Chancellor (education)

===South Africa===
{{Further|List of South African university chancellors and vice-chancellors|List of Vice-Chancellors and Chancellors of the University of Pretoria|Chancellor of the University of Cape Town|Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town}}
In South Africa, the [[Higher Education Act 101 of 1997]] defines the principal as "the chief executive and accounting officer of a public higher education institution."<ref name='che'>{{cite web|url=http://www.che.ac.za/documents/d000004/ |title=Higher Education Act 101 of 1997 |access-date=2010-07-04 |date=4 July 2010 }}</ref> The definition allows for the alternative nomenclatures of vice-chancellor and a rector, and these terms are in widespread use (the term ''vice-chancellor'' is more common in English-medium universities, whilst the term ''rector'' tends to be used in [[Afrikaans|Afrikaans-medium]] universities). The exact name in a particular university will be defined by the [[Higher Education Act 101 of 1997|Institutional Statute]]. The same act defines the chancellor as the titular head of an institution.