| Magda Fusaro | |
| Occupation: | Professor |
| Alma Mater: | Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, Université du Québec à Montréal |
Magda Fusaro is a university professor and academic administrator. From December 2006 to March 2018, she held the UNESCO Chair in Communication and Technologies for Development.[1] [2] In January 2018, she was appointed rector of the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM).[3] [4] [5] [6]
Fusaro obtained a first master's degree in Communication Sciences and Techniques from the Université Sorbonne Paris Nord in 1992, followed by a second master's degree in communication from UQAM in 1994.[1] [2] One year later, in 1995, she completed a diploma of advanced studies in Cultural Industries and Information and Communication Politics from the Université Sorbonne Paris Nord.[1] [2] In 1999, she obtained her doctorate in Communication and Information Sciences from Université de Paris XIII.[1] [2]
Fusaro's first contact with the Université du Québec à Montréal was in 2001 as a research associate for the Réseau international des chaires UNESCO en communication.[1] [2] [4] Her university teaching career began in 2006 at Université du Québec à Montréal in the Department of Management and Technology.[1] [2] [4] Starting in 2006, she also held the UNESCO Chair in Communication and Technologies for Development.[1] [2] [4] From 2008 to 2015, she directed the information technology programs in the Department of Management and Technology at the École des sciences de la gestion (UQAM's School of Management Sciences).[1] [2] [4] From August 2016 until her appointment as rector in 2018, Fusaro held vice-rectorship of information systems at the Université du Québec à Montréal.[1] [2] [4]