Magda Fusaro

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]