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Gardening and Landscaping
Give new life to your creativity with the three-year program in ‘Horticulture and Garden Design’ at KES College. Gain expertise ...
in modern techniques and learn how to start your own business in the field of horticulture.
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Language of Instruction:
Greek
Degree Title:
Higher Diploma in Gardening and Landscaping
Attendance:
Morning or Evening Classes
Admission Requirements:
Secondary School Leaving Certificate
- Description
Gardening and Landscaping
3 academic years, 180 ECTS, Higher Diploma
- Programme Description
- Learning Outcomes
- Programme Structure
- Programme Syllabi
- Academic Staff
- Accredited Programme by the Cyprus Agency of Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education (CY.Q.A.A.)
- Government Grant up to €3.420 for each year of study (with income criteria)
The three-year Gardening and Landscaping Programme provides students with a solid foundation in historical and modern practices and techniques in Gardening, Garden Design and Landscape Design, as well as in Cultivation and Arboriculture suitable for the Mediterranean Garden and Landscape.
Throughout the first two years, students develop core knowledge and practical skills in these areas. The third year focuses on advanced, top-level techniques in Gardening, Garden Design and Landscape Design, while also equipping students with the essential principles required for the creation and operation of a small business in the field.
Job Opportunities
- Create own business in the gardening and landscaping sector
- Work as head coordinator in projects of Gardening and Landscaping
- Work as freelancer in gardening and landscape design
- Employment in both private and public sector in the field of gardening and landscaping
- Work in nurseries as specialists in the areas of planting, protection, conservation and development of plants and trees
- Graduates will acquire high level theoretical knowledge and practical skills in Gardening and Landscape Design and Cultivations.
- To make graduates able to work autonomously in the gardening sector.
- Graduates will be able to work as head coordinators in big gardening projects.
- Graduates will know the basic principles for the creation and running of a small business in the gardening / landscaping sector.
- To enable graduates further develop and update their knowledge and skills and continue if they wish, further studies at universities.
| 1st SEMESTER |
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| COURSES | P.P.W* | ECTS |
| Introduction to Garden Design | 3 | 6 |
| Ecology | 3 | 6 |
| Introduction to Chemistry | 3 | 6 |
| Introduction to Pedology and Fertilizers | 3 | 6 |
| Introduction to Botany | 4 | 6 |
| TOTAL | 16 | 30 |
| 2nd SEMESTER |
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| COURSES | P.P.W* | ECTS |
| Health and Safety in Gardening | 3 | 6 |
| Garden/Landscaping Design Plan | 3 | 6 |
| Gardening and Floriculture | 3 | 6 |
| Tree Surgery and Basic Pruning Techniques | 3 | 6 |
| Practical Training I | – | 6 |
| TOTAL | 12 | 30 |
| 3rd SEMESTER |
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| COURSES | P.P.W* | ECTS |
| Garden Machinery | 3 | 6 |
| Ornamental Trees, Shrubs and Bushes | 3 | 6 |
| Introduction to Computer Aided Design | 3 | 6 |
| Plant Pest Management | 3 | 6 |
| Garden Constructions I | 3 | 6 |
| TOTAL | 15 | 30 |
| 4th SEMESTER |
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| COURSES | P.P.W* | ECTS |
| Smart Gardening Technology and Irrigation Systems | 3 | 6 |
| 2D Computer Aided Landscaping Design | 3 | 6 |
| Garden Constructions II | 3 | 6 |
| Urban Gardening | 3 | 6 |
| Practical Training II | 3 | 6 |
| TOTAL | 12 | 30 |
| 5th SEMESTER |
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| COURSES | P.P.W* | ECTS |
| Innovative Entrepreneurship and Marketing | 3 | 6 |
| Sports and Recreation Facilities Management | 3 | 6 |
| Photorealistic Digital Landscape Design | 3 | 6 |
| 3D Computer Aided Landscape Modelling | 3 | 6 |
| Tropical and Subtropical Plants and Trees | 3 | 6 |
| TOTAL | 15 | 30 |
| 6th SEMESTER |
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| Nursery and Floriculture Production and Management | 3 | 5 | |
| Solid and Liquid Waste Management | 3 | 5 | |
| Aromatic and Medicinal Plants | 3 | 5 | |
| Landscaping and Bioclimatic Design | 3 | 5 | |
| Urban Forestry | 3 | 5 | |
| TOTAL | 15 | 30 | |
*P.P.W.: Period per week. Duration: 55 minutes.
