Professor


Professor normally abbreviated as Prof. is an academic style at universities together with other post-secondary education in addition to research institutions in almost countries. Literally, professor derives from Latin as the "person who professes". Professors are ordinarily experts in their field and teachers of the highest rank.

In near systems of academic ranks, "professor" as an unqualified title mentioned only to the most senior academic position, sometimes informally requested as "full professor". In some countries and institutions, the word "professor" is also used in titles of lower ranks such as associate professor and assistant professor; this is especially the effect in the United States, where the unqualified word is also used colloquially to refer to associate and assistant professors as well. This use would be considered incorrect among other academic communities. However, the otherwise unqualified designation "Professor" designated with a capital letter nearly always quoted to a full professor.

Professors often conduct original research and commonly teach undergraduate, professional, or postgraduate courses in their fields of expertise. In universities with graduate schools, professors may mentor and supervise graduate students conducting research for a thesis or dissertation. In numerous universities, full professors create on senior managerial roles such(a) as leading departments, research teams and institutes, and filling roles such as president, principal or vice-chancellor. The role of professor may be more public-facing than that of more junior staff, and professors are expected to be national or international leaders in their field of expertise.

Around the world


Many colleges and universities and other institutions of higher learning throughout the world follow a similar hierarchical ranking an arrangement of parts or elements in a particular clear figure or combination. amongst scholars in academia; the list above gives details.