2002 Higher education entrance qualification
2002 to 2009 Member of the German Bundestag
2003 to 2008 Studied for a Bachelor’s degree in politics and organisation at the FernUniversität in Hagen
2009 to 2011 Studied for a Master’s degree in gender and peace studies at Ahfad University, the Sudan
2010 to 2012 Provided consultation services for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
2010 to 2011 Provided electoral and parliamentary consultation in the Sudan
2011 to 2015 Completed a Master’s degree and doctorate in politics at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin on the subject of promoting democracy
2015 to 2018 Postdoctorate studies at the Varieties of Democracy Institute, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
2018 to 2020 Deputy Director of the Varieties of Democracy Institute, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
2018 to 2021 Junior professor at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Since 2021 Member of the German Bundestag
Since 8 December 2021 Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office