Semester 1
GALA1101 Introduction to Garden Design
GALA1103 Introduction to Chemistry
GALA1104 Introduction to Pedology and Fertilizers
GALA1105 Introduction to Botany
Semester 2
GALA1201 Health and Safety in Gardening
GALA1202 Garden/Landscaping Design Plan
GALA1203 Gardening and Floriculture
GALA1204 Tree Surgery and Basic Pruning Techniques
Semester 3
GALA2302 Ornamental Trees, Shrubs and Bushes
GALA2303 Introduction to Computer Aided Design
GALA2304 Plant Pest Management
GALA2305 Garden Constructions I
Semester 4
GALA2401 Smart Gardening Technology and Irrigation Systems
GALA2402 2D Computer Aided Landscaping Design
GALA2403 Garden Constructions II
GALA2405 Practical Training II
Semester 5
GALA3501 Innovative Entrepreneurship and Marketing
GALA3502 Sports and Recreation Facilities Management
GALA3503 Photorealistic Digital Landscape Design
GALA3504 3D Computer Aided Landscape Modelling
GALA3505 Tropical and Subtropical Plants and Trees
Semester 6
GALA3601 Nursery and Floriculture Production and Management
GALA3602 Solid and Liquid Waste Management
GALA3603 Aromatic and Medicinal Plants
Coordinator of the Programme: Dr. Demetrios Sarris
Office: 5 Kallipolis Avenue, 1055 Nicosia
Tel.: 00357 22875737
E-mail: [email protected]
- Dr. Demetrios Sarris
- Antonia Stelikou
- Dimitris Tsimouris
- Meneas - Antreas Anayiotos
- Dr. Vasilis Litskas
- Ourania Dimitriou
Employment Status: Full Time
Position: Programme Coordinator, Senior Lecturer
Specialization: BIOLOGY, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Programmes of Study: JOURNALISM & MEDIA PRODUCTION, GARDENING & LANDSCAPING, BEAUTY THERAPY AND BEAUTY THERAPY UNITS MANAGEMENT
Short cv: Dr. Demetrios Sarris is an Academic Scholar with +15 years research experience, participating in over 20 international and national research projects and has developed international collaborations with scientists from Switzerland, USA, France, Israel, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Cyprus and Greece. Publications of his research teams have a significant impact and are featured in leading scientific journals, with research findings having been presented in +30 primarily international conferences. He is also a reviewer for more than 10 international journals and has designed and supervised over 30 Thesis. Trained in Switzerland (Inst. of Botany, Univ. Basel) and Greece (Dept of Biology, Univ. of Patras) in Biology (BSc), in Ecology and Environmental Management (MSc) and in Dendro- Ecology/Climatology and Plant Science (PhD), he has been employed: (i) at the Dept of Biological Sciences of the Univ. of Cyprus (having held the positions of Assistant Professor-Academic Visitor and Special Scientist for Research & Lecturing), (ii) at the Open Univ. of Cyprus (as Academic Coordinator, Adjunct Faculty Tutor & Master’s Thesis Supervisor of the Environmental Conservation and Management Postgraduate Program), (iii) at the Dept of Life Sciences, European Univ. of Cyprus and (iv) at KES College in Cyprus (as Coordinator of the Gardening and Landscaping and of the Organic Products Technicians’ Programs of Study). He has also worked at Academic Institutions in Greece and has Post Doc experience at the Inst. of Botany, Univ. Basel and at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI, ETH-Zurich). He is an expert of the International Science Network MedECC, which supports, inter alia, the UN Environmental Program, and has served as Scientific Consultant for Scientific Documentaries (e.g. Άνυδρη Γη), for the University of Cyprus (Black Gold Strategic Program) on Sustainable Agroforestry and Organic Farming aiming to revitalize the carob industry of Cyprus («Μαύρος Χρυσός») and for the Association of Organic Farmers in Cyprus. He is also an Invited Member of the Editorial Board of Annals of Silvicultural Research.
