Rector

The word rector ("ruler," from the Latin regere) has a number of different meanings.

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The Rector is the highest academic official of many universities. Its use may be found all over Europe: in Italy, Germany, Scandinavia, Spain, and Scotland, for example. A notable exception to this terminology was England, where universities were traditionally headed by a "chancellor" (although today Imperial College in the University of London is headed by a rector). At some universities this title is phrased as rector magnificus or Lord Rector.

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University of London: The University of London is a federation of colleges which together constitute one of the world's largest universities. Approximately 5 percent of all UK students attend one of its colleges, which include some of the most prestigious places of study in the world. Many universities in Britain and abr...