Editing Rector (academia) (section)

===Norway===
A rector ({{langx|no|rektor}}), in the context of academia, is the democratically elected head of a university or university college. The rector is the highest official of the university, and is traditionally elected among the institution's professorship, originally by all the (full) professors and in modern times by all academic employees, the students and the non-academic employees. The rector is traditionally the head of the ''Collegium Academicum'', which has been renamed the university board in the 2000s, and is also the university's chief executive and ceremonial head. The elected deputy of the rector is known as pro-rector ({{langx|no|prorektor}}). Some institutions also have vice rectors, who are appointed by the rector and subordinate to the rector and pro-rector.

Traditionally, Norwegian universities and colleges had democratic elections for the rector and pro-rector positions. Since 2016, the institutions may choose to have an elected or an appointed rector.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/NL/lov/2005-04-01-15/KAPITTEL_3-2#%C2%A710-2|title=Lov om universiteter og høyskoler (universitets- og høyskoleloven) - Kapittel 10. Rektor. Administrerende direktør - Lovdata|website=lovdata.no}}</ref> Universities and colleges usually have a ''university director'' or ''college director'', who is the head of the administration (i.e., the non-academic employees) and subordinate to the rectorate.