Dr. Gaitenidis Nikolaos

Dr. Gaitenidis is a graduate of the Department of International, European, Political and Economic Studies at the University of Macedonia. He completed his postgraduate studies in European Law at the Law School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and was awarded his PhD in 2015 from the Department of International and European Studies at the University of Macedonia. He has served as a research associate at the Centre of International and European Economic Law, where he was responsible for the implementation of several research and institution-building projects (2016–2021). He has also provided scientific expertise to the Greek Ministry of Justice (2020) and the INE GSEE (2021–2023). Dr. Gaitenidis has taught courses on human rights and European studies at the University of Macedonia, the Panteion University, the Democritus University of Thrace, and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He has successfully managed and contributed as an expert to numerous EU-funded projects (including Erasmus+, Jean Monnet, JUSTICE, Civil Justice, EuropeAid, and Twinning). His research interests and publications focus on the protection of human rights in Europe, social and cultural rights, equality and anti-discrimination policies, and the protection of minority groups.