Editing Rector (academia) (section)

===Czech Republic===
The heads of [[List of universities in the Czech Republic|Czech universities]] are called the ''rektor''. The rector acts in the name of the university and decides the university's affairs unless prohibited by law. The rector is nominated by the University Academic Senate and appointed by the [[President of the Czech Republic]]. The nomination must be agreed by a [[Plurality (voting)|simple majority]] of all senators, while a dismissal must be agreed by at least three fifths of all senators. The vote to elect or repeal a rector is secret. The term of office is four years and a person may hold it for at most two consecutive terms.

The rector appoints vice-rectors (''pro-rektor''), who act as deputies to the extent determined by the Rector. Rectors' salaries are determined directly by the Minister of Education.

Among the most important rectors of Czech universities were reformer [[Jan Hus]], physician [[Jan Jesenius]], theologian [[Rodrigo de Arriaga]] and representative of [[Age of Enlightenment|Enlightenment]] [[Josef Vratislav Monse]]. [[Jiřina Popelová]] ([[Palacký University of Olomouc]]) became the first female Rector in 1950.

The rectors are addressed "Your Magnificence Rector" (''"Vaše Magnificence pane rektore"'').