Vice-Chancellor

A Vice-Chancellor (commonly called the VC) of a university in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, other Commonwealth countries, and some universities in Hong Kong, is the chief executive of the University. In Scotland and Canada the chief executive of a University is usually called Principal or President with Vice-Chancellor being an honorofic.

Official role

Strictly speaking, he or she is only the deputy to the Chancellor of the university, but the Chancellor is usually a prominent public figure who acts as a ceremonial figurehead only (e.g. the Chancellor of Cambridge University is HRH The Duke of Edinburgh), while the Vice-Chancellor acts as the day-to-day chief executive. An assistant to a Vice-Chancellor is called a Deputy Vice-Chancellor or a Pro-Vice-Chancellor - these are sometimes teaching academics who take on additional responsibilities. Some universities (e.g. Macquarie University) also have a full-time Deputy Vice-Chancellor. In some universities, there are several Deputy Vice-Chancellors subordinate to the Vice-Chancellor, with Pro-Vice-Chancellor being a position at executive level ranking below Deputy Vice-Chancellor.

Related Topics:
Chancellor - Cambridge University - HRH The Duke of Edinburgh - Chief executive - Deputy Vice-Chancellor - Pro-Vice-Chancellor - Macquarie University

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