Visiting Professor: educational activities and/or seminars within an Educational Programme of the university; Visiting Scholar: research activities and possibly seminars.

noun. : a professor invited to join a college or university faculty for a limited time (as a half year or an academic year)

The definition of visiting scholar includes any unpaid visiting faculty (i.e., Fulbright Scholars and faculty from other academic institutions during a period of sabbatical at their home institution), and qualified personnel from industry, government, or other organizations who wish to visit the University.

A Visiting Scholar is generally a Professor of Law at another institution; a Visiting Researcher is generally someone who is working towards a graduate degree or doing postgraduate work at another institution.

A visiting professor is a professor who teaches at a university or college on a short-term contract. Contracts for visiting professors may last for only a single semester. However, other visiting professors may receive contracts for two to three years. Visiting professors don't have tenure.

A visiting professor is a professor at a college or university who is invited to teach at another college or university for a short period such as one term or one year. In addition, he served as a visiting professor at several American universities.

A visiting professor has the duties of any regular professor, such as instructing students in a subject, holding special lectures and seminars, examining coursework, and evaluating student progress by giving exams and assigning papers.