1. Providing Rewarding experience for University academics
CVCD Conference 2017
Group 6
Providing Rewarding experience for University academics

2. Deans, Registrar, Bursar, Librarian from
Members
Representing
Deans, Registrar, Bursar, Librarian
from
Ruhuna, Sabaragamuwa, Moratuwa, Eastern, Jaffna, Visual & performing Arts, Peradeniya, Bhiksu, Southern, Wayamba, Colombo, Buddisht & Pali, Rajarata, KDU,
Uwa Wellassa,Sri Jayawardenapura, Kelaniya,

3. Why Tax again ? Tactic of increasing the salary and reducing by taxing
Earlier no tax for Academics now tax is imposed ! –
need to release from taxing !

4. Salary is low !
Low salary scale when compared to South East Asian countries
Private salary scales are more attractive compared to University payments
Non-state local universities pay higher salaries than state universities

5. Car permit Limited access to car permit
No car permit at retirement age

6. Residential facilities
No residential facilities to staff

7. Laboratory facilities
Inadequate laboratory facilities

8. Facilities for schooling of children
Finding schools for children for academics/ administrative staff is very limited

9. Housing loan
Housing loans are required at concessionary rate

10. So many restrictions for the purchase of equipment
Remove restrictions!
So many restrictions for the purchase of equipment

11. Inadequate funding for research and poor support for publications
Funding inadequate !
Inadequate funding for research and poor support for publications

12. include into work load
Research activities other than undergraduate research are not included as work load,
need amendments !

13. Working environment to be improved!
Working environment is not satisfactory due to unavailability of laboratories with modern equipment and sufficient space for increasing intake.

14. Presidential Award to all !
Social sciences, agribusiness…. fields are not included in Presidential Award

15. Training to Administrative staff
Inadequate appropriate training to administrative staff

16. Rewarding system
Rewarding system within faculties, among the faculties and within the University to best academic, administrative staff is not existing

17. Monitoring the peer review – for facilitating rewarding system is NOT existing

18. Annual allocation for research is grossly inadequate to conduct good research

19. Best teacher award to be introduced
Self evaluation system by the academics should be introduced
Best teacher award to be introduced

20. Inadequate support to obtain sabbatical leave

21. Annual increment should be increased.

22. Providing adequate administrative staff to the efficient functioning of the departments/faculties/administrations

23. Cadre provisions are very limited
With the new developments of disciplines, cadre provisions are not provided

24. Facilities for multidisciplinary research are very limited

25. Hinder garden facilities are not available in the Universities

26. Marking scheme for authorship should be given equal to all authors

27. Inadequate fund and other facilities to run new faculties

28. Copyright, patent system for Artistic creations need to be considered !

29. Lots of home works are given to academic staff than involving teaching, research and dissemination
Too many home works to Deans, Heads & Administrative staff preventing them to plan and execute the activities within…

30. Introducing circulars for promotions such as Senior Lecturer II & I and retirement age as & when the UGC changes.

31. Opening of Centre for Gender Equity & Equality is meaningful when UGC (the Center) composition should first adopt Gender balance

32. Thank you ! Group 6 – 30 minutes team effort