PROF.SSA ALESSANDRA BRIGANTI

Prof. Alessandra Briganti is the Rector of the Università Telematica Guglielmo Marconi, and full professor in "Modern and Contemporary Italian Literature" by the Università of Rome "La Sapienza" and, since 1992 by the Faculty of Humanities of the Terza Università di Roma where she was also in charge of the chair in "Communication Theories".

Between 1993 and 1996 she was in charge of the chair in "Mass Communication Theories" by the Faculty of foreign languages of the Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli. Between 1985 and 1998 she was Director of the Centro Interuniversitario di Teoria e storia dei generi letterari by the University of Roma "La Sapienza". Before 1989 was member of the CIRPS (Centro Interuniversitario di Ricerca per i per i Paesi in Via di Sviluppo) Council Board and between 1989 and 1992 she managed the University "La Sapienza" Counselling Commission supporting several research initiatives. In 1992 she was the Director of the University "La Sapienza" post university degrees set up utilising distance communication facilities. She has been recently appointed by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs as Italian member of the European Training Foundation Managing Board. She is author of several publications and scientific articles.