and
Ph.D. |
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Courses: |
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Spanish Language, »
Business Spanish »
Commercial &
Technical Translation, »
Latin American
Literature, »
Latin American
Literature Culture & Civilization. |
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Teaching/Taught: |
B.A. & M.A.
courses
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M.Phil. & Ph.D.
Courses
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Research: |
Total
Supervision: 48.
· Involved in research programmes and tutorials for research students. · Involved in many research projects of Government and other
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PEDAGOGICAL OUTCOME
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Several of our
students are employed in industries/corporate world.
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Many of our students
are in teaching in universities, colleges and schools.
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Some of our students
are perusing research in premier league universities abroad.
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A small section of our
students are self-employed and have setup their own business
INVITED FOR
LECTURES (2010-2020)
1. Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, Harvard
University, USA
2. Department of Comparative Literature, University of
California, USA.
3. Department of Modern Languages, Ohio University, USA.
4. Pontifica
Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia
5. Universidad Piloto de Colombia,
Bogotá, Colombia
6. Amity University, Noida
7. UGC Academic Staff College, New Delhi
8. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee
9. Amity University, Haryana
10. Doon University, Uttarakhand
11. Jindal University, Haryana
12. British School, New Delhi
13. Human Resource Development Centre, New Delhi.
14. Instituto Cara y Cuervo, Bogotá,
Colombia
15. Casa de Poesía Silva, Bogotá,
Colombia
16. Department of Spanish, University of California (UCD),
USA.
17. Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies, City University of
New York (CUNY), US
international collaborations
Multicultural Project
Collaboration with
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Georgetown University, U.S.A.
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Department of Business and Humanities of ITESM, Mexico.
Seminars/Talks/Workshops/cultural events
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Organized the First Cultural Week of
Ecuador.
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Organized first of its kind real time video conferences live with 7
foreign universities.
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Organized first of its kind Facebook activities with foreign university students/faculty.
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Organized first orientation programme in the Centre
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Organized Spanish & Latin American Film shows in the Centre.
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Organized several literary programs in the Centre.
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Organized various Seminars and Workshops in the Centre.
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Organized various Talks and Lectures of Area Experts from abroad and
Ambassadors of the foreign countries.
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Recently organized. MORE>
RECOMMENDATIONS
Recommended for scholarships and higher studies in foreign
universities.
Many of them are recipients of:
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Erasmus Mundus of
European Commission
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Noha Mundus of
European Commission.
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Spanish Government
scholarships
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Mexican Government
scholarship.
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United Kingdom
scholarship.
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Ireland scholarship.
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Colombia Government
Scholarship
Updated: 15 May 2020