1986	Law Student at Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University in Bonn, Germany
15.08.1992	First State Exam (J.D. equivalent)
01.02.1993 to 12.04.1995	Traineeship (Referendariat) District Court Bonn, Germany
12.04.1995	Second State Exam (Bar Exam)
1995 to 2002	Academic staff, Institute for German and European Political Party Law at FernUniversität Hagen, Germany
04.06.1999	PhD at FernUniversität Hagen, Germany
17.04.2000	Graduate Degree in Mediation at FernUniversität Hagen, Germany
Since 2002	Manager at the Institute of German and International Party Law and Party Research, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Germany