José Manuel Pérez Tornero

Ph.D. in Communication, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
Doctor Honoris Causa from the Université de Aix-Marseille.
Master’s Degree in Information Sciences (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona).
Master’s Degree in Spanish Philology. Post-graduate studies in sociology, semiotics and anthropology at l’École des Hautes Études de Paris.
Director of the International Master in Communication and Education.
Director of the Communication and Education Department.
Co-director of the Master in Creation and Design of Interactive Systems (Universidad Autònoma de Barcelona).
Professor at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
UNESCO advisor and expert in Public Television and Media Education.
Vice-president of the International Educational Television Association.
Communication Director of the publishing house Paidós.
President of the Scientific Committee of the Latin American Media Education Congress.
Ex-Director of the educational television for the Radio Televisión Española.
Ex-member of the Scientific Committee of the International Association of Semiotics.
Ex-President of a Network of Centers for Multimedia Education in the Mediterranean Region.
Coordinated the Communication Sector for the Social Forum EuroMediterráneo.
Directed the Research Institute of Communications at the Universidad International Menédez Pelayo and the Image and Communication Center at UAB.
Specialist in communication, education and communication strategies.