Editing Rector (academia) (section)

=== Mexico ===
[[File:Enrique Graue Wiechers.jpg|thumb|[[Enrique Graue Wiechers|Enrique Graue]] 34th Rector of the [[National Autonomous University of Mexico|UNAM]] during his inaugural speech.]]
In Mexico, the term "rector" refers to the highest authority of most of National and State Universities, it is also usual in private Universities. The Schools and Faculties (''Facultades'' in Spanish) are in charge of Directors which are below the authority of the rector. The rector is often selected from the full time professors and have periods which vary in the different universities.

The rector of the [[National Autonomous University of Mexico]], the most relevant Mexican university, is an important mediatic figure of academic authority for all the country. The political relevance of the university makes the rector office one disputed political position and the ex-rectors are often related with the public service after their appointment, for example, [[Juan Ramón de la Fuente]] rector from 1999 to 2007 was [[Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations|Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations]] between 2018 and 2024, and since then is [[Ministry of foreign affairs|Minister for Foreign Affairs]] in the government of [[Claudia Sheinbaum]]. Similarly, [[José Narro Robles]] rector from  2007 to 2015 was after head of the [[Secretariat of Health (Mexico)|Ministry of Health]]. Since 2015 the office of rector on the UNAM is occupied by [[Enrique Graue Wiechers]], who was appointed for his second and last period (2019-2023).