Researcher and lecturer - Faculty of Communication, Culture and Society, USI - Università della Svizzera italiana
Nadzeya Sabatini holds a PhD in Communication Sciences. She is a senior researcher and lecturer at the Institute of Digital Technologies for Communication within the Faculty of Communication, Culture, and Society at USI-Universita’ della Svizzera italiana, Switzerland.
She is the co-founder and the Academic Coordinator of the MSc in Digital Fashion Communication, a double-degree program between USI and Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France.
Nadzeya is the team leader in Digital Fashion Communication Research at the Institute of Digital Technologies for Communication (USI).
She is the co-chair of the FACTUM Conference, the global bi-annual Fashion Communication conference, since its foundation in 2019. The FACTUM Conference is now in its fifth edition and will happen in 2027 in Beijing, China, following its previous events in Ascona, Switzerland (2019), Pamplona, Spain (2021), Pisa, Italy (2023), and Stockholm, Sweden (2025).
Nadzeya Sabatini won two excellence scholarships from the Swiss National Science Foundation.
Nadzeya Sabatini’s academic experience includes a tenured appointment as Assistant Professor in Digital Transformation at Gdańsk University of Technology (Poland), with a specialization in social informatics and communication management. She has taught at the Bachelor’s and Master’s levels in Management, Management Engineering, and Data Engineering, focusing on topics related to digital transformation, disruptive technologies, digital business, and their broader social implications, such as the datafication of consumers, goods, and markets; and the impact of digital technologies on social structures.
Nadzeya Sabatini has been a visiting scholar and invited lecturer at:
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong),
- University of Strathclyde (UK),
- Auckland University of Technology (New Zealand),
- University of Pisa (Italy),
- Operating Unit on Policy-Driven Electronic Governance of the United Nations University (Portugal).
She is currently an invited senior lecturer at the University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne (France).
Throughout the years, Nadzeya has nurtured strong industry partnerships, which she extensively leverages in her teaching and research activities. She has been involved as a mentor, advisor, and investor in early-stage tech companies on several occasions.
Nadzeya is fluent in five languages: Belarusian, Russian, English, Italian & French, and is studying German.
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