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2001 - 2008 PhD in «Design Principles in Hospital Gardens», Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
1999 - 2000 Master’s Degree in Landscape Design from University of Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K.
1994 - 1999 Degree in Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment University of Thessaloniki
2021 Gold Prize in Landscape Awards in Urban Microscapes.
2008 Doctorate Excellence
2000 Excellence in Master’s Degree
1999 Graduation from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, order of ranking 2nd
1994 Introduction to Agriculture in order of ranking 1st
Has been included in the Personalities of Hellenism of Macedonia of the 21st century by the Center for Ecumenical Hellenism
2000 - today Cultivation of ornamental plants and Garden construction. The company is vertically integrated with retail and wholesale of production, marketing of agricultural products and provision of agricultural-horticultural advice.
2005 - 2020 Exclusive representative of the Italian Regional Nursery “Umbraflor” of Perugia for Greece for truffle plants.
30 hours lectures of “Sod biology” on postgraduate program of the University of Thessaly, Department of "Modern Technologies in the Primary Sector and Environmental Management"
10 hours lectures in Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki
28 hours teaching Gardening in American Farm School of Thessaloniki
100 hours teaching in Organic Cultivation for employment programs of the Greek Organization of Employment.
2012 - 2019 Landscape Architecture Consultant in Municipality of Katerini
2013 Organization of an exhibition of nurseries "Kipotechnika" and a Conference ¨The role of plantations in the Renewal and Sustainability of Urban and Suburban Landscape: Properties - design - development "in coordination with the Association of Nurseries of Italy, AUTh. and Municipality of Thessaloniki
2012 Scientific support, study, preparation of part of the budget for the inclusion in the NSRF program of four Macedonian tombs and the Archeological Park of Livithra of the KZ’ Office of Antiquities
2011 Scientific support, study, budget estimation of the garden of the Health Center of the Holy Annunciation of the Virgin Mary of Ormylia, Chalkidiki
Member of Panhellenic Association of Landscape Architects
2018 “Designing small, neglected spaces” Gidarakou Μ., Landscape Architecture in North Greece, 27 April, Municipality of Thessaloniki
2016 “Healing Gardens”, Gidarakou Μ., Exploring Novel Medical Frontiers, Regional Medical Conference, 9-10 April, Thessaloniki
2013 “Present and Future of Nurseries during Economic crisis”, Fytotechnica, 18 September, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki
2012 «Healing Gardens in Hospitals: an innovative design methodology and its application in General Hospital G. Papanikolaou in Thessaloniki» Μ. Gidarakou, Ι. Tsalikidis. 1ο Environmental Conference, 8-10 September Skiathos
2011 Publication of book «Healing Gardens», EDIL, Athens
2005 «Creation of Healing Gardens in Health Facilities: the Greek reality» Μ.Gidarakou, Ι. Tsalikidis, Conference in Landscape Architecture’s Education, Research, Applied Science, A.U.Th 11- 14 May 2005
2005 Publication of book «The cultivation of truffles», Kalliergitis, Athens.
2003 Lecture under the auspices of the Direction of Primary and Secondary Education of Western Thessaloniki on "Environment and Health"