Editing Rector (academia) (section)

{{Short description|Academic official}}
{{Other uses|Rector (disambiguation){{!}}Rector}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}
[[File:Inauguration-Lubomir-Dvorak.jpg|thumb|right|Inauguration of Rector [[Lubomír Dvořák]] ([[Palacký University Olomouc|Palacký University]])]]

A '''rector''' ([[Latin language|Latin]] for 'ruler') is a senior official in an [[educational institution]], and can refer to an official in either a [[university]] or a [[secondary school]]. Outside the [[English-speaking world]], the rector is often the most senior official in a university, while in the United States, the equivalent is often referred to as the [[President (education)|president]], and in the United Kingdom and [[Commonwealth of Nations]], the equivalent is the [[Vice-chancellor (education)|vice-chancellor]]. The term and office of a rector can be referred to as a rectorate. The title is used widely in universities in Europe<ref group=Notes>European nations where the word ''rector'' or a cognate thereof (''rektor'', ''recteur'', etc.) is used in referring to university administrators include [[Albania]], [[Austria]], [[Benelux|the Benelux]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Croatia]], [[Cyprus]], [[Czech Republic]], [[Denmark]], [[Estonia]], [[Finland]], [[Germany]], [[Greece]], [[Hungary]], [[Iceland]], [[Italy]], [[Latvia]], [[Malta]], [[Moldova]], [[North Macedonia]], [[Poland]], [[Portugal]], [[Romania]], [[Russia]], [[Scandinavia]], [[Scotland]], [[Serbia]], [[Slovenia]], [[Slovakia]], [[Spain]], [[Turkey]] and [[Ukraine]].</ref> and is very common in [[Latin American]] countries.<ref group=Notes>''Rector'' is used for university administrators in Latin American nations such as: [[Argentina]], [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Chile]], [[Colombia]], [[Paraguay]], [[Puerto Rico]], [[Cuba]], [[Dominican Republic]], [[Guatemala]], [[Mexico]], [[Peru]] and [[Venezuela]].</ref> It is also used in [[Brunei]], [[Macau]], [[Turkey]], [[Russia]], [[Pakistan]], the [[Philippines]], [[Indonesia]], [[Israel]] and the [[Middle East]]. In the [[ancient universities of Scotland]] the office is sometimes referred to as Lord Rector, is the third most senior official, and is usually responsible for chairing the [[University Court]].