| since Oct. 2010 | Doctoral Researcher, International Max Planck Research School on the Social and Political Constitution of the Economy (IMPRS-SPCE), Cologne; office at the University of Cologne site, Chair of Comparative Politics (Prof. André Kaiser) |
| 2004–2010 | Diplom in Economics and Political Science, University of Cologne |
| 2007 | Three-month stay, University of Edinburgh |