Employment Status: Full Time
Position: Lecturer
Specialization: Agriculturist
Programmes of Study: Gardening and Landscaping
Short CV: Mrs Antonia Stelikou is a Lecturer at KES College since the current academic year (2020). She graduated in 2007 from the Department of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology and Food Science of Cyprus University of Technology (General Agriculturist). She carried on her studies at the School of Education and Social Sciences, where she completed her M.Sc. in Environmental Education and Sustainable. From 2014 -2020 she worked as a teacher of Agriculture – Horticulture at Adult Education Centres (Larnaca) of Cyprus Ministry of Education Culture, Sport and Youth. She worked in the Nature Conservation Unit of Frederick University as an Environmental Officer/Agriculturist, where as a part of her work she has written a guide to Creating a Botanical Garden which was posted on the website of the Unit. Her dissertation was presented in 2011 at the 25th Conference of the Hellenic Society of Fruit and Vegetable Science and was published in the relevant journal. She has participated in workshops and training conferences. She teaches subjects of her specialty
Employment Status: Part Time
Position: Lecturer
Specialization: AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Programmes of Study: GARDENING AND LANDSCAPING
Short cv: Mr Dimitris Tsimouris is a Lecturer at KES College since 2018. He holds a Master qualification (MA) in Landscape Architecture, PGCert in Landscape Design from Greenwich University and a BSc in Agricultural Sciences from the Cyprus University of Technology. Since 2014 he has been working in a family-run agricultural production business. Also since 2015 he works as a Trainer at the Adult Education Centers of the Ministry of Education and Culture teaching Agriculture and Gardening. Moreover since 2015 he is an Agriculture Consultant in a private nursery. He teaches subjects of his specialty.
Employment Status: Full Time
Position: Lecturer
Specialization: Agriculture, Landscaping Architecture
Programmes of Study: Gardening and Landscaping
Short CV: Mr Menes-Antreas Anayiotos is a Lecturer at KES College from the current academic year (2020). He has a Master’s Degree in ‘Landscape Architecture’ and a Bachelors’ Degree in ‘Agriculture’, from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Mr Anayiotos is a member of Pancyprian Association of Agronomists with ten years of experience in landscape and garden design as well as in the construction of open spaces. Mr Anayiotos had worked as an agriculturist in large nurseries specialized in shrubs and trees for landscaping in Mediterranean climates. Moreover, Mr Anayiotos had worked as a Lecturer of Landscape Architecture program in another college the academic years 2012-2014. Since 2018 he has been working as an external scientific partner of Ayia Napa municipality coordinating and improving the urban green spaces of the area.
Employment Status: Part Time
Position: Senior Lecturer
Specialization: Agriculture
Programmes of Study: Technician for the Production of Organic Products, Gardening and Landscaping
Short CV: Dr Vasilis Litskas is a Senior Lecturer in KES College since 2021. His background is Agriculture, Ecology and Environmental Protection. His PhD is in Veterinary Sciences (Ecology and Environmental Protection) and his MSc and Degree are in Agricultural Sciences, all obtained from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He is a research and teaching associate in Open University of Cyprus and Cyprus University of Technology (2014-today). He is involved in projects relevant to sustainable resources management and eco-innovation. He teaches agrometeorology, hydrology and environmental impact assessment. His research interests are Environmental Footprints, Climate Change & Agriculture and Ecosystem Services. He has participated in 10+ research projects under these topics (2006-Today). He has 25 papers in peer reviewed journals, with a h-index 8 and many presentations in international conferences.
Employment Status: Part Time
Position: Lecturer
Specialization: English Language
Programmes of Study: Foundation, Gardening and Landscaping, Pharmacy Assistant (Technician)
Ourania Dimitriou holds a Master’s Degree in English Literature and Comparative Cultural Studies from the University of Cyprus (2017) and a Bachelor’s Degree in English Language and Literature from the European University Cyprus (2013). From 2013 to 2025, she worked as an English language teacher in private language institutes. She teaches subjects related to her field of specialization.
