Legal Regime of the Rector as a Governance Body of the Higher Education Institution

The paper explores a topical aspect of the specifics of the legal regime of the Rector as a sole governance authority of the higher education institution. The regulatory framework is comprehensively analysed in its different aspects, related to the specifics of the constitution of this authority and the occurrence of rights, respectively the employment relationship of the elected person with the university, the competence, the documents issued by the Rector and the rules of appeal. On the basis of the analysis carried out conclusions and recommendations are made.